Opal Fruits commercial from 1991.
80’s advert for Nutalls Mintoes.
1986 Galaxy “Why have cotton whan you can have silk”.
1986 ad for Opal Fruits. “Made to make your mouth water”.
Starburst were introduced by Mars in 1960 as Opal Fruits. The four original flavors were strawberry, lemon, orange, and lime. Opal Fruits were introduced in the United States in 1976 as Starburst. Though Starburst originally came in the same flavors as Opal Fruits, Cherry replaced Lime in the early 1980s; and the first variant, “Sunshine Flavors” Later renamed “Tropical Opal Fruits”, was released. In Europe, lemon and lime were combined to become “lemon and lime” and to make room for a blackcurrant flavor. The brand Opal Fruits was phased out in the UK, followed by Ireland in 1998 in order to standardize the product in a globalized marketplace, though some lament the loss of brand identity, leaving many people in the UK still referring to Starburst as Opal Fruits despite the name change. The supermarket chain ASDA revived the original Opal Fruits in the UK for a period of 12 weeks from 10th May 2008 . Read the rest of this entry »
Curly Wurly is a type of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury and sold in the UK and Australia. It was launched in the UK in 1971 and relaunched in 1976. Its shape resembles two flattened, intertwined serpentine strings. The bar is made of chocolate-coated caramel. Also available are “Curly Wurly Squirlies,” which come in a bag and are just the cross beams of the ladder. this design was created by Charlie Simmonds as an apprentice at Cadbury’s. Read the rest of this entry »
Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles advert form the 90’s
Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm/0.6 in in diameter; they have a jelly-like consistency, almost like huge Jelly Tots. Fruit Pastilles are covered in sugar. Ice-lolly versions were originally made in Telford, Shropshire but are now made in Crossgates, North Yorkshire by Richmond Foods after it bought Nestlé’s ice cream division in 2001. Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles contain fruit juice and no artificial colours or flavours and come in five flavours: lemon (yellow), lime (green), strawberry (red), blackcurrant (black) and orange (orange). The 48g/1.7 oz packet contains about 180 calories, which is about average for sweets of this nature. Read the rest of this entry »