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.

Sweets lovers in the Northeast are evidently going into panic mode now that the country’s oldest candy company, Necco, might be going out of business — and they're rushing to stock up on Necco Wafers, ...

The round candies come in eight flavors and will reappear on shelves starting in June after the brand's former owners shuttered in 2018 Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at ...

BOSTON (AP) — 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 ...

Thin, chalky, and brittle, Necco Wafers are not a treat likely to tempt today's child, whose palette is more attuned to the bustling bursting of fizzy Pop Rocks and the crunch and chew of a Nerds ...

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(CNN) -- 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 ...