McKeesport company has solution to shortage of candy hearts

By JIM BUSCH

For the MV Independent

America has a heart problem  — a candy heart problem — but a Mon Valley company has the cure.

Media outlets from the New York Times to the major television networks have reported on the nationwide shortage of Valentine’s Day Conversation Hearts. The popular heart-shaped candies imprinted with messages like “Be Mine,” or “Luv U” have been a Valentine’s Day tradition for decades. 

The makers of these sweet, crunchy treats, the New England Confection Company (NECCO), were forced to close their factory earlier this year. Though another firm purchased the rights and the recipe for Valentine Conversation Hearts, they did not have time to get them into production for this year’s holiday. 

But if your Valentine’s Day plans include wooing your beloved with these sweet treats, there’s no reason to worry. You can still find them in McKeesport.

McKeesport Candy Company and its sister firm, CandyFavorites.com have been shipping conversation hearts to candy lovers from coast to coast for weeks and still have plenty in stock. 

To read the rest of this story, please see a copy of Monday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-0035 to subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at https://e.monvalleyindependent.com.