USA: Metropoulos & Co emerges as new owner for Necco
Necco, the US confectionery firm, has been acquired by Sweetheart Candies Co owner Metropoulos & Co for $17.3 million, after the cancellation of a proposed deal with Spangler Candy. Spangler Candy made the winning bid for Necco in a bankruptcy auction, but the deal is said to have collapsed when the former pushed for a […]
USA: Necco sold to Spangler Candy in bankruptcy auction
Necco, the US manufacturer of confectionery products such as Necco Wafers, has been sold in a bankruptcy auction to Spangler Candy for $18.83 million. The firm beat off competition from investment firms Gordon Brothers and Round Hill to secure the acquisition. Prior to the auction, Gordon Brothers had been in negotiations to acquire Necco for […]