AFP 2012-05-15 14:51:31 Finding God -- or maybe just comfort -- in a candy wrapper
TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-RELIGION-FOOD-CANDY BY MIRA OBERMAN
A giant bean with the Chicago skyline made completely of different colored Jelly Belly beans, is displayed at the Sweet and Snack Expo on May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. A cacophony of colors, flavors and familiar characters along with religious themed confections, filled the show floor as manufacturers competed for crowded shelf space in an ever-growing market. Sales of chocolate, candy, and gum topped $32 billion in the United States last year, up from $27.4 billion in 2007, according to the National Confectioners Association. AFP PHOTO / Mira OBERMAN
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