Jelly Beans are a small bean shaped sweet with a sweet candy shell and chewy flavourful interior. A truly iconic sweet – they are instantly recognisable around the world for their bright colours and bean shape. In the last year alone enough Jelly Belly beans were eaten to circle the earth more than five times. […]
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Double Dip is a sherbet dip confectionary. Aptly named double dip for the two different flavours of sherbet that make up this iconic sweet. The sweet consists of a sachet of two sherbet powders flavoured with zesty orange and juicy cherry, with a ‘swizzelstick’ for dipping. The ‘swizzelstick’ comes as a chalky sweet stick used […]
A true British classic, Jelly Babies are a soft sugary jelly type sweet that comes in a variety of colours and flavours taking the form of small plump babies. Jelly Babies have been around as long as anyone today can remember, familiar to every generation they have somehow continued to be a popular choice of […]
Dip Dab is a sweet composed of a sachet full of fluffy white zingy sherbet with that unmistakable red, juicy, strawberry flavour lolly stuck in the middle. A great combination of flavours. The red lollipop portion of sherbet dip dabs is succulent and sweet. The sherbet is sharp and zingy. Once the lollipop has been […]
Sour Dummies are a gummy shaped dummy that are coated in a sour sugar, a wildly delicious and addictive combination. These bright colourful dummies are tantalisingly tasty and an explosion of fun to eat, the perfect pick and mix treat! Sour Dummies come in an assortment of fruity flavours and colours. A truly tangtastic and […]
The Coca Cola bottles were first released in 1892, but the flavour was invented prior to that in 1886 by a Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, who produced the syrup for Coca-Cola, and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs’ Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced “excellent” and […]
Jawbreakers was invented in the early 1900’s by two brothers named Thomas and James Bowers. They were both born in 1883 and grew up in the small town of Newburgh, Indiana. Their father was a candy maker who had been making jawbreakers since he immigrated from Germany. He eventually opened his own shop where he […]
Foam Bananas are a classic retro sweet! These sweets are the definition of sweet shop dreams, one of the definitive nostalgic sweets, a childhood classic for many. I think we all remember grabbing a handful of Bananas at one point and these delicious sweets are one of our most popular sweets, regularly making it into […]
Wine gums were first introduced in the late 19th century. A firm yet chewy confectionery, eye-catching with its bold colours and stamped with the names of alcoholic beverages. The texture is the perfect mix of chewiness and always a delight. Wine Gums are a truly British confection. They were originally created by a London confectioner […]
Candy Sticks – formerly known as Candy Cigarettes – first appeared as a novelty confectionery in the 1930’s. This was following the success and growing popularity at that time of chocolate and bubble gum shaped as cigars/cigarettes. The sweets were even packaged in similar boxes to closely resemble actual cigarette packaging, the artwork often mimicked […]