{"id":37900,"date":"2026-04-03T08:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/choc-horror-why-flavoured-bars-and-small-packs-are-here-to-stay-money-news-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:47:28","slug":"choc-horror-why-flavoured-bars-and-small-packs-are-here-to-stay-money-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/choc-horror-why-flavoured-bars-and-small-packs-are-here-to-stay-money-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Choc horror: why ‘flavoured’ bars and small packs are here to stay money news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chocolate-flavored bars and small packs are here to stay, despite the price of cocoa hitting an almost three-year low and the price of sugar falling 20%.<\/p>\n

It was last year, during record-high prices for cocoa, that customers started paying attention to smaller packs and the phrase “chocolate flavored” bars, as the cocoa content dropped to such a level that manufacturers could no longer describe their products as chocolate.<\/p>\n

Read more: Real-life Wonka explains the chocolate crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toffee Crisp and Blue Ribbon Bar Became “chocolate flavored” in December<\/strong>Because they did not contain the minimum 20% cocoa solids and 20% milk solids required to be described as milk chocolate in the UK.<\/p>\n

Next came McVitie’s Penguins and the Club in October<\/strong>Whereas kitkat<\/strong> White & McVitie’s White Digestive was rebranded before 2025.<\/p>\n

Now what about the ‘chocolate flavor’ bar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There doesn’t seem to be any change in the work.<\/p>\n

None of the companies that responded to Sky News said they were making changes to products or recipes.<\/p>\n

Nestle, maker of Toffee Crisp, Blue Ribbon, Quality Street and KitKat, told Sky News: “There are currently no plans to make further recipe or weight changes to our individual confectionery products.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent years, we have taken every possible step to mitigate the impact of high cocoa prices and keep our products affordable.<\/p>\n

Although cocoa prices have been encouraging recently, the market remains volatile. We are keeping a close eye on the developments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pladis, maker of penguin, club and white digestives, said it had no plans to make any changes.<\/p>\n

Terry’s, Mars, which owns Celebrations, and Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, did not respond to Sky’s questions about the fall in cocoa prices and the changes they have made.<\/p>\n

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What had shrunk?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year, shoppers set their sights on light weight on many products. From 2021 to 2025, the Celebration became 150 grams lighter while becoming more expensive.<\/p>\n

So did Cadbury’s Dairy Milk, which lost 20g in four years and Toblerone, which was found to be 20g lighter in September.<\/p>\n

With the price increase, the price of Terry’s Chocolate Orange decreased by 12 grams from 2021 to 2025. Quality street tubs went from 600g to 550g at Christmas.<\/p>\n

Multipacks also appeared less than once or twice.<\/p>\n

The number of bars in a Freddo multipack increased from five to four, as did the Cadbury Fudge Bar pack. KitKat Two-Finger Milk Chocolate bars also dropped from 21 bars to 18 bars.<\/p>\n

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