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34-561: Peach Blossoms were a candy made by Necco at The New England Confectionery Co. in Revere, Massachusetts . They contained peanut butter wrapped in a crunchy shell. Contrary to their name and color, the flavor did not imitate that of a peach . They were made with sugar , corn syrup , ground peanuts, salt, glycerine , vanillin and artificial coloring . The candy was one of the company's brands placed on auction in 2018, but no potential buyer came forward. This confectionery -related article

68-403: A 1928 Necco Wafers truck . Necco continued its dominance of the candy-manufacturing business through much of the first half of the 20th century. In 1942, the U.S. Government requisitioned a "major portion of the production of the wafers, during World War II since the candy doesn't melt and is 'practically indestructible' during transit," This continued until 1945. For several years, Necco

102-510: A bankruptcy auction, with Spangler Candy Company being the winning bidder. The company was best known for its namesake candy, Necco Wafers (originally called "Hub Wafers") dating back to 1847. Other prominent products have included its seasonal Sweethearts Conversation Hearts , and brands such as the Clark Bar , Haviland Thin Mints and Sky Bar . Necco dated its origins to Chase and Company,

136-454: A buyer for the company could be found, most of Necco's workforce could be laid off as early as May 6, 2018. With a workforce of approximately 500, Necco was the largest employer in Revere at the time. Online sales of Necco Wafers and other products subsequently spiked, with buyers concerned that the candy would be discontinued, some even offering to sell a car for Necco Wafers. On May 16, 2018,

170-455: A company founded by brothers Oliver R. and Silas Edwin Chase in 1847. Having previously invented and patented the first American candy machine, the Chase brothers continued to design and create machinery that made assortments of candies, such as their popular sugar wafers . Two other confectionery companies, Ball and Fobes, founded by confectioner Daniel Fobes in 1848, and Bird, Wright and Company,

204-532: A confectionery company based in Boston and founded in 1856, joined forces with Chase and Company in 1901 to become the three members of the original Necco family. The three confectionery firms then moved into a newly constructed manufacturing plant in the Fort Point – South Boston Waterfront area of Boston , Massachusetts , one year later and became the largest establishment devoted entirely to confectionery production in

238-599: A former Procter & Gamble executive, who in February 2009 announced plans to "expand its brand now in the U.S. so it can expand globally later", aiming for a 30% growth in revenue by 2011. In November 2010, Necco was listed for sale with a New York broker; although by February 2011, American Capital announced that the sale was off for the time being. In July 2013, United Service Organizations sued Necco in U.S. District Court for continuing to use their trademarks after their 2009 marketing deal had expired. In February 2014,

272-632: A portion of this road, then known as the Great Road, on his "Midnight Ride", and William Dawes and Samuel Prescott also rode on portions of this road on their way to Concord . These travels were on the Cambridge side of the Charles River ; the Harvard Bridge was not constructed until the 1880s. Massachusetts Avenue was formed at the end of the nineteenth century from what were separate roads. In Boston

306-639: A short distance. Massachusetts Avenue passes below part of the Boston Medical Center complex near Harrison Street, before passing above routes 9 , 2 , and the Massachusetts Turnpike ( Interstate 90 ). It crosses the Charles River from the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston into the city of Cambridge via the Harvard Bridge , where it passes both U.S. Route 3 and MA-Route 3 , it then bisects

340-668: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Necco Necco (or NECCO / ˈ n ɛ k oʊ / NEK -oh ) was an American manufacturer of candy created in 1901 as the New England Confectionery Company through the merger of several small confectionery companies located in the Greater Boston area, with ancestral companies dating back to the 1840s. In May 2018, Necco was sold for $ 17.33 million to Round Hill Investments LLC, run by billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos ; Round Hill Investments then went into

374-771: Is a lot of pedestrian traffic. A number of linear parks cut across various portions of Mass. Ave., including the Southwest Corridor Park , the Commonwealth Avenue portion of the Emerald Necklace , the Charles River Bike Path , the Cambridge Linear Park , Alewife Brook Reservation , and the Minuteman Bikeway . On the night of April 18–19, 1775, Paul Revere rode his horse down

