The bread wafers everybody loves to hate may not obtain their spot on confect shelves for much longer . Necco is in need of a purchaser , and according to chief executive officer Michael McGee , the confect companionship may need to shutter for good if it does n’t find one within the come weeks . As a effect of the companionship ’s threatened status , Necco Wafers are suddenly a spate more popular , as the graphical record below fromCandystore.comreveals .
News of the New England Confectionary Company ’s situation spread on March 12 whenThe Boston GlobereportedMcGee ’s announcement . That same day , Necco Wafer sales lace more than 50 percent on CandyStore.com . Over the class of the calendar month , sale of the candy go up 63 percent overall .
For any other candy , this sort of " panic - buying " would n’t be surprising . If a beloved production attend like it might be taken off the food market , people will amass as much of it as they can while it ’s still available . But Necco Wafers are n’t typically characterized as " dear . " In an earlier list of the best and worst Halloween candy release byCandystore.com , Necco Wafers ranked the 4th sorry . Commenters compared the candy to both ice and Tums , with one hater even declaring that , " Necco Wafers suck all moisture out of my mouth and all joy out of my soul . "
Though they may not be the gaudy or tasty confect , Necco Wafersdostrike a nostalgia spunk in some purchaser . Necco is the Old incessantly operating candymaker in the U.S. , dating back to1847 . " It is a erotic love / hate case of confect and people are extremely passionate about it , " Clair Robins of Candystore.com tells Mental Floss . " They are comprehend as an old - school classic , and even patriotic — soldier ate them in the World Wars ( both ) . But others call back it ’s dry and flagrant and should cash in one’s chips a painful dying . "
If Necco goes under , its signature wafer wo n’t be the only ware to go with it . Thecompanyalso produces Clark Bars , Sky Bars , Mary Janes , Candy Buttons , and Sweethearts , so stock up on these classic candy while you still can .
