In 2019, the first time since 1901, conversation hearts weren’t on sale for Valentine’s Day. Necco, the creating company, had gone out of business, and the new owners couldn’t get production going in time.
The new owners are the Spangler Candy Company. Did they get it together? The answer is . . . kind of.
One, they say they didn’t have the production capacity to make ENOUGH. So their plan is to stock the big chains, like CVS and Walgreens, but smaller and more regional chains could get limited supplies or none at all.
And two, they say the equipment that prints the words on the conversation hearts BROKE and they couldn’t fix it completely . . . so your bag of hearts is going to have a lot of BLANKS, or just red splotches where the words would normally be.
Sweethearts candy is back — just in time for Valentine’s Day. But after a change in ownership, you might notice a few differences. https://t.co/XeYDaRgTUQ
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 16, 2020