by Yasmin | Jan 15, 2013 | 1980s, Chocolate
In the first advertising campaigns the chocolates were depicted as the definitive token of affection, suggesting that there is no better – or more romantic – gift that a man can give his loved one. The adverts showed beautifully dressed women reading or writing letters telling of their romantic encounters over a box of Black Magic. The ‘letters’ campaign lasted well into the 1950s and established Black Magic as a brand known for its luxury and indulgence.
Info gleaned from http://www.nestle.co.uk
by Yasmin | Jan 11, 2013 | 1990s, Chocolate, Food & Drink
Maltesers are a confectionery product manufactured by Mars, Incorporated.
Maltesers consist of a roughly spherical malt honeycomb centre, surrounded by milk chocolate. They are most popular in Denmark, the UK, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Canada, Poland, France, Hong Kong, and Portugal. Maltesers are sold in a variety of packaging, including plastic bags (ranging in size from small ‘fun-size’ upwards), larger cardboard boxes and tubes, and plastic buckets (ranging in size from medium to very large). They also have medium sized “teasers” in celebrations boxes. Maltesers are also one of the types of sweet included in Mars’s Revels assortment.
In February 2013, Maltesers will be sold in Italy, Malta, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Macau, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro,Serbia and Slovenia.
The current name is a portmanteau of the words “malt” (one of the main ingredients) and “teasers”.
Info gleaned from Wikipedia
by Yasmin | Dec 13, 2012 | 1970s, Chocolate
In 1923, Frank and Noel Terry joined the family business, Terry’s of York. They revamped the company, and after opening the Art Deco-style factory The Chocolate Works in 1926, began launching new products. The first was the Chocolate Apple (1926), then the Chocolate Orange (1931), and finally Terry’s All Gold (1936).
At the onset of World War II, confectionary production was immediately halted. The factory was taken over by F Hill’s and Son’s of Manchester as a shadow factory, to manufacture and repair aircraft propeller blades.
Info gleaned from Wikipedia
by Yasmin | Oct 17, 2012 | 1970s, Chocolate, Food & Drink
Cadbury is a British confectionery company owned by Mondelēz International Inc. and is the industry’s second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. With its headquarters in Uxbridge, London, England, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide.
The company was known as Cadbury Schweppes plc from 1969–2008 until its demerger, in which its global confectionery business was separated from its US beverage unit (now called “Dr Pepper Snapple Group”). It was also a constant constituent of the FTSE 100 from the index’s 1984 inception until its 2010 Kraft Foods takeover.
Info gleaned from Wikipedia
by Yasmin | Sep 5, 2012 | 1970s, Chocolate
The Milkybar Kid has been used in television advertising promoting Nestlé Milkybar in the countries where it is sold. The Milkybar Kid is a blond, spectacle-wearing young child, usually dressed as a cowboy, whose catchphrase is “The Milkybars are on me!”. Until 8 year old Hinetaapora Short of Rotorua was selected in 2010 they had always been boys. The advertisements usually take place in a Wild West setting. Both live-action and animated ads have been produced.
In the UK, Australia and New Zealand the advertisements were originally accompanied by a jingle extolling “the goodness that’s in Milky Bar”. In more recent revivals of the campaign, the jingle has been revised to refer to “the good taste that’s in Milkybar”. The pronunciation of the company’s name has also changed from “nessul” to the Swiss “ness-lay”.
The Milkybar Kid made his debut in 1961, and has been played by a number of actors. The first was Michael Mayne; others include John Cornelius and Simon Desborough. In 2007, William Ray took over the role.
As part of Comic Relief in 2005, a sketch was featured of Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge character interviewing a fictitious former Milky Bar Kid, played by Simon Pegg.
Info gleaned from Wikipedia
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