In February 2005, the Smarties tube was replaced with a hexagonal design. The rationale behind changing the design was, according to Nestlé, to make the brand “fresh and appealing” to youngsters. Orange Smarties originally contained orange-flavoured chocolate, however, these days the orange flavour is added to the shell only.

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Before 1958, dark-brown Smarties had a plain-chocolate centre, while light-brown ones were coffee-flavoured. There are many reasons people choose a vegan or vegetarian diet including for their health, for the environment and for the animals. We are well aware of the importance of these issues, and we are delighted to offer a compassionate candy to satisfy the vegan sweet tooth!

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Nestlé, PO Box No 203, York, YO91 1XY, England. Nestlé Ireland, 3030 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24. Important: Young children (less than 4 years) have limited chewing ability and could choke on small sweets. Your parents don’t understand you and that’s okay. A pioneer of our times. Related stories recommended by this writer: After an extensive search for a natural coloured dye, Nestle said it had found a way to create the blue sweet, using no artificial colours and flavours, by extracting the blue colouring from a seaweed called During World War II Smarties were not produced. When the war was over there was a milk shortage, so Smarties were made with plain chocolate for a while.

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A long-time favourite in many countries including the UK, Germany, Australia, South Africa and Canada. Smarties in the UK are sold in cylindrical cardboard tubes, capped with a colourful plastic lid usually having a letter of the alphabet on it. The purpose of this, according to a Rowntree’s spokesperson in the 1980s, was for them to be useful as a teaching aid to encourage young children to recognise the letters. Over the last 25 years, Nestlé and Rowntree’s have manufactured five billion Smarties lids. Some lids are very rare and are now regarded as collectors’ items. All Smarties ® candy made by Smarties Candy Company is gluten‑free and safe for people with Celiac Disease. Around Christmas, Nestlé Australia and Canada often releases Smarties in the Christmas colours of red, green and white.In one of the earlier ranges of colours, there was a light-brown Smartie. This was replaced in 1988 by a blue Smartie.