Fox's glacier fruit assorted flavor boiled sweets with no artificial colors, 1 x 200g bag

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Following the success of their Glacier Mints in 1918, Fox’s took the next step in 1956 of launching the Glacier Fruits. These mouth-watering sweets have proved highly popular, and are now made with no artificial flavours.

Fox’s Glacier Mints are a boiled mint sweet established in the UK in 1918. Originally developed by confectioner Eric Fox, the brand now sells a range of flavours. Ingredients in Fox's Glacier Fruits- correct at time of listing September 2011 and subject to change without notice. Wrappers style/colours are subject to change without notice and may differ from the ones shown in the images. We are selling these sweets just like you got them in the good old days, - from our very own candy store sweet shelf's, from the sweet jar and hand weighed into a paper bag - and you get a 113g bag that's about a good old fashion quarter of a pound in weight for those of you than can still remember those good old days where you could buy sweets from your local traditional sweet shop from a quarter to half a pound!

Most popular with customers in United States of America (USA), France, Canada, Norway, Italy, Germany, Sweden, UK - England and Netherlands, but you can buy Foxs Glacier Fruits for delivery worldwide. Walter Richard Fox, the founder of Fox's Confectionery, originally manufactured sweets as part of the Joyce and Fox partnership, but this was dissolved in 1897. Fox continued to make confectionery, and was joined in 1914 by his son Eric. [2] Product creation and development [ edit ] In Indonesia, Fox's candies are currently manufactured by PT Savoria Kreasi Rasa (a subsidiary of Djarum, a cigarette manufacturing company).

Glucose Syrup (contains Sulphates), Sugar, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavourings (includes Aniseed 0.3%, liquorice 0.1%), Acidity Regulator (Sodium Lactate), Colour (Vegetable Carbon) Peppy (from peppermint) [2] the polar bear is the original trademark used for Fox's Glacier Mints and was created by Leicester-based artist C. Reginald Dalby, better known for illustrating The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry. [3] Fox's Confectionery Ltd was an English confectionery company based in Braunstone, Leicester which was founded in 1880. This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: closure. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( November 2022)There have been many other limited-edition flavours of Fox's mints including Pop Bottle Favourites and Fruit and Spice. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of 2018 Fox's released Spearmint and Tropical flavours (we loved them both!). You can now visit the original Peppy and offer him a mint in the Abbey Pumping Station Museum in Leicester, the city in which the company was founded.

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Not only do these mints look unique, but their taste is like no other mint. These peppermint mints, with their natural mint oils, give you a super-fresh, minty taste which is perfect for a long car journey, walk or simply to enjoy at home. You will remember the classic fox's glacier mint, that crystal clear mint with the polar bear on top in the old advert that was so often on t.v. - WELL NOW THEY HAVE MADE - FOX'S DARK GLACIER BOILED SWEETS. very tasty liquorice and aniseed flavour hard-boiled traditional sweet. Clearly Better Sweets! In line with the rest of Fox's Glacier range, the product is produced using real liquorice extract to deliver an intense and unique flavour. Since the launch of the product in 2002, the product has become a strong member of Fox's Glacier family and demand for the product is growing year on year. In August 2005 Liquorice & Aniseed rebranded to Fox's Glacier Dark with an updated contemporary design to ensure consistency throughout the Glacier range. These sweets are another Great family favourite edition to our ever-growing huge range of traditional hard-boiled retro sweets. Glacier Mints were first created in 1918 by Eric Fox. [1] [3] [4] To begin with, they were called Acme Clear Mint Fingers, [5] but this was changed to Glacier Mints in 1919, apparently on the advice of Eric Fox's wife. [2] [4] From 1928, the mints have been individually wrapped. [5]

Around the same time, Fox's commissioned a taxidermist to obtain and stuff a real-life polar bear to display and to bring to large public events such as football matches, carnivals and fairgrounds as an advertisement for Fox's Glacier Mints. Travelling all over the country, Peppy is reported to have been joined by as many as four more stuffed polar bears. The iconic Fox's Glacier Mint was developed by confectioner Eric Fox in 1918 and over 100 years later this is still a firm favourite at AQuarterOf.co.uk. In 1918, the clear mints started to be produced on a larger scale and sold in glass jars and named Clear Mint Fingers! A bit fancier than your standard mints or paper bagged penny sweets - these are are your premium mints. The rebrand aims to bring the sweet to new audiences, according to Derek&Eric co-founder Adam Swan. Hard sweets like Fox’s are a “declining category” amid the popularity of soft sweets like Haribo and the new branding hopes to “sway it to a younger consumer”, he adds. In September 2002, Fox's Liquorice & Aniseed (Glacier Dark) was launched as an addition to the range. This went on until around the 1960s when Rowntrees decided to drop Peppy the stuffed Bear in a new age of television advertising. Soon after, television advertisements featuring illustrations of Peppy were introduced.