New England, once at the heart of the American Revolution, also witnessed a quieter (yet incredibly delicious) revolution in ...

Kennedy, Jr. has tasked his department to phase out artificial coloring dyes for the "packaged-food industry" made in the country by 2027. But one candy maker isn't exactly supportive of the ...

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 ...

It was sent by Jeffrey S. Green, who was Necco’s vice president of research and development before the candy company filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Necco had launched the U.S. candy industry back ...

The complete history of Necco and its family of brands is captured in Darlene Lacey’s Necco-An Epic Candy Tale. Necco-The Archive Collection is the companion museum catalog of over 800 packages, ...

Since he was working in what was then the country’s candy-manufacturing center, he shifted gears and founded what would become the New England Confectionery Company, or Necco. Almost 20 years ...

Rolls of candy wafers were given in rations to soldiers in the Civil War and both World Wars, and they were taken on expeditions to both the North and the South poles. Necco was also known for ...

which is launching the candy’s comeback. Spangler also scooped up the Necco brand Sweethearts. According to CNN, the Necco Wafers should start showing up on shelves in major pharmacies and ...

Necco Wafers are about to make a sweet comeback after a two-year absence. The beloved candy’s disappearance came after the factory in Revere, Massachusetts that made Necco Wafers closed abruptly ...

The round candies come in eight flavors and will reappear on shelves starting in June after the brand's former owners shuttered in 2018 Fans of the polarizing wafer candy Necco Wafers have reason ...

It’s been a year since Necco first announced it would close if it could not find a buyer, causing candy-obsessed fans to spiral out of control and start panic-buying Sweethearts, Necco wafers ...