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Reese's Halloween pumpkins return to store shelves unchanged after Hershey won lawsuit
August 13, 2026 / 10:26 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Reese's Halloween pumpkins will return to stores unchanged, maintaining their smooth, oval shape.
- Hershey won a lawsuit that claimed the featureless pumpkins were a consumer letdown.
- Hershey is rolling out 20 Halloween-themed products, its largest Halloween debut.
- Consumers are celebrating 'summerween,' leading to earlier purchases of Halloween candy.
- Reese's pumpkins are a popular Halloween item, with many parents already buying candy for the season.
- Other new Halloween treats include Hershey's cookies 'n' creme fangs and KitKats shaped like a vampire and witch.