Valentine's Day chocolate is one of the most searched sweets categories every February, and what we stock under that heading is a genuine milk chocolate product: Kingsway's bulk bag of caramel-filled chocolate hearts. Here's what's actually in the bag, a few non-chocolate heart sweets worth knowing about too, plus the real story of how chocolate and 14 February became so tightly linked.
Kingsway Valentine Hearts 1kg
Kingsway Valentine Hearts 1kg are milk chocolate hearts (55% chocolate) filled with a caramel-flavoured crème centre (45%), sold as a 1kg bulk bag. That format suits pick 'n' mix counters, wedding favours, party bags or bulk Valentine's gifting rather than a single boxed present. They contain milk and soya, may contain traces of gluten-containing cereals and nuts, and aren't suitable for vegans. As always, check the pack label for the full ingredients and allergen statement before relying on the summary here.
Non-Chocolate Heart Sweets
Not every heart-shaped sweet we stock is chocolate. If it's specifically a gummy or jelly heart you're after — for a pick 'n' mix bag, wedding favours or a party table rather than a boxed gift — we carry three genuine alternatives: Haribo Heart Throbs Tub 480g, also available as a 3kg bulk bag and 140g share bags — case of 12; Vidal Jelly Filled Strawberry Hearts 1kg; and Kingsway 3D Sugared Hearts 3kg. All three are fruit-flavoured gum or jelly sweets rather than chocolate — check each product page for the current allergen and vegetarian/vegan status, since gum and jelly sweets often use gelatine.
Where Chocolate and Valentine's Day Come From
Valentine's Day traces back to at least the 3rd century AD and a Roman Christian martyr named Valentine — the Catholic Church recognises several early saints by that name, and the surviving stories are thin enough that most historians treat the details as legend rather than settled fact. The day's romantic association strengthened over the following centuries, helped along by its position in mid-February, close to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia. The exchange of written valentines took off much later: the earliest surviving example is a 1415 letter from the imprisoned French Duke of Orléans to his wife, and the custom became a mass-market habit in Britain once the Victorian Penny Post made mailing a card cheap, with the first commercial valentines appearing in England around the end of the 18th century.
Chocolate's specific link to the day is younger and better documented: Richard Cadbury is widely credited with launching it in 1868, when he packaged Cadbury's chocolates in decorated heart-shaped boxes — partly, the story goes, to make use of surplus cocoa butter left over from a new chocolate-pressing process. He never patented the idea, so other manufacturers copied the heart-shaped box freely, and it's been the default shape for a romantic chocolate gift ever since.
Where to find the rest
This sits within our wider Kingsway range. If you're after a boxed chocolate gift rather than a bulk bag, our full Chocolate collection covers everything from individual bars to gift boxes.
Frequently asked questions
What Valentine's sweets does Supreme Sweets stock?
Kingsway Valentine Hearts 1kg — milk chocolate hearts with a caramel crème filling, sold as a bulk bag — plus non-chocolate gummy and jelly heart sweets including Haribo Heart Throbs, Vidal Jelly Filled Strawberry Hearts and Kingsway 3D Sugared Hearts.
Are Kingsway Valentine Hearts real chocolate?
Yes — the shell is milk chocolate (55%), around a caramel-flavoured crème centre (45%). Always check the pack label for the exact ingredients and allergens.
Do you stock heart-shaped sweets that aren't chocolate?
Yes — Haribo Heart Throbs, Vidal Jelly Filled Strawberry Hearts and Kingsway 3D Sugared Hearts are all fruit-flavoured gum or jelly heart sweets rather than chocolate, and suit pick 'n' mix bags, wedding favours or party tables just as well as a Valentine's gift.
Who started the tradition of giving chocolate on Valentine's Day?
Richard Cadbury, in 1868, when he began selling chocolates in decorated heart-shaped boxes.
Where can I find a boxed chocolate gift for Valentine's Day?
Browse our full Chocolate collection for individual bars and gift boxes alongside the Kingsway hearts.
Is this a Valentine's-only product?
Demand peaks around 14 February, but the products are listed year-round while stock lasts.