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Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fans delighted as popular chocolate treat returns to shelves after more than a decade away
White chocolate lovers everywhere are overjoyed that the wait is finally over. After years of clamouring, petitions and sweet-toothed pleas from fans across the country, white chocolate Maltesers are officially making a triumphant return. The cult-favourite snack, known for its white chocolate coating wrapped around the crunchy centre, will be back in UK shops from June 16, 2025. This time it's available in treat bag, single and sharing bag formats. Originally launched back in 2003, white chocolate Maltesers became an instant hit with chocolate lovers seeking something creamier. But in a move that baffled fans, the product disappeared from shelves in 2014, sparking years of nostalgic cravings and social media pleas. Devotees never gave up hope. Mars Wrigley, the company behind the beloved brand, says it has been inundated with requests ever since. Comments like 'Bring back white Maltesers!' and 'We're all crazy about Maltesers at our house - have you thought about doing a white chocolate version?' have been echoing across the internet for years. Now, the wishes of a loyal fan base have been granted. In a nod to the growing popularity of white chocolate in the UK, Mars Wrigley has confirmed the comeback many have been dreaming of. A spokesperson for the confectionery giant said: 'We're delighted to bring Maltesers White Chocolate back for the passionate fans who have been anticipating their return for years. 'Maltesers is all about encouraging people to look on the light side of life, and so definitely try them if you've not done so before.' The updated version stays true to what fans adored the first time around - the signature malty crunch encased in a silky chocolate shell. It's sweet, light, nostalgic and, according to Mars Wrigley, it's everything fans loved but with a fresh glow-up. The buzz around the product's return has been building for months, with online petitions and social media campaigns urging the company to listen to the masses. One X user declared: 'Bring back white chocolate Maltesers.' For years, chocolate lovers have lamented the absence of the white chocolate Maltesers online Another fan revealed: 'Had a dream last night that white chocolate Maltesers were back and I bought a whole crate of them.' A third said: 'They need to bring the white Maltesers back, the world went downhill when these disappeared.' One person wrote: 'They really need to bring back the white chocolate Maltesers, they were amazing.' Maltesers, for the uninitiated, are round balls of malted milk coated in a thin layer of chocolate. They were first launched in 1937 by Forrest Mars Sr, an American entrepreneur whose sweet vision forever changed the chocolate world. Initially released in the UK, Maltesers were originally marketed to 'dieting women' as a lighter alternative to heavier chocolate bars - a clever bit of branding that helped turn them into a household name. Today, the humble Malteser has become a global phenomenon, winning fans across Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. And while the original milk chocolate variety remains a classic, the brand hasn't shied away from innovation in recent years. In 2022, a dark chocolate version of Maltesers hit the market to rave reviews. Meanwhile, the Maltesers Bunnies, often a seasonal favourite at Easter, have earned a devoted following of their own - available both individually and in Mini Bunnies bags. Still, it's the white chocolate version that has arguably inspired the most impassioned pleas. In 2017, a fan even launched a petition to bring them back, hoping to rally 2,500 supporters to the cause. By March, 2024, the campaign had gathered 1,637 signatures - not quite the target, but clearly enough to make Mars Wrigley sit up and take notice. Whether you're rekindling your affair with the long-lost snack or trying it for the first time, the return of the sweet treat will be a highlight of the summer snack season.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Lidl reveals new viral Dubai chocolate product that shoppers will go mad for
LIDL shoppers will be delighted as a new Dubai-style chocolate product will be hitting stores in days. The bargain supermarket's Dubai-style chocolate bars were a sell-out hit that had shoppers queuing to get a taste - and now Lidl is launching a tasty chocolate pistachio spread. The Sun can exclusively reveal the new Della Sante Dubai-Style Chocolate Cream spread will be landing on shelves in a week's time on May 29. The tasty treat is a blend of smooth chocolate, sweet cream, salty pistachio and crisp Kadayfi pastry for an added crunch. It combines the flavours of the insanely popular Dubai chocolate but in spreadable form. That means you can slather it on toast, pile it onto pancakes, dip fruit in it or even spoon it from the jar. You'll be able to get it in Lidl stores across the country. It will cost £3.99 for Lidl Plus members or £4.99 for non-members. Lidl has said it will