Chocolate bar history (release dates & info on popular bars)

rubadub

Found this site from a link on wikipedia. A lot of bars are much older than I would have guessed.

http://www.chocobloc.com/PUBLIC/chocolate_bars_launch.html

I can remember some of the launches myself.

Thought this might be older

Yorkie (Nestle) - 1976

The Yorkie bar is often associated with macho men due to its advertising campaigns that show lorry drivers eating the chocolate bars.

and thought this was newer

Creme Egg (Cadbury) - 1923 -

The Creme Egg is the best-selling piece of confectionery during the first part of the year.

Curly Wurly (Cadbury) - 1971

In the 1970s the Wig Wag, a Canadian version of the Curly Wurly, was available. It was also available in the US in the 1970s and 1980s but was known as the Marathon Bar. Curly Wurly bars were banned in Ireland until 1979.

Says thats a false claim on another site, but others say it is meant to be about importing restrictions

Kevster

Interesting website. It just occured to me too that the Yorkie was probably named after the city where Nestlé is based: York (where I now live).

Blisterman

David McWilliams says in his book, The Pope's Children, that in the 70's, when young people visited England, they smuggled back three things; porn, condoms and curlie wurlies.

Kevster

Blisterman wrote: »

David McWilliams says in his book, The Pope's Children, that in the 70's, when young people visited England, they smuggled back three things; porn, condoms and curlie wurlies.

I haven't seen porn or curlie wurlies since moving here last week... ...but I have seen condoms

Don't worry... ...I didn't buy them!

Blisterman

That's good, or else I would have had to report you to the bishop.