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Lockets: The Story of Mars's Honey and Blackcur...

How Mars's honey-led Lockets carved out a gentler niche next to its stablemate Tunes.

Tunes: The Story Behind Mars's Menthol and Euca...

The story of Mars's decongestant lozenge, from its 1960s launch to the "blocked nose" adverts that made it famous.

Seabrook's Crisps: The Story of Yorkshire's Ind...

How a small, family-owned Bradford crisp maker has stayed independent - and different from Walkers - since 1945.

Victory V Lozenges: The History Behind Britain'...

The Victorian throat remedy that became a sweet-shop icon - and the surprising ingredients its original recipe contained.

British Seaside Fudge: How It's Made and Why Co...

Seaside fudge shops have been a British holiday tradition for generations — here's how proper fudge is actually made, and what makes the Cornish version different.

Army & Navy Sweets: Where the Name Actually Com...

The liquorice-and-herb boiled sweet with a wartime name, a winter following, and one persistently odd rumour about its original recipe.