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Kola Kubes (Cola Cubes): The Retro Sweet Behind...

Kola Kubes — usually sold today as Cola Cubes — are one of the oldest cola-flavoured boiled sweets in British sweet shops. Here's the history and honest stock info.

Kola Kubes (Cola Cubes): The Retro Sweet Behind...

Kola Kubes — usually sold today as Cola Cubes — are one of the oldest cola-flavoured boiled sweets in British sweet shops. Here's the history and honest stock info.

Lily O'Brien's Chocolates: The Story Behind the...

Lily O'Brien's is one of Ireland's best-known boxed chocolate brands — here's its history, and an honest look at what we stock if you're after a similar gift.

Lily O'Brien's Chocolates: The Story Behind the...

Lily O'Brien's is one of Ireland's best-known boxed chocolate brands — here's its history, and an honest look at what we stock if you're after a similar gift.

Sherbet Fountain: Why the Dip-and-Lick Format S...

The Sherbet Fountain popularised dip-and-lick sherbet in the UK — here's the real history behind the format, and what dip-style sherbet sweets we actually carry.

Sherbet Fountain: Why the Dip-and-Lick Format S...

The Sherbet Fountain popularised dip-and-lick sherbet in the UK — here's the real history behind the format, and what dip-style sherbet sweets we actually carry.

Chocolate Gifting Guide: How to Actually Choose...

Boxed chocolate gifting has been a British habit for over a century. Here's a quick history of the format, plus honest, in-stock picks for your next gift.

Chocolate Gifting Guide: How to Actually Choose...

Boxed chocolate gifting has been a British habit for over a century. Here's a quick history of the format, plus honest, in-stock picks for your next gift.

Lindt Excellence: What Makes the Dark Chocolate...

Lindt Excellence is built around cocoa percentage rather than just being labelled "dark" — here's what sets it apart, and the honest stock picture on the lines we carry.

Lindt Excellence: What Makes the Dark Chocolate...

Lindt Excellence is built around cocoa percentage rather than just being labelled "dark" — here's what sets it apart, and the honest stock picture on the lines we carry.

Chocolate Raisins: The Fruit-and-Chocolate Comb...

Chocolate-covered raisins pair dried fruit with a chocolate shell for one of the oldest fruit-and-chocolate combinations in the sweet aisle — here's the history and what we stock.

Chocolate Raisins: The Fruit-and-Chocolate Comb...

Chocolate-covered raisins pair dried fruit with a chocolate shell for one of the oldest fruit-and-chocolate combinations in the sweet aisle — here's the history and what we stock.