Many classic candies have disappeared from movie theater concession stands over the years. Here are some that truly made the ...

Necco wafers have been around a while, gaining particular popularity during World War II, but their mark on history was imprinted much, much earlier.

When Necco went out of business in 2018, the Sky Bar was discontinued along with the company’s other candies. However, a small general store called Duck Soup in Sudbury, Massachusetts, bought the ...

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.

The Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company now owns the Necco brand. Spangler, founded in 1906, is best known for the 12 million Dum Dum lollipops and 2.7 million Candy Canes it produces each year.

Necco Wafers were first made in 1847, as of the oldest candy brands in the country. Spangler Candy Company said many of Necco’s fans reside in New England and specifically the Boston area.

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 ...

BRYAN, Ohio — Necco Wafers, the old-fashioned original candy wafer, is returning to store shelves this summer. Spangler Candy Company announced this week that the iconic wax paper rolls filled ...

When the New England Confectionery Co. abruptly closed its doors last year, howls over the demise of its eponymous Necco wafer echoed across the candy aisle. Perhaps worse, its iconic Valentine ...

Many distributors have already sold out. And what candy remains is left over from last year — before its manufacturer, the New England Confectionery Company, or Necco, closed its factory doors.

While NECCO had been making the Clark Bar for nearly 20 years, its origins began way back in 1917 in Pittsburgh. Forgione says his company doesn’t usually do acquisitions, but bringing the Clark Bar ...