The Stark Candy Company, originally the Howard B. Stark Company, was a candy manufacturer founded in 1939, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
[1] It was a competitor to Necco and manufactured products including candy hearts,[2] candy raisins,[2] Mary Janes,[3] peanut butter kisses,[3] salt water taffy,[3] and candy cigarettes.
Stark moved from Milwaukee to Pewaukee in 1960.
In 2008, Necco announced the Stark plant would close.
[4] Candy raisins were discontinued after the company was purchased by Necco, sparking a consumer backlash.