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The Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Major bargain retailer slashes price of huge box of Ferrero Rocher leaving fans saying ‘that's highly unfair!'
A MAJOR bargain chain has sent chocolate lovers into meltdown after slashing the price of a 24-piece box of Ferrero Rocher to just £1 — sparking a frenzy online. Shoppers spotted the mega deal at B&M, with customers across the UK now racing to grab the luxury treat. 3 The 300g box, normally priced at £5, has been reduced by a whopping 80 per cent — now just £1. That's just £3.33 per kilo. Product code: 319629. One eagle-eyed Facebook user shared the news, posting: 'Ferrero Rocher 24pc Box 300g for £1 at B&M,' triggering hundreds of comments from sweet-toothed bargain hunters. One fan wrote: 'Well that's highly unfair…I was in there an hour ago and didn't see this post until now. These are my favourites.' Another asked: 'What time please?' while someone else chimed in: 'I'm impressed.' Many rushed to their nearest store in the hopes of getting their hands on the cut-price chocolates — with some warning that stock is flying off shelves. The shock deal follows a similar CHOC SHOCK offer at Heron Foods, where the same 24-piece Ferrero Rocher box was reduced to just £5 — a 55 per cent saving on the usual £11 price tag. That discount was also hailed as a great option for a last-minute Mother's Day gift. One shopper said: 'Great price if you have a Heron Food store near you and would make an ideal Mother's Day gift too. Everyone loves Ferrero Rocher so well worth stocking up at this fantastic price.' The chocolates are often seen as a premium treat, perfect for sharing or gifting. Their golden wrapping and posh packaging make them a go-to choice for special occasions. Ferrero Rocher says its chocolates are 'the perfect gift to share with your loved ones.' Its description adds: 'A whole hazelnut surrounded by delicious layers of crispy wafer, a velvety filling, smooth milk chocolate and finely chopped hazelnut pieces.' Another delighted shopper said: 'Will be picking up some of these for my son, thanks for sharing.' A third added: 'Brilliant price, cheapest I've ever seen Ferrero Rocher chocolates for a box this size.' And it's not just B&M and Heron Foods slashing prices. Morrisons has cut the cost of the same 24-pack from £10.50 to £5 for More Card holders, just in time for Mother's Day on March 30. Tesco has also joined the chocolate price war, with yellow sticker deals reducing 16-piece boxes (200g) to just £1.75. They're usually £7 — so shoppers are saving over 70%. One savvy shopper, Matthew Dawes, shared his delight in a Facebook group, saying he nabbed three boxes. He joked: 'Me: Shall I go to little Tesco, see if they have anything nice for pudding?' His wife replied: 'Can do but I doubt you'll find anything.' His response? 'Hold my beer.' The post racked up more than 200 likes and 35 comments, with others eager to find the deal at their local store. While prices vary across supermarkets, fans are urged to shop around and act quickly — as these bargain boxes won't stay on shelves for long. Retail experts also advise checking for loyalty card discounts and using online comparison sites to find the best value. With Mother's Day fast approaching, these sweet deals could make the perfect gift — without breaking the bank. So if you're looking to treat your mum, a friend, or just yourself, now's the time to stock up. But be quick — once they're gone, they're gone. 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. 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.