be available "while stocks last" - so you may want to get in quick. The supermarket is expecting the spread to be extremely popular so it's limiting purchases to three per customer. When Lidl launched its Dubai-style chocolate bar back in March, shoppers were queuing outside shops to get a taste. The Sun spotted a queue outside the Gosport, Hampshire, store at 8am with shoppers eagerly waiting for the doors to open. Chocolate fans have been going crazy for supermarket dupes of the expensive Dubai chocolate bars and they've been going viral on social media. Lidl's version was the cheapest when it was brought out at £3.99. Before it arrived in stores, the chocolate bar had been available on Lidl's TikTok Shop. It wasn't around for long though as it sold out in a mere 84 minutes. Which other shops have released Dubai-style chocs? Numerous supermarkets and bargain stores have been jumping on the Dubai-style chocolate trend. One of the most-anticipated was the M&S version, which it turned out was a new take on the viral Big Daddy chocolate bar. The Big Daddy Pistachio is on the pricier end, costing £8.50 for a big 280g bar. Similarly posh supermarket Waitrose also released a version for £10. Despite the price, it was so popular the retailer had to impose a two-bar limit on shoppers. Iceland is selling two different bars: the Nelino Dubai-Style Chocolate (£2 for 62g) and Bolci Dubai Chocolate (£5 for 100g). Bolci's Turkish-made treat is also available at Morrisons. Meanwhile Home Bargains is selling Dubai Chocolate Cookies for the bargain price of £1.25. How to save money on chocolate We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs... Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars. Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere. Websites like let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal. Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced. They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged. Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar. So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Discontinued Mars chocolate coming to back to UK shelves in weeks after 11 years
MARS has announced the comeback of a beloved snack that has not been seen on shelves in over 10 years. The choc brand has told shoppers that white chocolate Maltesers will be making a return this summer. The snack is expected to return to supermarkets and independent stores on the 16 June, giving fans less than a month to wait. And you can expect to see the delight in both fun sized and sharing brands. It comes after shoppers have been pleading with the brand for years to bring the treat back. The treat first launched in 2003 but was axed over a decade ago. Since then social media has been flooded with pleas from shoppers to bring the choc back. Including comments from punters who said the creamy honeycomb bites were the "best thing" they have ever had. Others said
The Sun
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Chocolate fans convinced iconic treat is returning 11 years since it was discontinued as they say it ‘better be true!'
CHOCOLATE lovers are convinced that an iconic treat, last discounted 11 years ago, could be making a comeback on the shelves. TikToker Minstrel Munches has sparked a buzz on social media, claiming a much-loved snack launched in 2003 might be returning to stores. 1 White chocolate Maltesers were originally launched as a seasonal product, but became so popular that they began being sold all year round. However, due to low sales, they were discontinued, leaving many chocolate fans devastated. Yet in a recent TikTok, the social media foodie claimed the beloved sweet treat is set to make a comeback this summer. She said: "They are coming back. They are expected to be released in the middle of June or the start of July." Minstrel Munches wasn't the only social media account to share the news. The popular Food Finds UK Official Facebook group also claimed that white chocolate Maltesers are set to make a comeback. The post received hundreds of likes and comments from chocolate fans expressing excitement about the potential return. One user wrote: "OMG this better be true." "Yum can't wait", another commented. While a third said: "Oh my god, our prayers have been answered." Why and when were White Maltesers discontinued? White Maltesers were discontinued in 2014. They were pulled from shelves 11 years after they first launched in 2003. It's not a want but a need!' chocolate fans say as they rush to M&S to snap up Easter egg that's perfect for biscuit lovers White Maltesers were originally launched as a seasonal product but became so popular that they began being sold all year round. It has been reported that they were discontinued due low sales but many chocolate lovers were devastated to see the end of their run. In 2017 a petition was started to bring the sweet treat back. The petition's creator had hoped to garner 2,500 signatures of support but as of March 2024 only 1,637 had signed the campaign. Where can you buy discontinued chocolate bars? Here's where you can pick up the Breakaway, Caramac, Milky Way Crispy Rolls and Yorkie biscuit bars. Breakaway bars are still going for packs of eight in some stores, check out: Iceland - £1 Sainsbury's - £1.25 Tesco - £1.25 Caramac bars will be tough to find as they go viral as soon as they are spotted, try: Iceland - £1.25 (packs of three) Sainsbury's - 75p single bar B&M - £1.25 (packs of three) Yorkie biscuit bars are still stocked in quite a few supermarkets, check out: Ocado - £1.25 single bar Tesco - £1.25 single bar Asda - £1.25 single bar Fan favourite Milky Way Crispy Rolls have been spotted in stores despite being discontinued back in 2022. Head to: Poundland - price varies Home Bargains - 79p single ba
