After the threat of demise for Sweethearts and Necco Wafers, a childhood staple for many, an Ohio company has saved the day. Spangler Candy Company, a Bryan, Ohio-based company that makes Dum ...

Good news for people who like chalky candy: The category’s two heavy hitters — New England Confectionery Company’s Necco Wafers and Sweetheart Candies — have been saved for the second time ...

Necco, the maker of divisive, chalky treats, has bitten the dust and closed its factory on Tuesday. This week, devoted fans of all of the company's sweets are scrambling to find their favorite ...

Necco, the iconic yet troubled Revere confectioner, sold for nearly $19 million, to Spangler Candy Company, a longtime family enterprise and the makers of Dum Dum lollipops. “They’d be very ...

Michael McGee, CEO of Necco, an American candy company that produces classic sweets such as Sweethearts, Mary Janes, Clark bars, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Canada Mints and Necco Wafers, announced ...

The New England Confectionary Company—NECCO—will have sold 2.5 billion Sweethearts Conversation Hearts candies in the six weeks leading up to and including Valentine’s Day. That’s a lot of ...

The future of Sky Bars and Sweethearts is in limbo after the NECCO factory closed this week. The NECCO plant in Revere, Massachusetts, was shut suddenly Tuesday by its owner, Round Hill ...

TODAY NOT MUCH SEEMS TO BE GOING ON INSIDE. MORE THAN 230 WORKERS ARE NOW OUT OF A JOB AFTER IT WAS ANNOUNCED NECCO IS SHUTTING DOWN OPERATIONS AT IT’S REVERE PLANT. THE COMPANY WAS RECENTLY ...

What really has people panic buying these days is the potential closure of the New England Confectionery Co. — which could mean the loss of the iconic Necco Wafer. Sales of the beloved ...

Necco wafers have been around since before the Civil War—and plenty of detractors would argue they taste like it, too. The flavors have been described as “tropical drywall,” “plaster ...