Some of your favorite candy bars might not be around much longer. Companies are always looking at what sells and what doesn’t, and when a bar stops making money, it quietly gets cut from the lineup.
From classic chocolate favorites to limited-edition experiments, the candy aisle is always changing. Here are 15 candy bars that could vanish from shelves by 2027.
1. Reese’s Take 5
Five layers of flavor should be a guaranteed hit, right? Reese’s Take 5 packs peanut butter, caramel, pretzels, peanuts, and chocolate into one bar, yet it still struggles to find its audience.
Marketing reviews have flagged declining demand, and the bar isn’t getting the shelf space it once did. Without a boost in sales or a fresh promotional push, this layered legend could quietly disappear before most people even notice it’s gone.
2. Oh Henry!
Once a staple in candy aisles across North America, Oh Henry! has had a rough road since Nestle sold it to Ferrara Pan back in 2018. Many stores have quietly stopped stocking it on a regular basis, and regional availability has become a real problem.
It hasn’t been officially discontinued, but good luck finding one. When a candy bar becomes more of a scavenger hunt than a snack, its days are likely numbered.
3. Cadbury Darkmilk
Cadbury Darkmilk tried to split the difference between dark and milk chocolate, appealing to grown-up palates without going full bitter. It sounded clever, but the bar never caught on the way Cadbury’s classic lineup did.
Production cuts have made it increasingly scarce in major markets, and restocking is unpredictable at best. Fans who love it are left refreshing online stores hoping for a restock that may never reliably come again.
4. Kit Kat Vegan
Plant-based chocolate seemed like the future, but Kit Kat Vegan didn’t stick around long enough to prove it. By late 2025, this dairy-free version had already been phased out in most regions, making it one of the first major vegan candy casualties.
The idea was solid, but consumer demand didn’t match the hype. It’s a reminder that even well-intentioned product launches can’t survive without consistent sales backing them up.
5. 100 Grand
Named after a game show prize, 100 Grand has always had an air of retro cool. But cool doesn’t always pay the bills.
This caramel and crispy rice bar has been quietly fading from product lineups across different territories.
It’s no longer prominently featured in most markets, and if overall chocolate sales keep sliding, it could become an easy budget cut. Nostalgia alone won’t save a bar that’s losing shelf real estate fast.
6. Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Mint
Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Mint has had one of the stranger candy bar histories out there. Since its 1994 debut, it’s been discontinued and brought back multiple times, like a band that keeps announcing farewell tours.
Right now, demand has dipped again and store rotation has slowed significantly. Hershey hasn’t made any official announcements, but the pattern is familiar.
Each comeback has been smaller than the last, and this next disappearing act might be permanent.
7. Twix Triple Chocolate
When a flavor variant has to compete with an iconic original, the odds are never great. Twix Triple Chocolate swaps out caramel for a full chocolate experience, but most fans just want the classic version they grew up with.
Slower sales have made the bar’s future genuinely uncertain. Mars has a long history of trimming underperforming variants, and Triple Chocolate is exactly the kind of product that gets quietly shelved when numbers don’t add up.
8. Milky Way Dark
Milky Way Dark occupies a strange middle ground in the candy world. It’s not quite mainstream enough for casual shoppers and not dark enough for serious chocolate lovers.
That awkward position has resulted in a smaller, less loyal fanbase than the original.
Inconsistent sales mean it’s always one portfolio review away from being cut. Non-standard variants like this rarely survive long-term without a dedicated following, and Milky Way Dark’s following just isn’t big enough to guarantee its future.
9. 3 Musketeers Raspberry
Limited-edition flavors are always living on borrowed time. 3 Musketeers Raspberry was designed to be a fun seasonal twist, but it never made the jump from novelty to necessity. Consumers enjoyed it when it appeared, but not enough to demand it year-round.
When companies streamline their offerings, seasonal flavors like this are always first on the chopping block. Without a permanent spot in the lineup, Raspberry’s chances of surviving past 2027 are pretty slim.
10. Cadbury Bournville Orange
Orange and dark chocolate is a beloved combination, but Cadbury Bournville Orange has never quite earned the devoted following its classic counterpart enjoys. Sales figures have been underwhelming, and the bar rarely gets featured in seasonal promotions or displays.
During company portfolio reviews, underperforming flavor extensions like this one are easy targets. If Cadbury needs to trim its lineup for efficiency, Bournville Orange is exactly the kind of product that gets sacrificed without much public fanfare.
11. Hershey’s Gold Bar
Hershey’s Gold Bar had a flashy entrance, debuting just before the 2018 Winter Olympics with a bold promise: a chocolate-free candy bar made of caramelized cream with peanuts and pretzel bits. It was genuinely different, and that was both its strength and its weakness.
Without the familiar chocolate anchor, casual buyers weren’t sure what to make of it. Sales never took off, and by 2020 it was officially discontinued, becoming a short-lived Olympic souvenir more than a lasting snack.
12. Wonka Bar
Few candy bars carry as much movie magic as the Wonka Bar. Nestle reintroduced and reformulated it multiple times trying to capture that golden-ticket excitement, but the novelty kept wearing off faster than the chocolate coating.
By around 2014, sales had slowed enough that production quietly stopped. The bar lives on in pop culture and collectors’ memories, but its real-world shelf life proved no match for the legend built by a fictional chocolate factory.
13. Fruit Stripe Gum
Technically gum rather than a candy bar, Fruit Stripe earned a spot on this list because its disappearance hit just as hard as any chocolate farewell. Known for its bold zebra packaging, colorful sticks, and temporary tattoo wrappers, it was a childhood staple for decades.
Ferrara officially discontinued it in 2024, ending a run that stretched back generations. The flavor faded fast after chewing, but the memories it left behind?
Those are sticking around a lot longer.
14. PB Max
Here’s one of the strangest candy bar stories ever told. PB Max was pulling in around $50 million in revenue when Mars suddenly pulled the plug in the early 1990s.
The reason? Reportedly, the Mars family simply didn’t like peanut butter.
That’s right, one of the most profitable bars in the lineup was killed by personal preference, not poor sales. Candy fans still talk about it decades later as the greatest snack tragedy that didn’t have to happen.
15. Hershey’s S’mores Bar
Campfire flavors packed into a candy bar wrapper sounded like a brilliant idea, and for a while, it kind of was. Hershey’s S’mores bar combined marshmallow cream, graham cracker crumbs, and milk chocolate into one neat package from 2003 to 2012.
But sales never reached the heights Hershey needed to justify keeping it in production. The bar was discontinued quietly, leaving fans to recreate the experience the old-fashioned way, with actual sticks, fire, and a whole lot more effort.