Reese's Halloween pumpkins return to store shelves unchanged after Hershey won lawsuit
📍 The outcome
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins reappeared on store shelves unchanged as part of Hershey’s 2026 Halloween lineup after the company won the lawsuit that had been dismissed in September 2025. Coverage of the product’s return concluded with the lineup announcements, and the story has since quieted without further updates.
Epilogue added 1h ago, after coverage quieted.
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