If you've landed here searching for Bendicks Bittermints or the Bendicks Mint Collection, it's worth being upfront: that's not what we stock. What we do carry is Bendicks Mint Fondants — a related product from the same historic brand, but a different line with a different recipe. Here's how they differ, and what's behind the Bendicks name.
Who Bendicks is
Bendicks was founded in 1930 in Kensington, London, when Oscar Benson and Colonel Bertie Dickson bought a small confectionery business and combined the first syllables of their two surnames to name it. The brand built its reputation on dark chocolate mints rather than milk chocolate or fruit-filled lines, and that reputation was formal enough by 1962 to earn a Royal Warrant — renewed as recently as 2024, when it was reissued as "By Appointment to His Majesty the King." Bendicks is now owned by the German confectioner August Storck KG, though it's still made and sold as a distinctly British brand.
Bittermints vs Mint Fondants — not the same sweet
Bittermints is the brand's founding product: created in 1931 by Lucia Benson, it pairs an intensely flavoured, solid mint fondant centre with a coating of very dark chocolate — around 95% cocoa solids — deliberately bitter on both sides of the pairing. It's the sweet most people picture when they think of Bendicks, and it's also the product most searches for "Bendicks Bittermints" or the "Bendicks Mint Collection" gift box are looking for.
Mint Fondants are a different, milder line under the same brand: a smooth, soft peppermint fondant centre in a dark chocolate shell, without the deliberately bitter intensity Bittermints is built around. Both belong to the same family of dark-chocolate-and-mint-fondant sweet, but they're formulated for a different experience — Mint Fondants sit closer to an easy, everyday dark mint chocolate, where Bittermints is the sharper, more intense original.
What we stock
Our Bendicks Mint Fondants Box 180g is the line that's actually on our shelves — a 180g box of dark chocolate mint fondants with that smooth, refreshing mint centre the brand is generally known for, just in its gentler form rather than the Bittermints original. Stock is modest, at around 29 units currently, and it's a special-order item that typically takes around two weeks to arrive, at the same price throughout. We don't currently list Bittermints or the boxed Mint Collection, so please don't take this article as a promise that either is in stock — it isn't.
Frequently asked questions
Does Supreme Sweets stock Bendicks Bittermints?
No — we stock Bendicks Mint Fondants, a related but different product from the same brand.
What's the difference between Bittermints and Mint Fondants?
Bittermints is the original 1931 recipe: an intense, solid mint fondant in very dark, 95% cocoa chocolate. Mint Fondants use a softer mint fondant centre in a milder dark chocolate coating.
Who makes Bendicks and how old is the brand?
Bendicks was founded in 1930 in Kensington by Oscar Benson and Colonel Bertie Dickson, and is now owned by August Storck KG.
Is Bendicks Mint Fondants in stock?
Yes, in modest quantity — around 29 units of the 180g box — and it's a special-order item with a roughly two-week lead time.