Cadburys Roses commercial from 1988
Cadbury Roses are a selection of individually wrapped miniature chocolates, made by Cadbury UK that entered the market in 1938. They are named after the packaging equipment company that manufactured and supplied the machines that wrapped the chocolates, Rose Brothers (later Roses Forgrove), based in Gainsborough, England, who designed patented early packaging machines.
Roses are inexpensive chocolates, containing a small proportion of cocoa solids, and a high proportion of vegetable fat. A large packet can be bought cheaply, making them a common stand-by gift choice due to the variety of contained chocolates. They are an extremely common gift on Mother’s Day and sell well throughout the Christmas period. They are available in tins, boxes or jars and currently contain 10 different varieties of chocolate:
News Snippet April 1996
Cadbury is axing its struggling Biarritz brand to make way for Darkness, its latest plain chocolate assortment, in an effort to rejuvenate the declining boxed dark chocolate sector.
Biarritz appeared on the market ten years ago, replacing the ailing Bournville Selection, in a distinctive triangle-shaped box. It was supported by a 1.5m TV campaign through Gold Greenlees Trott with the Barry Manilow song “Bermuda Triangle” and the endline “strange things happen in the blue triangle”.
After Eights advert from 1980
After Eight Thin Mints (After Eights) are a confectionery product described as “mint enrobed in dark chocolate” (although a milk chocolate version became available in 2006) and are intended, as the name suggests, to be used as after-dinner mints. They were created in 1962 by Rowntree & Company Limited. Since the 1988 acquisition of the United Kingdom-based company, the mints have been produced by NestlĂ©.
The Thin Mints have been made in the factory in Castleford, West Yorkshire since 1970, whereas the Chocolate Truffles are made in York. After Eights are now sold across Europe and North America, and one billion After Eight mints are made annually.
Terrys Milk Chocolates ad from 1983
Terry’s was a chocolate and confectionery maker in York, England. Its history stretched back to 1823, but in 1993 it was taken over by Kraft Foods. The York factory closed in 2005 and Terry’s products are now produced in Poland.
Cadburys Whispa commercial from 1986 featuring Dennis Waterman and Rula Lenska.
Cadbury Wispa is a chocolate bar made by Cadbury UK. The bar was launched in 1981 as a trial version in North East England and with its success it was introduced nationally in 1983. It was seen as a competitor to Rowntree’s Aero (Now owned by NestlĂ© ).
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