What is the oldest candy company in the United States?

Necco is the oldest candy company in the United States. Its name stands for The New England Confectionery Company. The company appeared in 1901 after the merger of several confectionery companies. Its core product, Necco Wafers, were invented by Oliver Chase before the merger, in 1847.

As well as famous M&M's candies, Oliver's wafers were first popular among soldiers. The government even ordered Necco to produce candies specially for the soldiers of World War II. By autumn 2010 Necco has produced one trillion Necco Wafer candies. These colorful and tasty candies of different flavors have inspired a lot of candy companies to create new kinds of sweets.

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Ian MacBrown

Im a Zig Zag man Joe. Topps sold baseball cards and gum us.

Joe Foster

Tops are smoking papers! Lol

Teo Sinclair

...With your mind in mind, Joe.

Debbie Moscoloni

Gotta love ya Joe. I like the way you think. .. PS. I do know the difference between Tops and Topps...but wait..Tops are those spinning things kids play with.LOL wait wait wait. Tops are what we wear with Jeans,pants or skirts... or bottoms of bathing suits.lol lol lol

Florence Ganter

Topps ( with 2 p's) bubble gum, Baseball trading cards.

Holly Prater

I was right and I still like to eat those candies to this day

lorriefiel

The problem is we don't know when the question was first posed. The earliest comment I see here is April 28, 2016. Therefore, when the question was asked Necco was still in business. They have since shut down which may or may not affect the answer.

Denise Billilngs

Necco is out of business, closed in July, 2018.

c newsome

Necco wafers were my grandmother's favourite, God rest her soul.

robert karel

I’m all shiny today!

Claire Mitchell

Very good question. Thank you!

valenlisa

Joe Foster, Yes. But Tops is also baseball cards

Ted Hilt

I heard Necco was being sold- fall of 2018. Any update??

Joan Schmidt

And now Necco is out of business.

Priscilla DeSpain

I really liked their Necco Wafers, but I try not to eat that many sweets anymore.

atranakos

The question was "What is the oldest candy company." NECCO was founded by a merger in 1901. Hershey was founded in 1894. The question was not which was the oldest candy.

Eldon E. Lawson

You are right: Necco Necco is the oldest candy company in the United States. Its name stands for The New England Confectionery Company. The company appeared in 1901 after the merger of several confectionery companies. Its core product, Necco Wafers, were invented by Oliver Chase before the merger, in 1847. As well as famous M&M's candies, Oliver's wafers were first popular among soldiers. The government even ordered Necco to produce candies specially for the soldiers of World War II. By autumn 2010 Necco has produced one trillion Necco Wafer candies. These colorful and tasty candies of different flavors have inspired a lot of candy companies to create new kinds of sweets.