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408-618: Is served with direct connections for a number of the MBTA 's bus and subway routes between Lexington and Boston. Direct bus connections on Mass Ave include 1 , 8 , 10 , 16 , 17 , 39 , 43 , 47 , 55 , 62 , 64 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 83 , 86 , 91 , 96 , 170 , 350 , 351 , CT2 , CT3 , a stop on the Silver Line bus, and LexPress. MBTA subway stations, from west to east, include Porter , Harvard , and Central along

442-528: The United States . The Boston Wharf Company developed the 1902 complex of four five-story buildings at 253 Summer Street and 11-37 Melcher Street. BWC named the adjacent streets Necco Court, Necco Street, and Necco Place. In 1907, 5 and 6 Necco Court were added behind the existing complex, connected by a four-story interior bridge. With nearby rail and water transportation, BWC specialized in shipment and storage of sugar and molasses. The Domino Sugar factory

476-533: The Necco building at 250 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge has been occupied by the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. The water tower was repainted with a double helix to represent the biomedical research being performed within. In 2005, the structure , which is still referred to as the Necco candy factory, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . By 2005, the company's annual revenue

510-469: The Reading, Pennsylvania-based Mega Candy Co. Haviland Thin Mints and Mighty Malt Milk Balls were sold to Minnesota-based Log House Food. Equipment and foodstock were disbursed internationally. Some unclaimed brands, such as Sky Bar , were later sold in online auctions, while Mary Jane candies, unsold at auction, were licensed by Spangler to Atkinson Candy Company of Lufkin, Texas. In October 2019, it

544-513: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found serious violations of the current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation. The violations included significant evidence of rodent activity and insanitary conditions throughout the facility. This was the fifth citation for rodent infestation. The assets of Necco were sold in a bankruptcy auction in May, 2018, with Spangler Candy Company having

578-587: The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , passes through Central Square , and curves around two sides of Harvard Yard at Harvard Square . After Harvard Square it turns sharply northward, passes Harvard Law School , then passes through Porter Square , where it bears northwestward. It continues through North Cambridge , Arlington , and Lexington , where it enters the Minuteman National Historical Park . The road, by

612-425: The case (1:13-cv-11754) was dismissed due to an out of court settlement. The 2011 news that the company was no longer for sale was accompanied by reports that the company had supplied the city of Revere with five years' worth of overdue reports required as part of a tax increment financing (TIF) deal the company had received from the city; those reports "seemed to indicate that Necco has—for several years—not created

646-563: The jobs they promised in the TIF agreement"; as of March 2011 Necco employed 483 people, including 30 Revere residents. The company's failure to meet the terms of its TIF agreement led the Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council to decertify Necco's participation in the economic development program that administers the agreement. With the support of Revere's mayor, the city council voted to maintain

680-686: The part to the east of Central Square retains the original name). From Harvard Square to the Arlington line at Alewife Brook it follows what had been North Avenue since 1838, and prior to that the Road to Menotomy. In Arlington it follows the former Arlington Avenue, and in Lexington it follows the former Main Street south of the Battle Green and the former Monument Street north of the Battle Green. Massachusetts Avenue

714-451: The purchase months earlier. They planned to restart manufacture of Necco wafers, Sweethearts and Canada Mints, but other Necco-owned brands would not be retained. The Clark Bar was sold in early September to Boyer Candy Company , while other brands and equipment were disbursed at auction at the end of September. Candy buttons were bought by Doscher's Candies , and Banana Split and Mint Julep chews along with Slap Stix lollipops went to

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748-544: The road was previously called East Chester Park south of Chester Square and West Chester Park to the north (Chester Square is in the South End and is now called Chester Park). Across the river in Cambridge the road follows part of what was once Front Street near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then follows the former Main Street to Harvard Square (Main Street originally ran between Kendall and Harvard Squares, and

782-550: The sale of Necco to an unnamed candy manufacturer, citing "sanitation issues" it claimed it was previously unaware of. About 230 workers were laid off when the Revere plant closed. At the time, Necco was the oldest candy company in the United States. In July 2018, Necco workers were reportedly in high demand by other companies. The purchaser was subsequently identified as the Spangler Candy Company, who had backed out of

