Chocolate Orange shrinks in US hands
THEY are a family favourite – a staple of the sweet counter and the Christmas stocking.
But after decades of satisfying the nation’s sweet tooth, the Terry’s Chocolate Orange has been hit by claims that it has been ruined by its new American owners.
The treat, first manufactured in York in 1932, has been reduced from 175g to 157g in weight – a cut of 10 per cent – prompting outrage among its fans.
They say the famous chocolate segments have been reduced in size by Cadbury, which is now owned by the US giant Mondelez International.
Aficionados of the orange-flavoured confectionary have set up a Facebook page bemoaning its reduced weight.
The group, called Mondelez are shrinking our Terry’s Chocolate Oranges, states: “Mondelez International have decided to shrink the 1932 chocolate orange, a subtle trick that they hoped nobody would notice. Well, we noticed and we’re sick of them ruining British chocolate.”
One Terry’s Chocolate Orange fan, Michael Hood, said: “The segments have one side hollowed out, that’s different I think, so I look at the box and see it weighs 157g.”
Nikita Broughton said: “Great, another chocolate I can’t buy anymore! Hopefully they’ll stop doing it when nobody buys it!”
Mondelez took over making the Terry’s Chocolate Orange in 2012, moving its production to plants in Poland.
It has previously been accused of cutting the number of Creme Eggs and Curly Wurlys in its multipacks without reducing their price to customers.
Mondelez blamed the multipacks change on costs. It has yet to comment on the Terry’s Chocolate Orange.