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Chocolate lovers rejoice as Cadbury's 'best ever' bar that was discontinued 17 years ago is spotted in shops
Sweet-toothed shoppers have expressed their delight at seeing a previously discontinued chocolate bar back on the shelves. Cadbury Dairy Milk Shortcake Biscuit chocolate bars were discontinued in the UK in 2008. But now fans of the treat have revealed that they've spotted it in B&M stores across the nation. One shopper took to the Newfoodsuk group on Facebook to share their find with other lovers of the treat. Posting an image of the bar, they simply wrote: 'Cadbury Shortcake Biscuit Dairy Milk Bar spotted at B&M Stores.' People took to the comments section to share their opinions on the snack, with many expressing how much they like it. One wrote: 'If you ever see these [drooling emoji] they were the best ever chocolate.' 'This was my favourite,' said another. Meanwhile, a third wrote in conversation with a friend: 'These where the best I told you about them before.' In a similar vein, another added: 'I used to love this! I'm glad they brought it back.' A further chocolate fan said: 'Oh I used to love this one in the early 2000s! I missed it so much.' 'That was my favourite one out of all of them,' another excited Facebook user revealed. And another enthusiastic Facebook user wrote: 'This was the best, we need to buy some!' A spokesperson for Mondelēz International (which owns Cadbury) said that Dairy Milk Slices Shortcake Biscuit is not sold directly in the UK by Cadbury, so the bars in B&M have come from 'another market' (thought to be Australia). They added: 'We discontinued the similar Cadbury Dairy Milk Shortcake Biscuit bar in the UK in 2008 and we have no current plans to bring the product back. 'However, we have plenty of other delicious bars with a little crunch for consumers to choose from, such as the recently launched Cadbury Dairy Milk Biscoff bar and our Cadbury Dairy Milk & More range.' It comes after a Cadbury 's chocolate bar that was discontinued has been spotted on sale. Eagle-eyed shoppers have seen the Crispello, which features a mix of wafer and chocolate, on sale for 49p at B&M. When the bar was originally launched in 2012, it marked the confectionary giant's first new option since the 1990s. It was created by Cadbury after industry research at the time showed that annual sales of single chocolate bars had fallen by some 6.6 per cent in a market worth around £800million a year. The Crispello, which has 165 calories, compared with around 230 for a Mars bar, was aimed at women in an attempt to win back lost sales among the diet-conscious. It was reported that Cadbury, owned by American food company Kraft, believed the Crispello would therefore particularly appeal to women who are worried about putting on weight. Sold under the slogan 'a little treat for you', the launch was supported with a £7million advertising campaign. However, since around 2016, the bars were only available abroad, meaning fans of the treat had to pay a premium to buy the treats on foreign food websites. Chocolate lovers took to the post about the bar on NewfoodsUK and shared their excitement over the find In addition, according to reports, the product is still available in India, so fans could pick up the snack if they were travelling in the country. However, now the bars have been found in B&M, being sold individually. The bars contain four separate chocolate and wafer fingers, which are individually wrapped. According to the B&M website: 'Delicious Dairy Milk chocolate with a crispy centre. 4 fingers of light crispies coated in milk chocolate. Perfect for sharing or scoffing by yourself!' Fans of the bar took to Facebook to share their joy at finding the nostalgic treat. One wrote: 'Saw these in B&M and immediately thought of years ago when they were out.' 'Need these,' another added. 'I remember back in the day when they came out and they were yum.' A further poster simply said that they were 'addictive'. When the bar was originally launched, Brand manager at Kraft Foods, Toby Smart, said: 'Crispello is a lighter way to enjoy the nation's favourite chocolate taste.' A Cadbury spokesman added: 'The mix of wafer and chocolate is a lighter way to eat chocolate and we know from experience that women are attracted to this particular format. 'It will also appeal to women because it is in three separate portions so they can consume a little at a time rather than in one go.'
