NECCO, America's oldest candy maker, has announced that if they can't find a buyer, they will be closing their doors.
Sales of their candy has skyrocketed, with prices reportedly surging online on sites such as eBay (note:I havent verified whether or not prices are actually going up and if there's an arbitrage opportunity there)
Candies they make:
Sweethearts - those chalky, heart shaped candies with words such as "Be Mine" printed on them
NECCO Wafers - wafer candies in orange, lemon, lime, clove, chocolate, cinnamon, licorice, and wintergreen flavors
Candy Buttons
Clark Bar
Haviland Thin Mints - filling flavors of original mint, orange, raspberry, or double chocolate
Mighty Malts - malted milk balls
Sky Bar - chocolate bar with peanut, vanilla, caramel, and fudge
Slap Stix -caramel pop swirled with banana nougat
Squirrel Nut Zippers - peanut and caramel chews
Mary Jane - peanut butter chews
Never had a Sky Bar, but they sound good. Loved the Mighty Malts as a kid. Same with the Haviland Thin Mints. Sadly, I seldom see any of these candies for sale any more, thanks to competitors buying up the shelf space