816-442: The same name, continues northwest and west, through many different cities and towns. It largely parallels or joins Route 2 and Route 2A , all the way into central Massachusetts, with a few gaps at towns that have different names for the central road. For much of its length, Massachusetts Avenue is a center of commercial activity, especially through the larger towns. Apartments, shops, and restaurants fill both sides of it, and there

850-409: The same time, Charles Miller started a business manufacturing and selling homemade candy in the Boston area. Clark's creation and Miller's Mary Jane quickly become two of the most popular candy creations in the country. In 1927, Necco moved into a new factory on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge , which was then the largest factory in the world devoted entirely to candy, as seen in a photograph of

884-399: The tax break, which saves the company $ 300,000, reducing their annual property taxes to $ 750,000. At one city hearing, Miles Arnone, a managing director of American Capital, had a heated exchange with city council member George Rotondo (who was running for mayor). Arnone was upset about being forced to talk about Necco's health "when you're down 30 percent"; the public exposure of the issue

918-454: The winning bid of $ 18.83 million. However, Spangler backed out of the transaction and the company was instead sold for $ 17.33 million to Round Hill Investments, owned by billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos. They briefly operated the candy manufacturer under the name of Sweethearts, LLC. Two months later, in July, Round Hill Investments announced the immediate closure of Necco's Revere facility following

952-590: Was acquired in 1988. The acquisition of Stark's Sweethearts , combined with Necco's existing Sweet Talk line of candies, made Necco the leading manufacturer of candy "conversation" hearts. In 1999, Pittsburgh-based Clark Bar America, Inc. was purchased, and by 2000 the company had 1200 employees. In 2003, Necco consolidated its facilities to share a 52-acre (210,000 m ), 810,000-square-foot (75,000 m ) Revere, Massachusetts , plant and warehouse, where its international headquarters resides to this day. The site employed more than 700 workers. Since April 2004,

986-593: Was also located nearby. Success prompted the company, in 1906, to introduce a profit sharing plan. Necco continued its production while the confectionery industry continued to boom through the turn of the century. Around the same time, businessman David L. Clark began experimenting with his own candy creations in his home outside of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . He began selling the Clark candy bar for five cents and shipping his creation to soldiers fighting in World War I . At

1020-412: Was announced that the Revere complex would be leased to Amazon for use as a distribution center. The Haviland division of Necco produced many candies such as Haviland Thin Mints , Bridge Mix, and others. Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge) The street begins at Everett Square in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester and runs southeast-northwest through Boston, paralleling Interstate 93 for

1054-466: Was around $ 100 million, at which level it was to remain for several years. In December 2007, a buyout of Necco was orchestrated by the private equity fund American Capital Strategies (in partnership with Clear Creek Capital and Domenic Antonellis, the company's CEO). Necco announced the closure of its Pewaukee, Wisconsin , plant in March 2008. In August 2008, Necco replaced its CEO with Richard Krause,

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1088-399: Was named its CEO, a role he would play for nearly 30 years. From the end of the war through the 1990s, Necco continued to acquire small candy companies throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and with those companies, the rights to manufacture their trademarked candy bars. It acquired nearby Page & Shaw in 1960. Wisconsin's Stark Candy Company , which was founded in 1939,

1122-453: Was raising concerns from large customers of Necco such as CVS Pharmacy and Target . In May 2017, it was announced that the Revere complex containing the company headquarters and major manufacturing center had been sold for $ 54 million to Massachusetts real estate developers Atlantic Management and VMD Companies. The complex was leased to Necco until the end of August 2018. In March 2018, chief executive Michael McGee announced that, unless

1156-468: Was the first, and exclusive, licensed distributor of Rolo candy in the US. After losing the license to Hershey , for a time Necco marketed an identical product called "Milk Chocolate Caramel Roll". Necco, still a family-run business in 1963 but having financial problems, was acquired by United Industrial Syndicate of New York. In 1978, after several reorganizations and seven company presidents, Domenic Antonellis

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