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Room to Grow Mother’s Day Benefit Breakfast!

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On Friday, NECCO attended Room to Grow‘s “Celebrating Inspirational Women and Mothers” benefit breakfast at The Taj Hotel in Boston.

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Room to Grow’s tagline is “building a strong foundation for babies in poverty.”  They are a non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. Support they provide benefits the children as well as their parents.

Throughout the morning, many women spoke about their experience as mothers and how thankful they are to have Room to Grow as part of their lives. Attendees were able to see the strong and overwhelmingly positive impact Room to Grow has made on the lives of not only those who benefit from the charity, but also on those who donate and volunteer.

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The breakfast raised money that will support the organization’s many initiatives, from physical supplies like clothing, books and toys to extensive social work and support for children and their families. All in attendance were noticeably proud that they could help give Room to Grow the assistance it needs to complete these wonderful efforts.

Guests of this great event were treated to a SWEET surprise on their way out: Haviland Thin Mints! Room to Grow even dressed our sweets up in lovely wrapping to show their guests how much they appreciated their attendance and support.

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The ”Celebrating Inspirational Women and Mothers” benefit breakfast was a wonderful experience for NECCO, who was extremely proud to support an organization that has such a positive impact on members of our community.

Head to Room to Grow’s website and find out how you can contribute to this great charity!

NECCO Candy Store Opening for Easter!

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Following a wonderful turnout for Valentine’s Day, we will be opening our candy store at our headquarters again for one week to celebrate Easter!!

For those of you in the area, please be sure to stop by and stock up on Easter favorites like Mighty Malts Speckled Eggs and other classic candies, such as Necco Wafers, Clark Bars, Mary Janes and Sky Bars! There will even be a small “make your own mix” candy buffet. Don’t miss out!

Dates:                 Sunday March 24th– Saturday March 30th

Location:           NECCO World Headquarters
                                  135 American Legion Highway, Revere, MA

Time:                  Daily, 10:00AM – 4:00 PM

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Room to Grow, a Boston charity whose mission is to enrich the lives of children born into poverty through their first three years of development.

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Please stop by and celebrate Easter with your favorite childhood sweets and help us support a wonderful cause!

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UPDATED: NECCO Candy Store to Open Sunday due to Blizzard!

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Despite a strong blizzard headed towards to NECCO today, the candy store will still open, but will be delayed ONE day until Sunday. Hours will still be 10AM-4PM, daily!

Please stop by starting on SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10th and celebrate Valentine’s Day with your favorite sweets!

Stock up on your Valentine’s Day gifts: including Sweethearts and other classic candies, such as Necco Wafers, Clark Bars, Mary Janes and Sky Bars! There will even be a small “make your own mix” candy buffet and exclusive Vanilla Sweethearts which aren’t available in stores!

Don’t miss out!

Dates:               Sunday February 10th–Thursday February 14th

Location:           NECCO World Headquarters
135 American Legion Highway, Revere, MA

Time:                   Daily, 10:00AM – 4:00 PM

What: 
NECCO Wafers,  Chocolate NECCO Wafers, Mary Janes, Sky Bar,
Clark Bars, Clark Bites, Candy Buttons, Squirrel Nut Zippers,
Nonpareils, Chocolate Covered Raisins and Peanuts, Sweethearts,
Dazzled Sweethearts, Banana Splits, Mint Juleps, Mighty Malts,
Tropical NECCO Wafers, Haviland Thin Mints

All proceeds from store sales will be donated to Room to Grow, a Boston charity whose mission is to enrich the lives of children born into poverty through their first three years of development. Please stop by and celebrate Valentine’s Day with your favorite childhood sweets!

Likes us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for updates, photos and more!

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Just a small portion of what will be available… be sure to stop by and share this with friends and family!

NECCO Candy Store to Open for First Time in Years!

NeccoClassicLogoNECCO will be opening their candy store to the public for the first time in years for Valentine’s Day! Stop by and stock up on Sweethearts and other classic candies, such as Necco Wafers, Clark Bars, Mary Janes and Sky Bars! There will even be a small “make your own mix” candy buffet and exclusive Vanilla Sweethearts which aren’t available in stores!

Don’t miss out!