Telegraph
6 days ago
- Health
- Telegraph
The £2.50 dried fruit that lowers your blood pressure and boosts gut health
Caramelly and chewy, dates are nature's candy – a toffee-sized fruit to satisfy sweet cravings in place of something that comes out of a wrapper. As a nutritionist, I'm a fan. Most in this country are sold dried, not fresh. Popular Medjool dates are larger, richer, softer and therefore pricier than Deglet Noor which have a lighter honey flavour. Either can be enjoyed just as they are, or else added to all manner of both sweet and savoury dishes. Culinary versatility is one of the beauties of dates. Think past date loaf and experiment with adding sweet notes to savoury salads, throwing a handful chopped into a bowl to balance out peppery rocket or sharp cheese. Or try soaking dates in a little hot water for a few minutes then blending into anything from a sweet-and-sour marinade to a sweet-and-acidic vinaigrette. Whizzed to a sticky paste in a food processor, dates also help bind reduced-sugar bakes such as brownies. At their simplest, though, dates can be slit open, pitted and spread with anything from melted chocolate to nut butter to soft cheese. Although more costly than dried fruit such as raisins, dates are so intensely sweet that a little goes a long way. They have a long shelf life, too, so you can enjoy one or two then store the rest in a jar ready to call on as an immediate, hassle-free and nutrient-dense snack. Why are dates nutritious? A small handful of dates (about 34g) counts as one of your five-a-day or 30 plant varieties a week and provides a range of nutrients: 90kcal 20g carbohydrate (naturally occurring sugars) High in fibre (2.6g) High in potassium (247mg) Source of iron (0.75mg) Source of copper (0.01mg) High in chloride (6.1mg) High in manganese (0.23mg) Source of vitamin B3 (niacin, 1.1mg) Dates also provide some magnesium and calcium. Many dried dates contain the allergen sulphur dioxide so check labels if necessary. The health benefits of dates 1. Dates support heart health As fibre-rich carbohydrates, dates help protect the heart: eating more fibre has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, as well as lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure. Fibre does all this in three ways: It keeps us feeling fuller for longer which can help maintain a healthy body weight, in turn benefitting blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol management It takes longer to digest, delaying the rate at which glucose and fats in our meals are absorbed into the bloodstream It provides food for the friendly bacteria in our guts, encouraging the production of short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs. These SCFAs are thought to have cardio-protective characteristics. 2. Dates are good for the gut As well as being beneficial to heart health, fibre and SCFAs are central to a happy gut, both nourishing the friendly bacteria in our gut microbiome and protecting the gut lining itself. Together these promote a flourishing, healthy gut which has been linked to improved immunity and overall well-being. Polyphenols – powerful compounds contained in all plants, including dates – also nourish our gut microbiome. To reap all these benefits, including keeping our digestive system regular, we should aim to eat 30g of fibre daily but the average UK intake is closer to 18g. Hitting 30g in a day's eating might look like: A handful of dates (2.6g fibre) A bowl of porridge topped with sliced banana and chopped nuts (8.5g) Hummus, granary bread and veggie sticks (12.5g) Vegetable and lentil ragù with wholewheat spaghetti (6.5.g) 3. Dates are micronutrient-rich A handful of dates provides a range of vitamins and minerals which count towards our daily micronutrient targets and help us feel at our best. They're high in potassium and chloride, which control fluid balance, and iron, which helps make the red blood cells that carry oxygen around our bodies. We also need the copper in dates to produce red and white blood cells. They're equally high in manganese, needed to activate enzymes in our body, including those required for digestion. Finally, they provide vitamin B3 (or niacin) which also promotes digestion by helping us release energy from food, as well as supporting the nervous system. 4. Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties As noted above, dates are rich in many polyphenols. These include beta-carotene, lycopene, flavonoids and anthocyanins. All have anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory characteristics, meaning they help protect the cells in our bodies from damage, illness or toxins. Scientific interest in polyphenols is high and a growing number of studies indicate these polyphenols may have a role to play in either preventing or treating cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity. 5. They slow glucose absorption Sweetened only with fructose (natural fruit sugar), dates make a nutrient-dense, wholefood swap for a processed biscuit when we're craving something sweet. Their GI index – that is the measure of how quickly foods raise blood glucose – is low to medium because their high-fibre content slows digestion, preventing sugars from spiking. 