01-17-2020, 02:00 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consume...t-n1116896
Sweethearts, the conversation heart candy, is back on shelves for Valentine’s Day after missing a year because of a change in its ownership.
But consumers might notice a few changes — fewer pithy sayings, and a slightly different taste — and they won’t be quite as ubiquitous.
Sweethearts’ original producer, New England Confectionery Company, went out of business in 2018. Round Hill Investments, which bought Twinkie-maker Hostess while it was in bankruptcy proceedings, purchased the bankrupt candy maker at auction but sold its Necco wafer brand and Sweethearts to Spangler Candy several months later. Spangler’s best-known candy is its Dum Dum lollipops.
Sweethearts, the conversation heart candy, is back on shelves for Valentine’s Day after missing a year because of a change in its ownership.
But consumers might notice a few changes — fewer pithy sayings, and a slightly different taste — and they won’t be quite as ubiquitous.
Sweethearts’ original producer, New England Confectionery Company, went out of business in 2018. Round Hill Investments, which bought Twinkie-maker Hostess while it was in bankruptcy proceedings, purchased the bankrupt candy maker at auction but sold its Necco wafer brand and Sweethearts to Spangler Candy several months later. Spangler’s best-known candy is its Dum Dum lollipops.