Sticky Treats Sweet Shop, Peterborough aims to make the website more interesting by adding sweety related trivia to this page.

Did You Know?

• Rowntree’s Smarties were originally produced in 1882, but back then they were simply known as Chocolate Beans. The Smarties name was first used in 1937.
• The Scottish boiled sweet, Soor Plooms (sour plums) can be traced back as far as the 14th century.
• M&Ms were released in the US in 1941 but didn’t make it to the UK until 1980.
• Not all ‘E’ numbers are bad news. E330 refers to Citric Acid which is used to add a sour taste to some sweets. Citric Acid also finds it’s way into soft drinks, bath bombs/salts and some cleaning products.
• Chewits made an appearance in 1965 with less than a handful of different flavours.
• Liquorice, in it’s purest form, is sweeter than sugar.
• Fry’s confectionary was founded in 1761. The company went through various minor name changes before merging with Cadbury in 1919. The Fry’s brand name is still used today.
• “Sherbet dab” is sometimes used as rhyming slang for ‘taxi cab’
• Liquorice Allsorts were first sold in 1899
• Cadbury’s Curly Wurly was released in 1970
• Haribo is a German sweet producer founded in 1920. The name Haribo is an acronym of Hans Riegel (founder), Bonn (town of company HQ)
• Jelly Babies were first produced by Bassett in 1918 but were originally called Peace Babies to celebrate the end of the First World War.
• Fry’s Turkish Delight was first produced in 1914
• Rowntree’s Polo mint were first produced in 1948.
• Jelly Tots were first produced in 1967
• Rowntree’s were originally established in 1862, founded by Henry Issac Rowntree. The company merged with Mackintosh in 1969 to become Rowntree Mackintosh. Nestle purchased Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988.
• Cadbury’s (finger of) Fudge was first produced in 1948
• An average of one hundred and fifty Polos are consumed every second
• After Eight Thin Mints were first produced in 1962 by Rowntree & Company Ltd. From 1988, they have been produced by Nestle. One billion Afters Eights are produced each year. The mint fondant apparently requires three months to mature.
• Caramac was first produced by Mackintosh (Caramel Mackintosh) in 1959. It is now produced by Nestle.
• Rowntree’s Jelly Tots were launched in 1967
• Chocolate Easter Eggs were first produced by Fry’s in 1873