Workers of Necco, maker of its namesake wafers and candy hearts, picked up their final paychecks Friday at the company's plant in Revere. Up until it suddenly shuttered this week, Necco was the oldest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Necco Wafer candies and wrapper - Jmcanally/Shutterstock It's easy to think of Necco Wafers as just another "old school" candy, ...

Panicked Twinkies lovers lost their minds when Hostess shut down in 2012. Thankfully, the company made a swift and sweet comeback, with an assist by TODAY's Al Roker, in 2013. But now another classic ...

The Massachusetts plant behind Sweethearts and the chalky, pastel Necco Wafers abruptly shut down operations with no word as to whether candy production will resume in the future. Round Hill ...

Pour a few chalky hearts out for your fallen candies: the NECCO candy factory has shut down suddenly. On Tuesday, the Boston Globe reported that the company had closed its Massachusetts plant, laying ...

The drama surrounding the bankrupt New England Confectionary Co. — known as Necco — has a sweetheart ending. Sweetheart Candy Co., an entity controlled by investors Dean, Evan, and Daren Metropoulos, ...

A tiny fraction of the candy-loving population is rejoicing now that the New England Confectionery Co. (Necco) has been saved from bankruptcy. The company, which manufactures Necco Wafers and ...

If you've been craving the classic candy known as Necco Wafers, for the past two years, you've been out of luck. Amazon doesn't have them. Ebay might — for a price — but bear in mind that any rolls ...

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 in ...

BOSTON — The 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day was up for grabs in bankruptcy court Wednesday. A judge ...

The struggling candy company that creates beloved American treats like Sweethearts, Mary Janes, Clark bars and Necco Wafers had its Massachusetts factory abruptly shut down this week following another ...

NECCO — one of the oldest confectionery companies in America, known for its chalky NECCO wafers, Valentine’s Day conversation heart wafers, and the Clark Bar — finally has a new owner. Following a ...