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Everything Tastes Like Pumpkin
- USA Today, Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:06 AM
The flavor of pumpkin is over-ripe right now: it's in M&M's, vodka, Pop-Tarts, beer, and other stuff. And it's increasingly becoming a year-round obsession, with sales topping $290 million last year, reports Nielsen. Pumpkin offerings domestically jumped nearly 19% last year. Starbucks, for example, has been selling Pumpkin Spice Latte since late summer in some parts of the country. Dunkin' Donuts rolled out its lineup of pumpkin products in early September.
