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Fazer plans to close factory in southwest Finland

Company will move production of xylitol pastilles, chewing gum to factory in Lappeenranta.
August 26, 2020
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Finland-based Fazer Confectionery has announced plans to cease operations in Karkkila in winter 2021 and move production of xylitol pastilles and chewing gum to the company’s factory in Lappeenranta.


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Russell Stover expanding plants in Kansas, Texas while closing Colorado facility

Closures set to affect 400 jobs across the country.
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Alyse Thompson
January 14, 2020
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Russell Stover Chocolates has announced plans to expand its production facilities in Kansas and Texas and close its plant in Montrose, Colorado next year.


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XOXO NECCO: What candy companies can learn from NECCO's closing

Candy makers can’t rely on nostalgia to stay alive
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Crystal Lindell
August 14, 2018

There’s a saying that if you can’t be a good example, be a warning. And sadly, NECCO has become a warning for confectionery companies. Even iconic brands aren’t safe. 


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Union Confectionery Machinery selling NECCO equipment, intellectual property

Necco wafers, Sweethearts, Canada Mints not for sale.
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Alyse Thompson
July 31, 2018
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Union Confectionery Machinery has been tapped by a third-party buyer to sell assets from New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO) after the company abruptly closed last week.


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

Round Hill Investments purchased NECCO in May.
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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.


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Hammond’s Brands to shut down Old Dominion Peanut plant

Multiple building inefficiencies, neighborhood changes cited for closing Norfolk, Va.-based complex.
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Bernie Pacyniak
January 10, 2018
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After a six-month analysis of Old Dominion Peanut Co.’s manufacturing facility in Norfolk, Va., parent company Hammond’s Brands has determined it will shut down all operations there.


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Ferrara Candy closes Chattanooga plant

Candy company plans to consolidate production, lays off manufacturing workers at plant.
Kelsey Ott
October 6, 2014
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Ferrara Candy Co. announced another closure last month, this time affecting its Chattanooga location.


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