The company that once rescued the Twinkies brand is now taking over the maker of Necco Wafers. The family business of billionaire Dean Metropoulos announced Friday it paid $17.3 million for the New England Confectionery Co. It's a surprise ending to a federal bankruptcy auction that initially left Necco to an Ohio company. Metropoulos' firm previously bought Twinkies maker Hostess out of bankruptcy in 2013.