Shoppers race to get their hands on popular Christmas chocolate spotted on shelves at a major supermarket
Eagle-eyed shoppers have spotted pouches of Quality Street chocolates on the shelves in Asda.
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Shoppers have raced to get their hands on Quality Street Favourites pouches
The pouches of Quality Street Favourites cost £3.50 for a 334g bag.
Every pouch contains just a few flavours of Quality Street chocolate, helping to avoid leaving unwanted sweets at the bottom of your tin.
Among the flavours on offer are Mixed Cremes and a Golden Selection.
Shoppers have taken to social media to voice their excitement at spotting the popular treats.
One person took to Facebook to share the news and said: 'Things are getting festive at Asda.'
A second person commented and said: 'I love christmas so it's perfect, just waiting for the Christmas decorations in The Range.'
While a third added: 'Might try and get some of these for our pick n mix table xx.'
But not everyone was excited about spotting Christmas treats in stores so early in the year.
One disgruntled person said: 'In July??'
While another added: 'Oh crikey.'
It's not the only Quality Street treat on offer in Asda.
The supermarket also brought back the Green Triangle-inspired sharing bar after two years.
It costs £3.50 for an 84g bar and it has the flavours of the iconic Green Triangle, which is usually found in Quality Street tins.
The bars landed on shelves in 2023 but were axed just a year later.
Why are products axed or recipes changed?
ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders.
Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether.
They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.
There are several reasons why this could be done.
For example, government regulation, like the "sugar tax," forces firms to change their recipes.
Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs.
They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable.
For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018.
It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version.
Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year.
Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks.
While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.
Meanwhile, Asda is also selling festive Dairy Milk Winter Wonderland chocolate bars.
The milk and white chocolate bar contains Christmas tree-shaped pieces and is described as 'perfect for a stocking filler or a little treat at Christmas time' by Cadbury.
It costs £1.64 for a 100g bar.
The supermarket is also selling Terry's Chocolate Orange Segsations, which contain five delicious flavours.
The bags weigh 360g and cost £3.50.
More chocolate news
The Quality Street bar isn't the only popular treat to return to supermarkets.
Mars recently brought back its White Chocolate Maltesers after 11 years off shelves.
Plus more chocolates are launching in supermarkets.
Cadbury has released a new Dairy Milk Iced Latte flavour in the UK.
The bar combines classic Dairy Milk chocolate with a creamy coffee filling and crunchy biscuit pieces.
Cadbury also recently brought out a White Dipped Twirl that is a mix of milk and white chocolate.
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