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

elizawheeler

They may be the first, but they aren't the best.

kdr

Denise Billilngs, Even of Nacho were still in business this answer woukd be wrong. Ye Old Pepper Candy Company has been in business since 1806 in Massachusetts

kdr

This is incorrect. Ye Old Pepper Candy Company has been in business since 1806 in Massachusetts

earlepg

hambyman, I always preferred Hershey's chocolates, however the authors explanation in the final sentence of the first paragraph says "... Necco Wafers, were invented by Oliver Chase before the merger, in 1847." That would be a half-century before Hershey's in 1900.

mntvoglein

Joseph A. Robitaille, bubble gum cards.

mntvoglein

Cheryl Perkins, Only from the east coast😝

mntvoglein

lmjmom, please share some with us all.

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.