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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1978
Page
17
The Commerce Department reports average Americans ate 15.4 pounds of candy in 1976, the lowest in 39 years, due to smaller, pricier bars and shifting consumer demand. Candy bars remain 29 percent of sales and about 240 bars per person were eaten. sugar concerns and ads on children’s TV influence demand. sugarless gum holds 27 percent of its market.
Today marks 78th birthday for Lord Louis Mountbatten of Britain as tributes and official celebrations occur across the country. The statesman and naval officer reaches the age amid ongoing ceremonial duties and public commemorations.
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