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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...
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 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 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.
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.
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.