Dates:               Saturday February 9th–Thursday February 14th

Location:           NECCO World Headquarters
                                  135 American Legion Highway, Revere, MA

Time:                   Daily, 10:00AM – 4:00 PM

What: 
NECCO Wafers,  Chocolate NECCO Wafers, Mary Janes, Sky Bar,
Clark Bars, Clark Bites, Candy Buttons, Squirrel Nut Zippers,
Nonpareils, Chocolate Covered Raisins and Peanuts, Sweethearts,
Dazzled Sweethearts, Banana Splits, Mint Juleps, Mighty Malts,
Tropical NECCO Wafers, Haviland Thin Mints

All proceeds from store sales will be donated to Room to Grow, a Boston charity whose mission is to enrich the lives of children born into poverty through their first three years of development. Please stop by and celebrate Valentine’s Day with your favorite childhood sweets!

Likes us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for updates, photos and more!

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Just a small portion of what will be available… be sure to stop by and share this with friends and family!

EMARC Tucker Gala

Monday evening, NECCO had the pleasure of appearing as one of the select few vendors at EMARC’s  18th Annual Tucker Gala held at the lovely Peabody Marriot!  EMARC is a wonderful charity organization which provides programs and support to both people  with developmental disabilities and also their families. They strive to empower these individuals and help them build better lives.

We were extremely fortunate to have been invited to have a table right outside the ballroom at the event. Alongside many other local Massachusetts companies, we served treats to all of the wonderful attendees throughout the evening.

We brought a mix of our many candies, from Sky Bar to Slap Stix to NECCO Wafers and most everything in between! Throughout the night, the guests shared wonderful stories about their lifetime experiences with NECCO candies. It was a pleasure to be greeted frequently with bright smiles and happy memories!

While we reminded guests that we  proudly still make all of their childhood favorites like Mary Janes and Candy Buttons, we also took this time to introduce some new NECCO initiatives!

To satisfy each attendee’s sweet tooth, we brought along one of our newest candies: Tropical NECCO Wafers. It was so great to see the excitement that the not-yet-released candy created as guests reacted to the bold, fruity flavors. We even had several repeat customers come back to our table for a second [and third ;-) ] sample! We cannot wait for all of our fans to get to try them soon!

In addition to our Tropical NECCO Wafers, we also brought along some samples of our classic assorted NECCO Wafers and Sweethearts… but with a catch. =) These particular candies had some extra special text printed on them, such as “Tucker Gala” and “Emarc,” to display our newest venture: customized candies!!  In one week, on November 12th, we will be launching a new web-store exclusively for customizing NECCO Wafers and Sweethearts with both print and some imagery: a perfect gift for so many occasions. More info will be released soon; we are very excited!

Again, we were so happy to participate in EMARC’s Tucker Gala, a time honored tradition which benefits such a wonderful organization that positively impacts our community through its hard work and caring initiatives. We are fortunate to have a relationship with this organization, and we are looking forward to the future!

Cervizzi’s Martial Arts Academy Tournament

On Sunday we spent the day at Cervizzi’s Martial Arts Academy‘s Superstar Challenge Tournament in Peabody, MA. The event began in the morning and stretched through to the early afternoon as dedicated competitors exhibited their extensive training in a wonderful showcase of their abilities. Over a hundred athletes participated in the event, and they were accompanied by many happy friends and family! The atmosphere of so many individuals who are incredibly loyal to their craft and the community it builds  was wonderful to experience.

NECCO was fortunate to participate by serving the crowd at the tournament. We brought a mix of our favorite sweets to fuel both the competitors and their supporters throughout the day.

Though we brought the candy, many of the guests definitely brought the cheer! The smiles and laughs upon seeing the sweets, especially from the littlest competitors, was wonderful to see and a reflection of this great tournament!

In addition to the classic candies we brought (Slap Stix, NECCO Wafers, Candy Buttons, and Banana Splits) we also treated guests to one of newest and most exciting candy creations: Tropical NECCO Wafers! We heard such great reactions to the bold, delicious fruity flavors that we just can’t wait until everyone gets a chance to try them!

In the end, we were so fortunate to have had the chance to appear at Cervizzi’s Martial Arts Academy’s tournament. The community was extremely welcoming and kind, and we were proud to serve them a mix of our favorite candies. Thanks to all who participated!

PRU BOO

On Sunday, NECCO attended The Shops at Prudential Center‘s PRU BOO. Families filled The Prudential Center, many fully dressed in costume, for a fun-filled day of trick-or-treating, holiday crafts and loads of Halloween excitement!

