Sudbury's Duck Soup Saves Sky Candy Bar

SUDBURY, MA- Sky Bar chocolate bar lives on after it was acquired by Sudbury's Duck Soup.

The candy bar was previously owned by New England Confectionary Company (“NECCO”), one of the oldest candy companies in the country. When NECCO went out of business last year, its assets were split up and sold, some of them at auction. Most of the candy brands were sold to established confectioners, but there was no news of the outcome or whereabouts of the iconic Sky Bar- until now.

The brand was purchased by the owner of Duck Soup, a gourmet food store in Sudbury. In a press release from Duck Soup by Businesswire, owner Louise Mawhinney said “Like so many others, I was watching the evolving events at NECCO with dismay. I couldn’t believe that Sky Bar would never be produced again,” said Mawhinney, who placed the winning bid at auction for the bar. “I placed a bid and I must admit I was stunned to suddenly become the owner of the brand. However, we believe we have found a way to start small-batch production and make Sky Bar available once more. It’s very exciting. While we have not yet finalized all the details, we hope that we will be able to produce the Sky Bar that everyone knows and loves."

Duck Soup has been working with Jeff Green, formerly NECCO’s Vice President of Research and Development, and a 33 year NECCO veteran.“Thanks to Jeff, we have a plan for production. Our goal is to be up and running later this year. We will keep everyone posted as events unfold,” said Louise.

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Photo Credit: Duck Soup