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Daily Record
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
5 scrumptious chocolate bars you can't get any more after one icon made a comeback
Milky Way Crispy Rolls returned to stores this year after being axed in 2022, but some other popular treats have never made it back. Chocolate fans were delighted earlier this year after a popular snack returned to shelves three years after being discontinued. Shoppers stocked up on Milky Way Crispy Rolls as they returned to UK supermarkets in February. After the tasty treat was axed in 2022, sparking outrage and even petitions to bring it back, foodies were taking no chances of losing out again and made sure they packed their cupboards with cylindrical wafer snacks. But some chocoholics have been left with a bittersweet taste in their mouths, as the return of the crispy rolls reminds them of certain other fan favourites that have been discontinued over the years and sadly never made it back to our stores. And much like the Milky Way wafer spin-off, many of these are quirky versions of more classic confections. That may be why they don't last forever, but it doesn't stop Brits moaning about it, The Mirror reports. Over the years, we have certainly lost some of the finest examples of offshoot chocolate bars. And while we can't list them all, below are five of the very best that are gone but not forgotten. Mars Delight While Milky Way's wafery treat has made its return, the same can't be said for the Mars Delight. The scrumptious confection contained the filling of a normal Mars bar, but it was spiralled around a crispy wafer and covered in chocolate. This lighter version of the classic bar was a proper fan favourite. One person, posting on X, formerly Twitter, said: 'Feel like pure s***, just want Mars Delight back.' Cadbury Snowflake Flakes are not only a tasty treat, they're also a challenge. It can sometimes feel less about eating and more about trying to stop it crumbling all over your clothes. But it's usually worth the risk for the delicious delicacy, and when Cadbury put a white-chocolate spin on it with the Snowflake - it definitely was. The popular bar even featured in a celebrity wedding. TV presenter Anthea Turner and businessman Grant Bovey posed with the chocolate bar for a photoshoot with OK! magazine on their big day in 2000. A Cadbury spokesperson admitted the company had supplied the chocolates to the happy couple but had not insisted that they were included in photos. The couple divorced in 2015. Taz Okay, okay. We know that a Taz bar is basically just a caramel Freddo and those are still available. But who wants a second version of the frog on their chocolate wrapper when they could get an iconic Looney Tunes character?! The spluttering, spinning, short-tempered cartoon character disappeared from the Cadbury chocolate and was replaced by a re-skinned Freddo. To us, they'll always be Taz bars. Wonka Bars Originally thought up to tie in with the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, there was a time around the Johnny Depp movie when you could buy real-life Wonka bars. They looked pretty much like the ones from the film with their bright pink colour and bold branding. They also came in a variety of different flavours. They were axed due to dwindling popularity and have since been replaced in the quirky chocolate bar stakes by Cadbury's outlandish Marvellous Creations bars, which have been a suitable substitute. But there was something pretty magical about feeling like you'd received a chocolate bar from Willy Wonka himself, even if it didn't come with a golden ticket. Terry's Pyramint Picture a Terry's Chocolate Orange with the taste of an After Eight, mixed with the aesthetic of The Crystal Maze. Confused? We're not surprised. The Pyramint might not even be classed as a chocolate bar. And it's probably not first in line for a return to stories, but its unique style gets it a place on this list ahead of other, more established favourites. According to food website Delish, the Pyramint was discontinued due to falling demand. Admittedly it's not hard to see why, but a place in snack folklore is the least it deserves. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!
