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The Sun
21 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
B&M shoppers rush to buy ‘delicious' new twist on classic childhood sweet
B&M shoppers are racing to buy new sweets that's are a 'delicious' twist on a childhood classic. Sweet-toothed fans say the limited Rowntree sweet is 'delish'. 1 The budget retailer has just dropped Rowntree's Squidgers – a new chewy version of the iconic Jelly Tots and Fruit Pastilles. Fans spotted them in B&M stores for just £1.25 a pack. The Jelly Tots Squidgers and Fruit Pastilles Squidgers are flying off shelves, with shoppers rushing to snap them up. One excited fan said: 'They sound so nice – I need to try these!' Another gushed: 'Saw them in B&M, they're so yum.' Made with fruit juice and no artificial colours, the treats come with a softer, squidgier texture than the originals, giving your childhood faves a tasty update. But there's a catch – B&M is the only place stocking them right now, and they're not available online, so you'll need to head in-store to bag a pack. Sweet fans are already racing to their local branches to hunt them down, with many calling them the 'perfect snack' for summer. If you want to try them yourself, it's worth ringing your nearest B&M before making the trip to check they've got them in stock. So if you're after a chewy, fruity throwback with a modern twist, these Squidgers might just be your next go-to treat. I wasn't going to fork out for a Labubu so nabbed a budget alternative from B&M instead - it's SO much cuter too New sweet treats Its comes as Aldi announced the launch of its own version of the wildly popular Dubai-style chocolate bar. The indulgent treat features layers of rich pistachio cream and crunchy kadayif pastry, all encased in smooth milk chocolate. The luxurious chocolate bar will be hitting UK shelves later this month, retailing at £3.99. Meanwhile, shoppers have been going wild over after a beloved Quality Street dessert returned to supermarket shelves. The Toffee Penny pudding was spotted at Iceland stores this week. Elsewhere, chocoholics spotted a rare Cadbury treat from overseas on B&M shelves. The 5 Star Mini Treats - a caramel-packed favourite usually found in far-flung places like India, Brazil and South Africa – are now being sold for just £2 in UK stores. Plus, shoppers have discovered a brand new kinder bar as part of Tesco's meal deal offer. The new snack features a crispy wafer layered with smooth milky and cocoa-hazelnut creams, wrapped in milk chocolate and topped with biscuit crumbs. It's quickly becoming a fan favourite, thanks to its indulgent flavour and affordable price. How to save money at B&M Shoppers have saved hundreds of pounds a year by using B&M's scanner app. The scanner lets you see if an item's price is cheaper than advertised on the shop floor label. Products that are typically discounted are seasonal items and old stock that B&M is trying to shift. The app is free to download off the B&M Stores mobile app via Google Play or the Apple App Store. According to one ex-B&M manager, you'll want to visit your local branch at 10am on a Wednesday too. Here's how you can join the B&M bargain hunt: Download the B&M app for free on any smartphone with an App Store or Google Play. Once you've installed it on your device, click on the option labelled "more" on the bottom, right-hand side of the app home page. You'll then find an option that says "barcode scanner". Click on this and you'll open a camera screen. Use the camera to hover over the barcode of the product you wish to check. If the price comes up as lower, take it to the cash desk and it will automatically scan at the lower price. You don't need to sign up to the B&M app to use the barcode scanner.
Irish Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Vape shops selling Dubai chocolate and Prime energy drinks branded ‘a new low'
An emerging trend in which vape stores have begun to sell highly sought-after sweets, drinks and snacks, including the viral Dubai chocolate bar , has been described as a 'new low' for the industry. The shops have started to stock food items rarely seen in mainstream grocery stores, usually labelled as 'American candy' or 'American snacks'. This is alongside the sale of trending food items and drinks often boosted in popularity on social media platforms such as TikTok , including the now-famous Dubai chocolate bars and Prime energy drinks . Chris Macey, director of advocacy with the Irish Heart Foundation , which has long called for restrictions on vapes, believes the development could 'normalise vaping in the eyes of children'. READ MORE 'Pairing sweets and vapes as though they are similar tasty treats represents a new low for an industry whose business model depends to a large extent on addicting as many young people as possible to nicotine,' he said. Mr Macey said the issue suggests a need to examine regulation of the promotion and sale of vapes in conjunction with sweets and 'other products aimed at children' alongside the 'brightly coloured' facades of vape stores. Fine Gael senator Mark Duffy, who described the move as 'predatory', said it has 'proliferated across the country'. Mr Duffy, who previously raised the issue in the Seanad after one such store opened in Ballina, Co Mayo, hopes to introduce a Bill this year to amend existing legislation and 'break up the association between vapes and things that generally attract children and young people'. 'If you just took out vapes and replaced it with cigarettes, you have cigarettes and candy. It's not a good look,' he said. 'I've had so many concerned citizens highlighting this. People take great offence to it in the community because of concerns for their children.' Mr Duffy said a landlord in Westport had terminated the lease of one such newly opened store late last year after public backlash. 'We need to have legislation that does not rely on the goodwill of a landlord but tackles it at source,' he said. Many stores also sell vaping products and jellies containing hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), a semi-synthetic cannabinoid that health officials have warned can induce psychosis . While several owners of vape stores selling popular food items did not wish to speak to The Irish Times, one said he has 'definitely' seen an increase in customer numbers since he recently began to do so. Asked if the move might be enticing younger people into the stores, he said: 'No, not really. We don't sell them to younger people. We check their IDs.' He added: 'Other shops, like Spar and Centra, have vapes as well, and they're selling ice cream to kids.'
