Whether You Call Them “Sweethearts” Or “Conversation Hearts,” The History Of How These Classic Valentine’s Day Candies Came To Be Involves Pharmaceuticals And America’s First Candy Machine

Then, in 1902, the first heart-shaped candies were created, and they were a smashing success.

The idea was so successful, in fact, that over the following 100 years, other smaller candy companies started to offer products based on similar premises. But, after Necco acquired Stark Candy Company in 1990, the company reportedly became “the leading manufacturer of conversation hearts.”

And today, Necco continues to produce about eight billion candy hearts every single year. Talk about a lot of “BE MINE” and “UR CUTE.”

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