Stark Candy Company

Stark Candy Company
Company typePrivate company
IndustryConfectionery
Founded1939
FounderHoward B. Stark
Defunct2008
FatePurchased, then closed
SuccessorNecco
Headquarters
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
,
U.S.
ProductsStark wafers, candy hearts

The Stark Candy Company, originally the Howard B. Stark Company, was a candy manufacturer founded in 1939, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] It was a competitor to Necco and manufactured products including candy hearts,[2] candy raisins,[2] Mary Janes,[3] peanut butter kisses,[3] salt water taffy,[3] and candy cigarettes.

Stark moved from Milwaukee to Pewaukee in 1960.[1] In 1988, it was purchased by Necco. In 2008, Necco announced the Stark plant would close.[4] Candy raisins were discontinued after the company was purchased by Necco, sparking a consumer backlash.[2]

  1. ^ a b "No love for candy maker, Stark Candy to close plant". The Journal Times. AP. March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Hartel, Richard W.; Hartel, AnnaKate (March 29, 2014). Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 256. ISBN 9781461493839.
  3. ^ a b c Smith, Andrew F. (2007). The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Oxford University Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0195307962.
  4. ^ "Necco to close Stark Candy plant". candyindustry.com. March 20, 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2018.