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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Confectionery |
| Predecessor | Chase and Company, Ball and Fobes, Bird, Wright and Company |
| Founded | 1847 |
| Defunct | July 2018 |
| Fate | Operations halted |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Necco Wafers, Sweethearts, Clark Bar and Haviland Thin Mints, among others |
Number of employees | 483 (as of March 2011)[1] |
Necco (or NECCO /ˈnɛkoʊ/ NEK-oh) was an American manufacturer of candy created in 1901 as the New England Confectionery Company through the merger of several small confectionery companies located in the Greater Boston area, with ancestral companies dating back to the 1840s.
In May 2018, Necco was sold for $17.33 million to Round Hill Investments LLC, run by billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos; Round Hill Investments then went into a bankruptcy auction, with Spangler Candy Company being the winning bidder.[2][3]
The company was best known for its namesake candy, Necco Wafers (originally called "Hub Wafers") dating back to 1847. Other prominent products have included its seasonal Sweethearts Conversation Hearts, and brands such as the Clark Bar, Haviland Thin Mints and Sky Bar.[4]
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