Shoppers ‘obsessed' with new Terry's Chocolate treat launching on supermarket shelves
Last year Terry's branched out to offer minty-flavoured products including a chocolate ball and mini segments.
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Now an eagle-eyed shopper has spotted Terry's chocolate mint bars on the shelves of Sainsbury's, offering a new way to tuck into the treat.
Other fans were eager to get their hands on the new item.
One said: "That's being added to my shopping list thank you."
Another added: "I will have to get to Sainsbury's."
Terry's is well-known for its zingy orange flavoured chocolate but the mint version has also been a hit with fans.
Gushing shoppers wrote online: "I love these even more than the orange flavour."
Another said: "Really nice mint flavour (found other mint choc quite synthetic) would highly recommend."
A third added: "I do not like chocolate orange so had never bought Terry's but these are amazing and my whole family are obsessed. Just like after dinner mint but so much nicer as it is milk chocolate and not dark."
The mint flavoured bars are £1.25 and stocked in Sainsbury's.
But if you can't find the bars in your local shop, the mint chocolate balls are currently more widely available.
The cheapest price we could see was from Asda at £1.98.
Last year, the brand also launched Terry's Chocolate Mint Crisp Minis. These are mint chocolate segments with crispy pieces inside.
The item was a seasonal product but fans will no doubt be hoping it returns again this year.
The brand also offers mini and big chocolate flavoured eggs as part of its special Easter ranges.
And for anyone who wants a truly cooling treat, Terry's chocolate orange ice cream is currently available in Iceland, £4.50 for a box of four.
Terry's plain milk chocolate balls are widely available in supermarkets priced at around £2.50.
Terry's Chocolate Orange is a much-loved icon in the confectionery world and has been available to buy since 1932.
Around 44 million of the zesty treats are sold globally each year, so the brand has to tread carefully when launching new flavours.
Earlier this year, a TikTok account @belongwealth posted a video divulging a little-known secret about the household name.
The clip revealed that the iconic brand had another delicious product predating the chocolate orange.. the chocolate apple.
The poster gave some context to the history of the product, saying: "In 1926, Terry's Chocolate Works, a family run factory in York, released a dessert chocolate apple.
"It did pretty well, so in 1932 they released a dessert chocolate orange, which did really well."
According to the TikToker, the chocolate apple did not have the longevity of the orange ball we know and love today because during World War 2, the Terry's chocolate factory was taken over to use as a base for building aircraft blades.
After the war, the factory was returned to the Terry's.
But due to rationing and limitations on cocoa imports, the company phased out the less popular chocolate apple and focused on the much-loved orange.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs...
Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars.
Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
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