Happy Easter from The RED Team!
We would like to wish you and your family a Happy Easter! Because we love this holiday so much, we’ve included some fun facts about Easter treats for you to enjoy. May you have a very blessed day as you spend time with family, eat yummy food, and celebrate the life of Jesus!
- The most popular non-chocoloate Easter candy are Peeps. American will buy more than 700 million this year!
- The chocolate egg was created in Germany in the 19th century and still remains one of the most popular Easter candies.
- There is a tradition known as the Easter egg roll that has taken place in the White House lawn since 1878.
- Easter is the second biggest candy consuming holiday, just after Halloween, of course.
- 76% of American prefer to bite off the ears of their chocolate bunny first while 5% eat the feet first and 4% eat the tail first.
- 65% of Adults prefer milk chocolate while 27% prefer dark chocolate.
- There are over 5 million marshmallow chicks and bunnies that are produced this time of year for Easter.
- 16 billion jelly beans are made specifically for Easter which is enough to fill a plastic egg the size of a 9-story building!
Happy Easter!!!