Specifically, the very fate of the age-old multi-colored gelatin candy, which is offered in seven flavors, amid the financial crisis of Necco, officially known as the New England Confectionary Co ...

In Bryan, Ohio, candy is king. Set about 60 miles west of Toledo, the little town of about 8000 is home to Spangler Candy Company, makers of all sorts of favorites, from Dum-Dums and candy canes ...

Former Necco CEO has a plan, but he needs your $20 million first Al Gulachenski, who served as the CEO of New England Confectionery Co. from 2011-2015, wants to crowdfund the solution.

Spangler also makes other iconic American candy, including Necco Wafers, Circus Peanuts, Bit-O-Honey, and Sweethearts. But the Dum-Dum is their flagship product.

The company has six primary candy brands, including the famous suckers: Circus Peanuts, Bit-O-Honey, Sweethearts, Necco and Spangler Candy Canes. But the Dum-Dum has been the company's staple as a ...