'Dressing them up' by eating them alongside some protein and healthy fat (for example by mixing them with nuts or nut butter) will also blunt glucose absorption. Put together, these factors help you avoid the energy-and-mood roller-coaster of sugar spikes followed by slumps that you'd instead get from eating a sweet biscuit. All the same, it's important to remember that dates are still high in sugar, fruit sugar or not – so they're not to be eaten without any moderation. If consumed regularly in excess, dried fruits, like dates or apricots, can damage teeth, both because they're sugary and because they're sticky and tend to coat tooth enamel. Offset this by eating them either as part of a meal or, if snacking, pairing with another food (like that nut butter again). What does a portion of dates look like? Limit portions to a small handful. It's easy to over-consume dried fruit because it's small and snackable: you'd likely never eat more than one or two whole fresh apricots at once, for example, but you might get through a great many more dried ones without really considering it. And although we tend to normally only eat dates dried, not fresh, the same principle applies and can be useful to help us visualise appropriate portions. In doing so, we can keep sugar and energy intake in check. Using dates in baking Whilst we talk sugar, a final footnote on baking. There's a myth that baking with syrups such as date, maple or honey is more nutritious than baking with caster sugar. It's true that these liquid sweeteners contain less sugar (versus 100g caster sugar, honey contains 80g, date syrup 66g and maple syrup 65g) but do be aware that they're all still considered free sugars and your body will treat them all equally. Free sugars are any that are added to food and drink, plus the sugar in fruit juice, honey and syrups – and we should aim to limit them to prevent tooth decay and weight gain. In any case, blending dates whole at home retains the fibre and other nutrients whilst a shop-bought bottle of date syrup has had all these valuable nutrients stripped out during processing. So, if you want to try baking with date syrup, don't buy it, make your own easy version at home (see Tip 1 below). FAQs Are dates high in iron? Yes, they're a good plant-based source making them particularly useful for vegetarians and vegans who must ensure they get enough. Dried apricots are high in iron, too, so mixing the two fruits together in the muesli and salad below is a simple way to boost intake. Are dates good for arthritis? The polyphenols in dates may help manage arthritis but current scientific evidence isn't conclusive. The NHS recommends a healthy balanced diet to those suffering with arthritis, centred on a variety of fruits and vegetables, wholegrains, healthy fats plus meat, fish, eggs or plant-based protein, such as beans and legumes. Three recipe ideas
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Don't miss out on Sydney's newest pop-up: The Hot Cinni Hotel
An iconic Sydney hotel has launched a sweet pop-up in celebration of all things hot cinnamon donuts. One of Australia's favourite brands, Donut King has teamed-up with Sydney's Ovolo Hotels to launch a limited-time takeover of two suites dubbed 'hot cinni hotel' in celebration of National Donut Day on June 6. Stepping through the pink door to the cinni suite I was met with the mouth watering aroma of cinnamon and transfixed by the decorum, giving a whole new meaning to 'sweet dreams'. The donut-inspired suite will satisfy just about any sweet tooth thanks to a number of perks on offer, including unlimited cinnamon donuts on-call, a spa kit, in-room couples massage, and a $150 food and beverage credit. Hungry for more? No worries! In addition to the unlimited free hot cinnamon donuts on call guests will be treated to specialty-cocktails 'Cinnitini' created by Ovolo Sydney's Mixologist. The generous-sized room that looked out to iconic Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf and was adorned with soft pink hues, plush bedding with the mood set with donut lamps. Australia's most iconic donut brand, Donut King, has teamed up with award-winning Ovolo Hotel to celebratre National Donut Day and its most popular product - the hot cinnamon donut Guests are treated to an array of ammenities The bathroom amenities included a lush bath bomb, pink bath beads, whipped body butter, a brown-sugar scrub and a sweet-smelling room spray. And it doesn't stop there, the unexpected duo, Donut King and Ovolo Hotels have also extended the hot cinnamon donut craze to other areas of the hotel for every guest to join in on the celebrations of the hot cinni donut over National Donut Day and all weekend long: The lobby area will be transformed with accents of pink and cinnamon lighting that pay homage to the iconic cinni donut but also to the distinctiveness of Ovolo Hotel's quirky and friendly hospitality. 'At Donut King, we are famously known as the home of the hot cinnamon donut because when it comes to our cinnamon donuts, we have the best, no question,' said Raquel Hine, Marketing Manager at Donut King. Ovolo Hotels is equally as excited about the partnership. 'We all have memories of family time spent with a Donut King signature cinnamon donut, and millions of Aussies have grown up sharing the experience which is why we set out to hero our number one product in all its glory every year on a huge industry day. Licky kicking back on the plush pink bedding The room is decked out in sweet pink hues Licky approved of tthe bathroom amenities included a lush bath bomb, pink bath beads, whipped body butter, a brown-sugar scrub and a sweet-smelling room spray Free cinnamon donuts are just a call away The pet-friendly suit offered allowed me to enjoy a staycation with my dog We couldn't be more thrilled to partner with Ovolo Hotels to create an unmissable and biggest donut experience yet for Australia. Ovolo Hotels is equally excited about the partnership. 'Partnering with Donut King to offer our guests an undeniably exhilarating and unexpected culinary experience during their stay, is a sweet deal.' said James Clark, General Manager at Ovolo Sydney. Bookable stays are only available for a limited time-period from Friday June 6 to Sunday June 9 and for the first five guests that book the stay. One night per guest, per stay. For more information and for the chance to book, booking link goes live on on May 29 at 9:00am AEST Lucy and Licky stayed at the Hot cinni hotel as guests of Donut King
Washington Post
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump's sweet tooth: He eats a 'good amount' of candy and likes pink Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a sweet tooth and his favorites are pink Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls. So said Karoline Leavitt , the White House press secretary, at a briefing Tuesday for the children of reporters who cover the White House. It was part of a day of activities the White House organized as it observed the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event.
