The Hershey Co. posted a sweet third-quarter profit as Americans stocked up on chocolate and baked their own treats amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Pennsylvania candy maker’s operating
Impulse purchases — gum, mints and snack bars tossed into a shopping basket as one snakes through the supermarket checkout line — are falling as more people get groceries delivered or pick them up curbside. US sales of mints are down 30 percent year-on-year at stores tracked by market researcher Nielsen in the 11 weeks …