Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play church when he was a child. John Prevost is the brother of Pope Leo XIV, who ...

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 ...

Vintage photo of men watching candy biscuits being rolled out on a factory machine conveyor belt - Fox Photos/Getty Images Try imagining a world where candy can't be produced in bulk and all of it has ...

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 ...

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 ...

SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New England Confectionary Company (“NECCO”), one of the oldest candy companies in the country, with roots going back to 1847, went out of business last year and its ...

This week on Under the Radar: New England Confectionery Company, or Necco, was the oldest continuously running candy company in the country up until its closure in 2018. The company, which was based ...

The future of Sky Bars and Sweethearts is in limbo after the NECCO factory closed this week. The NECCO plant in Revere, Massachusetts, was shut suddenly Tuesday by its owner, Round Hill Investments ...

At the age of 3, Denise Tassin ate an entire bottle of orange-flavored aspirin. That link between candy and pills emerges decades later in her creations on display in Candyland at the James L. Pierce ...

Fudge. Peanut. Vanilla. Caramel. They're all delicious flavors, especially when enveloped in creamy milk chocolate. That's the recipe behind the Sky Bar, a vintage candy bar, originally made by Necco, ...

If you've been craving the classic candy known as Necco Wafers, for the past two years, you've been out of luck. Amazon doesn't have them. Ebay might — for a price — but bear in mind that any rolls ...

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.