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Rare Cadbury bar spotted in B&M and it's a twist on a popular discontinued chocolate
EAGLE-EYED shoppers have spotted a rare Cadbury bar at B&M and the sweet treat comes with a twist. The delicious snack was discontinued 20 years ago but has finally resurfaced on the budget shop's shelves. 3 3 3 B&M are selling a combination of the Cadbury Dream and Marvellous Creations bars. The bars contain raspberry flavoured candy chips and jelly pieces, as well as popping candy which is slathered in dream white chocolate. A Facebook user discovered the snack in her local B&M and took to an online group named Food Finds UK to reveal her discovery. According to her, the raspberry flavoured snack is on sale for just £2.99 at local B&M stores alongside packs Caramilk Crunchie bites. Fans of the sweet treats went wild in the comments section of the widely shared post, with some proclaiming that the dream bar is, in fact, a 'dream'. A second Facebook user posted: 'The original Dream bar is top tier.' Another shopping sleuth found that B&M are also selling Cadbury Dairy Milk Slices, which come in a mouthwatering shortcake biscuit flavour. Like the Dream bar, the Dairy Milk snack costs just £2.99. B&M regularly goes viral for stocking some of the UK's favourite chocolate bars, including a coconut flavour of Aero's popular bubbles bar. The store even made headlines when it began selling a limited-edition Lion Bars, which have been a perennial favourite for shoppers. As the weather heats up, B&M has unveiled an incredible garden range which is perfect for the summer. B&M's three metre sail shade is on sale for £7 and can help give you a reprieve from the intense heat. It is described as being "perfect shelter for patios, gardens, or other outdoor areas" and can be cleaned easily using a damp wipe. The shade can be attached to trees, walls, fences and posts using the ropes attached to the product. When the cool nights roll in, B&M have a solution for the cold too. The budget store is selling a mesh fire pit for just £8 which is produced by the brand Outdoor Adventure. Measuring at 42cmx42cmx34cm, the pit can be folded up and easily transported if you are heading to the beach or to a campsite. I went to B&M for a radiator cover & came out with £230 of furniture for £40 - here's how I nabbed such epic bargains Unlike many stores, which have been forced to close several of their branches, B&M has gone from strength to strength over recent years. The chain announced in 2024 that it hoped to open 90 additional shops in 2025 and 2026 as part of an ambitious expansion plan. However, B&M has had to face competition from rival discount stores which have seen a surge in popularity in recent years. The Quality Discounts group is opening a store in the busy town of Rayleigh and already has five locations in Essex towns including Halstead, Clacton and Grays. Top discontinued products Here are our top discontinued snacks - including picks from our team... Fabulous Bakin' Boys Cupcakes Consumer reporter Emily Mee says: "It was always a good day when I spotted these in my lunch box at school. Putting a layer of chocolate on top of a vanilla cupcake is a simple idea but a genius one. I would pay good money to try these again..." Ready Salted Chipsticks Head of Consumer Tara Evans says: "Ready Salted Chipsticks. Why did they get rid of this classic flavour? Some people think ready salted is boring - but why mess with a classic? I often feel taunted when I see the salt and vinegar version in shops." Coco Pops Rocks Tooti Frooties Senior consumer reporter James Flanders says: "Tooty Frooties were a chewy blast of childhood joy. Scrapped after 50 years, they were Britain's alternative to Skittles - and in an age obsessed with nostalgia, bringing them back just makes sense. Lots of dupes can be picked up at budget supermarkets but they just don't taste the same." White Maltesers While the milk chocolate version is still going strong, White Chocolate Maltesers were pulled from shelves in 2014. Mars said it was a "difficult decision" at the time, and fans still post comments on its social media pages calling for it to come back. Heinz Toast Toppers Out of all the discontinued products, this is one of the ones we see the most calls for to come back. The creamy cans came in a variety of flavours like chicken and mushroom or cheese and ham. They were binned in 2015 after delighting shoppers for decades. Cadbury Spira Another of the regular calls we see is for the Cadbury Spira to return. The chocolate featured twin bars in each pack which were formed into a spiral shape, with six hollow tubes running through each one.
