The last of the sweeties in the tin are about to be eaten which means Christmas has came to a definite end however Quality Street wants you to embrace the tins all year round and use them in whatever way possible. Did Christmas start when you saw the first batch of Quality Street tins hit the supermarkets? and does it end when the last sweetie (usually a toffee penny) is pilferage? according to chocolate makers at Quality Street this IS the case! however, they want you to keep … [Read more...]
Supermarkets Want To Let You Know It’s Christmas Time In Store
Supermarkets want to 'let you know it's Christmas time in stores' as they open festive aisles full mince pies, party puddings and a whole host of chocolates! Are you ready for a mince pie? or to dig into sweet tubs?, No?, then you should avoid some of the UK's BIGGEST Supermarkets as stores including Tesco have opened their Christmas aisle. The Co-Op was the first to flaunt it's merry mince pies as they filled the shelves as early as August 29th, predicting to sell over 1.4 Million by … [Read more...]
Christmas Tubs Arrive In The UK!
The chocolate tubs that we all love to devour at Christmas have officially arrived in the UK. Twitter user @XmasElf tweeted the good news: Retail giant Tesco have already begun stocking the chocolate treats Heroes and Rose and are available to buy for £5.00 and even better these are of the current size and not of the new smaller size which is coming in to effect closer to Christmas, so get them now before they sell out and the smaller sizes come in store! Will you be stocking up on … [Read more...]
Cadburys Statement Regarding Tin Sizes
We recently heard that the tins by Cadburys were going to be reduce in size. Cadbury Heroes will drop from 780g to 695g and Cadbury's Roses are set to drop from 780g to 730g by Christmas. This is the second time that Mondelez, a US company who operates Cadbury has announced that the tins will be reduced in size but will still remain the same price. UnderTheChristmasTree contacted Cadburys for a statement on this and Cadbury's states: "A range of economic factors across the board has … [Read more...]
Cadburys Heroes – There’s A New Hero Whisping It’s Way Into Tinseltown
Cadbury's Wispa has became even more super as it has officially joined the Cadbury's heroes team. Due for release in Autumn/Winter, you will see a new hero on the cartons and tubs this Christmas! These small but mighty heroes can stun our sweet cravings and ZAP their way into our hearts every year and with 1 in 3 people in the UK enjoying Cadbury's wispa, you can guess these bite sized treats will not be left to the bottom of the pile! Ready to join it's delectable comrades, Wispa will be … [Read more...]
Is Toblerone Worthy of Hero Status
Cadbury owner Kraft has kicked the traditional Bournville out of the tub and replaced it with Toblerone. Everyone has their favourite sweet from the traditional Christmas Heroes tin right? Ours is of course the fudge, no wait the caramel - OK we really can't decide, HOWEVER it seems Kraft has the power to decide that the red packaged, dark chocolate Bournville is not anyone's favourite and has been left out of the tub to melt away like an old icicle andhas been replaced by the triangular … [Read more...]