Children could trick-or-treat from store to store, stocking up on irresistible NECCO Sweets. All of the proceeds raised from trick-or-treat bag sales went directly to benefit the Room to Grow charity, an organization whose mission is to enrich the lives of children born into poverty during their first three years of development.

NECCO was proud to participate in such a positive community event alongside many other wonderful local organizations. Zipcar Boston was also a big part of PRU BOO. One of their Fiats were on display. An artist even took some of our NECCO candies (NECCO Wafers, Mary Janes and Candy Buttons) and decorated the tiny car! Talk about a SWEET ride! ;-)

We were very excited to not only provide candy for the little ones but to also participate in some of the crafting fun! We had a booth set up at the Food Court to greet the little princesses, super heroes, critters, and all of the other costumed cuties running around the Pru.

Guests were invited to take some of our spare NECCO Wafers and glue them onto colorful construction paper or onto a pumpkin template. The result was hours full of smiles, laughs and some amazingly creative designs! [Oh, and a little bit of a mess too... but that's how you know you had a great time, right? ;-) ]

One of our little friends made this beautiful, colorful creation! She took her time to perfectly place each NECCO Wafer until she created her masterpiece!

We even had a happy pumpkin made for us! Now just look at that Jack-o-Lantern smile!

A few ghosts made appearances as well!

And one of favorite creations was this amazing NECCO Wafer bat! It was an awesome display of creativity from an amazing young artist!

In the end, PRU BOO was a major success. It was an honor to not only be a part of a day filled with Halloween fun but also connect with our community in the Boston area. We cannot wait to continue this in the future!

Haunted Biz Baz in Salem, MA!

NECCO headed to Salem, MA on October 6th and 7th for the Salem Chamber of Commerce’s Haunted Biz Baz! It was a two day street fair filled with over a hundred vendors sharing their greatest Halloween and crafting creations!

We brought along two of our favorite Halloween sweets: Zombie Food and Clark Wicked Mix!  Zombie Food is our brand new spooky mix of milk chocolate covered brains, hearts and feet filled with OOZY red caramel. The Clark Wicked Mix features an assortment of Milk and Dark Chocolate Clark Bars as well as Clark Coconut Bars!

Over the course of two days, we met thousands of enthusiastic guests who were in historic Salem, MA looking to kick off October and the Halloween season.  Our booth was stationed across the street from a longstanding historical house that attracted a lot of fun attention from the guests.

Throughout the day, we met amazing people and some phenomenal characters. Even some Zombies showed up to gnaw on Zombie Food!

Our time spent in Salem was truly fantastic! The reactions to Zombie Food were so much fun to see and hear, and there were also many attendees who had fun reminiscing about the first Clark Bar they ate years ago! It was a blast to decorate our booth and proudly display two of our seasonal favorites for such wonderful fans to indulge upon as they shopped and smiled the days away!

Phantom Gourmet Food Festival!

Last weekend on September 30th NECCO attended the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival. It was located on Lansdowne Street next to historic Fenway Park in Boston. We had a wonderful spot just behind the giant centerfield video scoreboard.

The day started out rainy, and we were a little nervous about the turnout. However, slowly as time passed, the rain drops became fewer and farther between, and once the gates opened, the Phantom Faithful filled the streets with their hungry bellies and amazing enthusiasm for local food favorites!

With a month to go until Halloween, we brought our newest and spookiest NECCO sweet for the guests to try: Zombie Food! It’s a deliciously tempting mix of milk chocolate covered brains, hearts and feet filled with oozy red caramel!

The Phantom Gourmet Food Festival features many food vendors from the New England area. Each booth proudly served some of their most delicious and creative dishes. You couldn’t walk 5 feet down Lansdowne without hearing or saying “YUM!” We were proud to set up our booth alongside these great companies!

We got creative to keep the Zombie Food dry, fresh and ready for the thousands of awesome, and very hungry, guests!

In the end, the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival was a great success! We couldn’t be more thankful to have been chosen to attend, so that we could share our candy with the guests. We had fun hearing the reactions  which ranged from “Oh, that looks grossly delicious!” to “Braaaaaainsssss!” and so many more hilarious similar variations in between.

We gave all the Zombie Food we brought with us away to all of the suddenly “undead” guests! We can’t wait to hopefully be back again at Phantom Gourmet’s Food Festival next year!