Tag Archives: Sweethearts

Easter Week 2014: Necco’s New Sweethearts Pop Eggs in Color-Your-Own Boxes!

Easter may be a few days behind us but in all the flurry (and fluffy) of the week leading up to the holiday, I somehow forgot to cover one of my favorite new candy releases of the season.  So I’d … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day with Necco’s “Hot Hearts vs. Cool Hearts” and More!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I’m featuring a pair of Valentine’s releases from Necco that are all-new this year.  The first is a groovy take on their classic Sweethearts conversation hearts candies:  Sweethearts Hot Hearts vs Cool Hearts.  In addition to … Continue reading

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A Valentine’s Candy Classic: Sweethearts Conversation Hearts!

Today I’m going to share a bit of the packaging history of that most classic of Valentine’s treat, the conversation heart.  More specifically I’m going to cover the best-known brand of conversation hearts, Necco’s Sweethearts.

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