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Vegetarian Sweets: The Full Shopping Guide

Vegetarian Sweets: The Full Shopping Guide

Vegetarian isn't just 'vegan without the extra rules' — it's genuinely its own category, with its own products that vegans specifically can't eat. Here's where to actually shop it.

Vegetarian Sweets: The Full Shopping Guide

Vegetarian isn't just 'vegan without the extra rules' — it's genuinely its own category, with its own products that vegans specifically can't eat. Here's where to actually shop it.

How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

Every gummy bear starts as a hot liquid syrup poured into a tray of sand. Here's how that becomes a firm, chewy sweet in a shape that hasn't changed since...

How Gummy Bears Are Actually Made

Every gummy bear starts as a hot liquid syrup poured into a tray of sand. Here's how that becomes a firm, chewy sweet in a shape that hasn't changed since...

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet Label?

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet La...

'Natural' isn't a regulated claim on a UK sweet label the way 'organic' is. Here's what it actually tends to mean in practice, using Vidal's Naturall range as a real...

What Does "Natural" Actually Mean on a Sweet La...

'Natural' isn't a regulated claim on a UK sweet label the way 'organic' is. Here's what it actually tends to mean in practice, using Vidal's Naturall range as a real...

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

A dispenser plus two refills gives a child something to keep, not just something to eat — and it's refillable long after the party's over. Here's how to pick one.

PEZ Dispensers as Party Favours and Gifts

A dispenser plus two refills gives a child something to keep, not just something to eat — and it's refillable long after the party's over. Here's how to pick one.

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Milk, wheat, soya and mustard all turn up in sweets more often than you'd guess — usually as a small-print 'may contain traces' line rather than an obvious ingredient.

Common Sweet Allergens: A Quick Reference Guide

Milk, wheat, soya and mustard all turn up in sweets more often than you'd guess — usually as a small-print 'may contain traces' line rather than an obvious ingredient.

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.