Mary Jane is an old-fashioned peanut butter- and molasses-flavored taffy-type candy. Originally made in 1914 by Robert O. Lord's candy manufacturing company, he named it after his favorite aunt. Lord sold his company to the Charles N. Miller Company in the Depression. It was then made by Stark Candy Company.Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat - Andrew F. Smith
p. 442. It was later manufactured by

Necco Necco (or NECCO ) was an American manufacturer of candy created in 1901 as the New England Confectionery Company through the merger of several small confectionery companies located in the Greater Boston area, with ancestral companies dating b ...

starting in 2008 following their acquisition of Stark Candy. Charles Miller initially made candy in his kitchen in what was once the home of

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. It has featured the same "little girl" illustration on its wrappers since its inception. Mary Jane candies were produced by Necco at The New England Confectionery Co. in Revere, Massachusetts, until their 2018 bankruptcy, when Mary Janes and the company's other candy brands were auctioned off. No potential buyer was immediately found for Mary Janes. As Necco's purchaser,

Spangler Candy Company The Spangler Candy Company is a privately owned international confectioner that has been manufacturing and marketing candy since 1906. Headquartered in Bryan, Ohio, Spangler's products include lollipops, candy canes, and marshmallow circus peanut ...

thus retained the brand, but with no plans to make the candy. In October 2019, it was announced that the

Atkinson Candy Company The Atkinson Candy Company is a candy company based in Lufkin, Texas, best known for producing the Chick-O-Stick. History Atkinson Candy Company is a private company founded in 1932 by B.E. Atkinson, Sr., and his wife, Mabel C. Atkinson. It s ...

would make and sell Mary Janes starting in 2020 under a licensing agreement with Spangler.

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