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After a two-year hiatus following the closure of the New England Confectionary Company, or Necco, we have some good news to report about the brand’s signature candy: Necco Wafers are officially ...

A Florida woman really loves Necco Wafers, the colorful candies made by a Massachusetts company that is currently as at risk of shutting down. The Boston Globe reports 23-year-old Katie Samuels ...

The Ohio-based Spangler Candy Co. offered the winning bid of $18.83 million for the iconic New England Confectionery Co., the country's oldest continuously operating candy company, at a federal ...

The Necco Wafer is returning to its original recipe after sales of its “all-natural” version flopped with consumers. The New England Confectionery Company tried to make the 164-year-old candy appeal ...

The family business of billionaire Dean Metropoulos announced Friday that it paid $17.3 million for the New England Confectionery Company, or Necco. It's a surprise ending to a federal bankruptcy ...

REVERE, Mass. (AP) — The owner of the company behind chalky, colorful confections such as Necco Wafers and Sweethearts has unexpectedly shut down operations at its Massachusetts plant and hasn’t said ...