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At the time, Necco was the oldest candy company in the United States. In July 2018, Necco workers were reportedly in high demand by other companies. The purchaser was subsequently identified as the
Spangler Candy Company, who had backed out of the purchase months earlier. They planned to restart manufacture of Necco wafers, Sweethearts and Canada Mints, but other Necco-owned brands would not be retained. The
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Company, a confectionery company based in Boston and founded in 1856, joined forces with Chase and Company in 1901 to become the three members of the original Necco family. The three
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to $ 750,000. At one city hearing, Miles Arnone, a managing director of
American Capital, had a heated exchange with city council member George Rotondo (who was running for mayor). Arnone was upset about being forced to talk about Necco's health "when you're down 30 percent"; the public exposure of
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Administration (FDA) found serious violations of the current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. The violations included significant evidence of rodent activity and insanitary conditions
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Company, a company founded by brothers Oliver R. and Silas Edwin Chase in 1847. Having previously invented and patented the first American candy machine, the Chase brothers continued to design and create machinery that made assortments of candies, such as their
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The Boston Wharf
Company developed the 1902 complex of four five-story buildings at 253 Summer Street and 11-37 Melcher Street. BWC named the adjacent streets Necco Court, Necco Street, and Necco Place. In 1907, 5 and 6 Necco Court were added behind the existing complex, connected by a four-story
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having the winning bid of $ 18.83 million. However, Spangler backed out of the transaction and the company was instead sold for $ 17.33 million to Round Hill
Investments, owned by billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos. They briefly operated the candy manufacturer under the name of Sweethearts, LLC.
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Massachusetts real estate developers Atlantic Management and VMD Companies. The complex was leased to Necco until the end of August 2018.
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Necco, still a family-run business in 1963 but having financial problems, was acquired by United Industrial Syndicate of New York. In 1978, after several reorganizations and seven company presidents, Domenic Antonellis was named its CEO, a role he would play for nearly 30 years.
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819:"New England Confectionery Company"
1766:. Candy Industry. October 16, 2019
1679:Chesto, Kon (September 28, 2018).
1315:Eltagouri, Marwa (April 9, 2018).
1211:. American Capital. Archived from
595:for use as a distribution center.
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1727:Staff Writer (January 27, 2019).
1494:Conti, Katheleen (June 1, 2018).
1453:Kole, William J. (May 23, 2018).
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1093:. p. C1 – via rath.us.
611:Candy Cupboard & Masterpieces
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18:New England Confectionery Company
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220:Sweethearts Conversation Hearts
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712:Seth Daniel (March 16, 2011).
644:Mighty Malts Malted Milk Balls
431:Necco's Sweethearts as of 2011
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1371:"The Great Necco Wafer Panic"
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1150:"USO not sweet on NECCO"
916:Candy: The Sweet History
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1018:"Pewaukee heartbreaker"
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856:. Necco. Archived from
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330:. He began selling the
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854:"About Us: History"
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674:Stark Candy Raisins
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205:C. Dean Metropoulos
142:Number of employees
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