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Swizzels reveals NEW flavour of classic sweets hitting supermarkets in days
SWEET lovers have gone wild after Swizzels revealed a new flavour of classic sweets that will hit supermarket shelves within days. The British sweet-maker is adding to its hugely popular Squashies range ahead of the summer season. 4 Squashies fans will be treated to bold new shapes and fresh new flavours with the launch of Squashies Tropical and Squashies Sour Shooting Stars. The exciting new goodies will hit the shelves in major retailers and convenience stores from June 1. They're sure to fly off the shelves with both new products priced at just £1.15. Squashies Tropical will feature fun and fruity parrot, pineapple and watermelon shapes in mango and passionfruit and watermelon flavours. Sour Shooting Stars is the second addition to the new Squashies line-up. It will feature the tempting sour flavour combinations of pink lemonade, starfruit and peach and cola and lime in cute shooting star shapes. Swizzels senior brand manager, Clare Lynch, said: "This really is breaking news as we introduce new shapes and flavour combinations to our iconic Squashies range with the addition of Squashies Tropical and Squashies Sour Shooting Stars. "Sour and tropical flavours are trending this year, and we're excited to bring Squashies fans new shapes in these popular flavours that add an extra element of fun and are sure to make an impact. "We hope these exciting, on-trend new treats will help people to see the Squashies side of life this summer!' If you're keen on getting your hands on the new Squashies, fans can head to Manchester on June 5. People are only just realising that the 'key' sweet in Haribo favourites is something else & admit they're 'unsettled' The Squashies team will be handing out free samples. Fans will also be able to sample the new treats at other events and cities throughout the summer. to celebrate 70 years of the classic sweet. Shoppers have been racing to their nearest supermarket to get their hands on the new Tropical chew bar, featuring mango and pineapple flavours. And if that wasn't enough, B&M created a frenzy recently after slashing the price of giant tubs of Swizzels sweets to just £1. The 650g tubs include all the Swizzel sweet shop favourites and classics. This includes Drumstick Squishies, Refreshers, Fruity Pops, Love hearts, Fizzers and Double Lollies. Sweet lovers were also going wild after snack-maker Mars revealed a tantalising new flavour earlier this month. Skittles Citrus contains five new flavours: Orange, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin and Blood Orange. They're now available at big supermarkets, grocery stores and corner shops across the country. 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 Guardian
7 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Haribo recalls sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis found
Space cake, weed cookies and hash brownies may be familiar fare in the Netherlands, but cannabis in bags of children's candy is not and Haribo has recalled its Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets after traces of the drug were found inside. Several people including children suffered 'health complaints, such as dizziness' after eating sweets from three 1kg packs, the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) in the Netherlands said, adding that a full recall had been undertaken as a precaution. 'How the cannabis ended up in the sweets is still unknown,' a spokesperson for the authority told the Dutch news agency ANP. 'The police are investigating the matter further.' The authority said the packs concerned were genuine Haribo products. Dutch police said in a statement that a couple from the Twente region in the east of the country had brought a pack of the cola-bottle shaped sweets to their local police station after their young children had become 'quite sick' after eating them. Forensic testing has established the presence of cannabis. 'We want to know exactly how it got into the candy and, of course, how the bags ended up in the store,' a police spokesperson, Chantal Westerhoff, said. The sweets are sold in several pack sizes and only those in 1kg bags with a use-by date of January 2026 and a specific product code are affected, Haribo said, adding that a full refund would be paid for all packs returned. Patrick Tax, vice-president of marketing at Haribo, said the recall concerned 'a limited number of cases' in the east of the country. 'The safety of our consumers is our highest priority and Haribo takes this incident very seriously,' he said. 'This is a live issue and we are working closely with the Dutch authorities to support their investigation and establish the facts,' Tax told Agence-France Presse. The NVWA warned people bluntly: 'Do not eat these sweets.' In 2023, six children aged between four and 14 were taken ill in The Hague after eating candy containing THC, one of the active ingredients in cannabis, but the sweets concerned were not regular commercial products. Police said drug smugglers were increasingly using children's sweets as cover and cited several examples of gangs injecting THC into candy. Copies of Haribo's popular gummy bears containing THC can also be found online.
The Sun
7 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Haribo recalls popular sweets ‘after CANNABIS is found in them causing fans to fall ill' sparking police investigation
HARIBO has recalled packets of sweets that are alleged to have contained cannabis. It was reportedly discovered after family members felt ill after eating Happy Cola F!ZZ and contacted the police. 3 3 3 An investigation into the alleged incident has now been launched, according to a spokesperson for the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). The authority confirmed that "samples were taken and cannabis was found in them." "We immediately contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning," a spokesperson said. "How the cannabis ended up in the sweets is still unknown. The police are investigating this further." A Haribo spokesperson said: "The incident is contained to the Netherlands, to a specific product and batch. "Haribo products in the UK are not affected. "The safety of our consumers is our highest priority and Haribo takes this incident very seriously, which is why a recall has been issued in the Netherlands. "Haribo is working closely with the authorities to support their investigation and establish the facts around the contamination." .
