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Reese's Halloween pumpkins return to store shelves unchanged after Hershey won lawsuit

Reese's Halloween pumpkins are back on shelves, unchanged after a legal battle.

By · Published August 13, 2026  21:26 UTC · Updated August 16, 2026  02:28 UTC

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The Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins returned to store shelves for Halloween 2026 unchanged after Hershey won a lawsuit. The company had been sued in 2024 for allegedly misleading customers with product images.

Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.

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⚡ Executive Intelligence Takeaways Corroborated across 9 independent newsrooms
  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage exploded across 9 distinct news outlets with 11 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 8.
  • Primary Driver: Reese's Halloween pumpkins are back on shelves, unchanged after a legal battle.
  • Predictive Outlook: Archynetys algorithmic models forecast this story will fade from trending status over the next 24 hours.
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The Hershey Company's Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins are returning to store shelves for the 2026 Halloween season. The candies will be sold in the same form as before a lawsuit was filed.

The return follows Hershey's victory in a legal dispute. The lawsuit's details and the opposing party's identity are not specified in coverage from People, Allrecipes, ABC27, USA Today and CBS News.

The candies were absent from shelves for two years. The Hershey Company has not announced whether the lawsuit will affect future product releases.

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Quick answers

What is the Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin?

A seasonal Halloween candy produced by the Hershey Company.

What is the Hershey Company?

A multinational company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world.

What was the lawsuit about?

Coverage does not yet specify the details of the lawsuit.

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