Workers sort NECCO Wafers at the New England Confectionery Co. in Revere, Mass. The Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company made the winning bid for NECCO, which filed for bankruptcy in early April.

Necco is the maker of Necco Wafers, Mary Janes, Clark Bars, Candy Buttons, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Sweethearts Valentine's Day conversation hearts and has been around since 1847.

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 ...

Necco — and its strange, unappealing little candy wafers — will live on, thanks to a new owner.

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine’s Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE ...

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine’s Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE MINE.

The candy company that makes Necco wafers thought its customer base would approve of a switch to natural flavors and colors. But it was wrong. Now the company is going back to its original recipe.

ACAS, which has since been acquired by Ares Capital, proceeded to split Necco in two parts — the main candy-making business being one, the 50-acre property and factory building, the other.

In fact, what's now called the Necco Wafer began its walk of candy fame in 1847, treading across the American story through Civil War, foreign battles, and major milestones of a growing nation.

The Necco plant in Revere was abruptly shut down Tuesday after the entity that bought the company at bankruptcy auction in May announced it had sold Necco to another candy manufacturer. Round Hill ...

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine’s Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE MINE.