Got something sweet to say? For 116 years, many Valentine’s Day presents have included candy Sweethearts. These treats are more popular than chocolate during the Valentine’s Day season. NECCO, the company that makes Sweethearts, produces 2 billion candy hearts each year.
The company has updated the sayings on its hearts to reflect changing times. Some messages, like “Kandy Krush” and “Pugs & Kittens,” are new. Others, like “Fax Me,” have been retired. Classics like “Be Mine” and “Kiss Me” have been in circulation since NECCO started making them in 1902!