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April 8, 2025

Trump's tariffs hit a sour note in landmark NYC emporium of sweets

  • While foreign candies will be subject to the tariffs directly, many American-made sweets will indirectly be hurt because they rely on foreign ingredients.
    • By MATT SEDENSKY
    AP National Writer

    AP Photo/Richard Drew [enlarge]
    Kit Kats from Japan are displayed for sale at Economy Candy. The sweet shop has operated on New York City’s Lower East Side for nearly 90 years.

    NEW YORK — Economy Candy's shelves brim with sweets from around the world — gummies from Germany, lollipops from Spain, chocolates from Japan and a panoply of candies from across the U.S.


     
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