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Millions: Why the World's Tiniest Sweet Took Over the Tuck Shop

Millions: Why the World's Tiniest Sweet Took Ov...

One shape, one size, sold by weight — Millions built an entire brand around a single small idea and never really changed it. Here's why it worked.

Millions: Why the World's Tiniest Sweet Took Ov...

One shape, one size, sold by weight — Millions built an entire brand around a single small idea and never really changed it. Here's why it worked.

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a Redesign

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a...

Firmer than a jelly sweet and creamier than a boiled one, the pink-and-white candy mouse has stayed almost exactly the same for generations. Here's what's actually in it.

Candy Mice: The Retro Shape That Never Needed a...

Firmer than a jelly sweet and creamier than a boiled one, the pink-and-white candy mouse has stayed almost exactly the same for generations. Here's what's actually in it.

Flying Saucers: Mostly Air, and That's the Whole Point

Flying Saucers: Mostly Air, and That's the Whol...

A wafer shell that dissolves on contact, filled with fizzing powder. It shouldn't really work as a sweet — and that's exactly why it does.

Flying Saucers: Mostly Air, and That's the Whol...

A wafer shell that dissolves on contact, filled with fizzing powder. It shouldn't really work as a sweet — and that's exactly why it does.

Pocket Money Sweets: A Short History of the Penny Counter

Pocket Money Sweets: A Short History of the Pen...

Nobody's paid an actual penny for a sweet since well before decimalisation, and yet the name never left. Here's why, and what actually changed at the counter.

Pocket Money Sweets: A Short History of the Pen...

Nobody's paid an actual penny for a sweet since well before decimalisation, and yet the name never left. Here's why, and what actually changed at the counter.

Haribo Cola Bottles 3kg

The Cola Bottle: A Short History of Britain's M...

Why it's two colours, why there are now six versions of it, and why it still outsells everything else on the counter.

The Cola Bottle: A Short History of Britain's M...

Why it's two colours, why there are now six versions of it, and why it still outsells everything else on the counter.

Haribo Pontefract Cakes liquorice sweets

Britain's Retro Survivors: Six Sweets That Refu...

Pontefract cakes have been made since 1760. Gold Bears since 1922. A look at the sweets that outlasted everything around them.

Britain's Retro Survivors: Six Sweets That Refu...

Pontefract cakes have been made since 1760. Gold Bears since 1922. A look at the sweets that outlasted everything around them.