Necco Wafers' remaining days may be sweet
but short.
Classic Necco Wafer candy may be going away forever
and fans are panicking.
Necco traces its roots to 1847, and it's an immigration success story.
If you are one of those who loves Necco, what can you do?
Well, Necco Wafers have been to the ends of the earth and back.
According to the company's website, over 630 million Necco Wafers are made each year.
Necco Wafers are a cult favorite,
even if some say they taste like drywall. Getty Images.
The story of Necco is in some ways the
story of American commerce and American culture,'' he said.
Necco, which calls itself the oldest continuously operating candy
company in the U.S., couldn't keep pace with multinational competitors.
The warning that the company might go out of business triggered a run on Necco Wafers and other candies.
Necco has been around since 1847 and was created by the inventors
of the first American candy machine, Oliver and Silas Chase.
Necco Wafers may not be the most glamorous of sweets,
but life without them may be unbearable for lovers of classic treats.
Complicating matters,
the Food and Drug Administration warned Necco on May 16 that its
inspectors found rodent excrement‘‘too numerous to count'' at its main plant.
Necco's court-appointed bankruptcy trustee,
Harry Murphy, said the company's suitors were mainly interested in its"sugar line"- its tubes of wafers, sheets of candy dots, and the conversation hearts popular on Valentine's Day for phrases such as BE MINE.
Necco's court-appointed bankruptcy trustee,
Harry Murphy, said the company's suitors were mainly interested in its“sugar line”- its tubes of wafers, sheets of candy dots, and the conversation hearts popular on Valentine's Day for phrases such as BE MINE.