Pie for everyone — canned pumpkin shortage looks to be over

Finding canned pumpkin over the past year felt a bit like tracking down Justin Bieber tickets. You needed to work the phones, show up early and still pray for a bit of luck.

A poor harvest combined with trendy status meant that pumpkin was a precious commodity, and Nestle — which has cornered nearly 85 percent of the market with its Libby brand — couldn’t meet demand. But the pumpkin giant has promised that a better harvest this year, which included more pumpkins, should ensure that there you’ll be able to find canned pumpkin come Thanksgiving.