While the class action suit against Hershey’s over Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins may have failed in court, the company has added a new disclaimer on the packages for the 2026 Halloween season.
The new bags and individual candy packages now contain a disclaimer alerting buyers that the happy jack o’ lantern’s carving design pictured on the wrapper is “not on actual product”.
Last August, Hershey’s won a class action lawsuit claiming that Reese’s jack-o-lantern wrappers didn’t match the non-decorated chocolate and peanut butter pumpkin shapes.
U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian ruled that the difference between the artwork on the wrappers and the actual product did not constitute “a concrete economic injury” and would “all boil down to their subjective, personal expectations of how the products would or should have looked when unpackaged”.
Katie DeCapria, senior brand manager for Halloween at Hershey, said “We know what consumers love. We have not made any changes to the Reese’s shapes. The pumpkin is the cornerstone of our portfolio”.
Read more about Hershey’s offerings this year and be sure to stock up on all of your favorite candy before the big day on Saturday, October 31.
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