Sugarfina files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Specialty candy retailer owes $26.65 million in debt.

September 9, 2019

Specialty candy retailer Sugarfina, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, citing shifts in the retail sector, uncertainty in its international partnerships and difficulty in controlling margins as reasons for not being profitable.

Report: NECCO plant shuts down after investment firm sells company to unnamed manufacturer

Round Hill Investments purchased NECCO in May.

Alyse Thompson

July 26, 2018

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The New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO) plant in Revere, Mass. shut its doors Tuesday after its recent buyer, Round Hill Investments, LLC, announced it has sold the company to another candy maker.

Metropoulos family-owned firm acquires NECCO after Spangler deal falls through

Round Hill Investments purchases NECCO for $17.3 million.

Christian Metzger

June 5, 2018

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Round Hill Investments acquired New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO) for $17.3 million in a sale that closed Thursday.

NECCO set for bankruptcy auction

Massachusetts bankruptcy judge sets auction for May 23 despite purchase negotiations with Boston investment firm.

Alyse Thompson

May 8, 2018

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The New England Confectionery Co. — NECCO — is headed to auction after a failed attempt by a Boston investment firm to buy the embattled confectionery company.

Divine intervention for Wolfgang Candy Co.

Birmingham, Ala.-based entrepreneur would keep employees, operation in place.

Alyse Thompson

July 11, 2012

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Wolfgang Candy, one of many famed confectioners from York County, Pa., may soon become part of a Southern company.

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