With less than three weeks until Valentine's, there's been a "heartbreaking" update from candy aisles across the United States.

Massachusetts-based Necco, the country's oldest continuously operating candy company, closed abruptly yesterday, ending operations that first started in 1847.

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE MINE.

Workers of Necco, maker of its namesake wafers and candy hearts, picked up their final paychecks Friday at the company's plant in Revere. Up until it suddenly shuttered this week, Necco was the ...

In addition to the namesake candy wafers, Necco’s claim to confectionery fame is, of course, its iconic conversation hearts (up to 14 million pounds are reportedly produced for the six weeks ...

The New England Confectionary Company (NECCO) will not be selling its popular SweetHearts Conversation Hearts this year. For many, sweethearts candy is a Valentine’s Day staple.

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE MINE.

Necco — and its strange, unappealing little candy wafers — will live on, thanks to a new owner.

BOSTON — The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day got a sweet message from a rival ...

The bankrupt 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day got a sweet message from a rival Wednesday: BE MINE ...

The 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day is up for grabs in bankruptcy court.