Fry's Tiffin has the distinction of being cancelled not once but twice — a bar that people clearly remember fondly enough to keep asking for, without quite buying enough of it to keep it on shelves.
Britain's oldest chocolate name
J.S. Fry & Sons was founded in Bristol in 1728, making it Britain's oldest chocolate manufacturer — predating Cadbury by over a century. By the time Tiffin launched in 1937, Fry's had already given the world Fry's Chocolate Cream and Fry's Turkish Delight, and had a long history of experimenting with unusual bar formats.
Biscuit, fruit, and chocolate
Tiffin's format set it apart from most of Fry's other lines: pieces of biscuit, raisins and glacé cherries, bound together and coated in chocolate. The result is closer in texture to a chunky traybake than a conventional chocolate bar — more bite, more chew, and a lot more going on per square than most competitors on the shelf at the time.
Discontinued, revived, discontinued again
Despite the loyal following, Tiffin has never managed a lasting run. It has been withdrawn from sale twice due to weak sales, with a brief 2016 "Special Edition" comeback in the UK that generated plenty of nostalgic interest but not enough sustained demand to keep it in permanent production.
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Frequently asked questions
When was Fry's Tiffin first launched?
1937, by J.S. Fry & Sons, Britain's oldest chocolate manufacturer.
What's inside a Tiffin bar?
Biscuit pieces, raisins and glacé cherries, coated in chocolate.
Can you still buy Fry's Tiffin?
Not as a standard line — it's been discontinued twice, most recently after a 2016 Special Edition revival.