The Guardian
19-04-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes'
Mars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree's Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard. The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free shopping, but will be discontinued in the UK. A spokesperson for Mondelēz, the company that produces Toblerone, said it made the 'difficult decision' to discontinue its 360g dark chocolate bar because of 'changing tastes'. 'While we understand that this may be disappointing for some consumers, we continue to invest in Toblerone,' they added. They did not say whether the product would be discontinued outside the UK. The announcement comes as the UK enters the Easter bank holiday weekend, when chocolate sales usually soar. By Friday afternoon, the bar was out of stock on the Waitrose website as social media users urged people to stock up. The bar is believed to be a portmanteau of the surname of the bar's inventor, Theodor Tobler, and torrone, a toasted-almond nougat confection typical of Christmas traditions in south-western Europe. This is not the first time it has grabbed the headlines. In 2023 Mondelēz said the image of the Matterhorn mountain peak would be removed from Toblerone packaging after some production was moved outside Switzerland. In 2016 it increased the gaps between the triangular chocolate chunks. This is by no means the first time that chocolate connoisseurs have seen their favourite bars removed from supermarket shelves. Last year, Nestlé confirmed that it was 'taking away' Breakaway bars from food production lines. The Swiss food firm said it discontinued the bar because of dwindling sales of the one-time lunch-box staple. Milky Way Crispy Rolls were discontinued in 2022 to the dismay of many but, earlier this year, Mars reintroduced the product and new variations of the chocolate-wafer bar including Bounty and Twix versions. The end of the dark chocolate Toblerone comes as consumers have found a taste for 'Dubai chocolate', a chocolate bar containing a filling of pistachio cream and toasted knafeh, a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made from shredded filo. Lindor recently released its own version of the viral treat, priced at £10 a bar. Lidl has also launched a more affordable take on the nutty chocolate at £4.99 each. Shoppers queued outside Lidl stores around the country to buy one of the supermarket's bars and they reportedly sold out within hours. The news also comes amid rising cocoa prices, which reached a record high in December. The price of chocolate rose by 13.6% in the year to March, according to Office for National Statistics figures. Some consumers have complained about soaring Easter egg prices, with some having risen by as much as 50% compared to last year according to a Which? investigation. Many products have not only gone up in price, but have also shrunk in size. The Which? investigation found that the price of a white chocolate Twix Easter egg from Tesco had increased from £5 to £6 year-on-year. It also shrank from 316g to 258g. In terms of price per 100g, this constitutes a rise of 47%. The consumer group also found that a five-pack of mixed 200g Cadbury Creme Eggs bought at Morrisons had increased from £2.62 last year to £4 this year.
The Guardian
18-04-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Toblerone to be discontinued in the UK due to ‘changing tastes'
Mars Delight, Cadbury's Dream, and Rowntree's Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the years, and now after almost six decades the dark chocolate Toblerone is joining them in the confectionery graveyard. The triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar is a staple of supermarkets and airport duty-free shopping, but will be discontinued in the UK. A spokesperson for Mondelēz, the company that produces Toblerone, said it made the 'difficult decision' to discontinue its 360g dark chocolate bar because of 'changing tastes'. 'While we understand that this may be disappointing for some consumers, we continue to invest in Toblerone,' they added. They did not say whether the product would be discontinued outside the UK. The announcement comes as the UK enters the Easter bank holiday weekend, when chocolate sales usually soar. By Friday afternoon, the bar was out of stock on the Waitrose website as social media users urged people to stock up. The bar is believed to be a portmanteau of the surname of the bar's inventor, Theodor Tobler, and torrone, a toasted-almond nougat confection typical of Christmas traditions in south-western Europe. This is not the first time it has grabbed the headlines. In 2023 Mondelēz said the image of the Matterhorn mountain peak would be removed from Toblerone packaging after some production was moved outside Switzerland. Before that in 2016 it increased the gaps between the triangular chocolate chunks. This is by no means the first time that chocolate connoisseurs have seen their favourite bars removed from supermarket shelves. Last year, Nestlé confirmed that it was 'taking away' Breakaway bars from food production lines. The Swiss food firm said it discontinued the bar because of dwindling sales of the one-time lunch box staple. Milky Way Crispy Rolls were discontinued in 2022 to the dismay of many but, earlier this year, Mars reintroduced the product and new variations of the chocolate-wafer bar including Bounty and Twix versions. The end of the dark chocolate Toblerone comes as consumers have found an affinity for 'Dubai chocolate', a chocolate bar containing a filling of pistachio cream and toasted knafeh, a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made from shredded filo. Lindor recently released its own version of the viral treat, priced at £10 a bar. Lidl has also launched a more affordable take on the nutty chocolate at £4.99 each. Shoppers queued outside Lidl stores around the country to buy one of the supermarket's bars and they reportedly sold out within hours. The news also comes amid rising cocoa prices, which reached a record high in December. The price of chocolate rose by 13.6% in the year to March, according to Office for National Statistics figures. Some consumers have complained about soaring Easter egg prices, with some having risen by as much as 50% compared to last year according to a Which? investigation. Many products have not only gone up in price, but have also shrunk in size. The Which? investigation found that the price of a white chocolate Twix Easter egg from Tesco had increased from £5 to £6 year-on-year. It also shrank from 316g to 258g. In terms of price per 100g, this constitutes a rise of 47%. The consumer group also found that a five-pack of mixed 200g Cadbury Creme Eggs bought at Morrisons had increased from £2.62 last year to £4 this year.
