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Even though it’s often said that Santa wears a red coat because red is the colour of Coca‑Cola, he appeared in a red coat before [Coca-Cola illustrator Haddon] Sundblom painted him.” And yet we never hear that Valentine’s Day chocolate-giving is a tradition borne partly from another company’s marketing choice ― even though that claim seems to have more heft to it.

If you’re about to head to the store to buy chocolates for your valentine, be prepared to shell out more than you did last year as candy makers continue to deal with the high cost of cocoa.