Shoppers are only just realising ‘extinct’ Cadbury chocolate bar has returned to B&M shelves
SWEET TREAT lovers are thrilled to discover a chocolate thought to be “extinct” in the confectionary aisle of B&M.
Originally sold as a full bar, the chocolate has made a Cadbury comeback in miniature form.
Retailer B&M has sparked excitement among chocoholics after customers spotted the Cadbury Fuse Mini Treats on the shelves.
Shoppers were quick to post the find on Facebook after realising it was the beloved Fuse in smaller chunks.
One user commented: “My local one doesn’t have the fuse yet! I need them.”
Another added: “I can’t believe the fuse is back! Its about time.”
A third user responded: “Wow fuse! Need to get them haven’t seen them in a long time.”
The discovery was posted on a food finding page on Facebook and has since racked up 386 likes and 297 comments.
In the picture there are two types of Mini Treats, the 5 Star and Fuse – but all the focus was on the long anticipated return of the Fuse bar.
The cult classic chocolate bar has a soft creamy center surrounded by crunchy peanuts and gooey caramel.
With a blend of crispy cereal and sweet fudge is was pinned as a Cadbury favourite.
The treat was launched in 1996 but only lasted for a decade, being removed from shelves in the mid-2000’s.
It’s not known why the bar was discontinued but fans were gutted to see it go.
A Cadbury 1996 business stated: “The secret of the Fuse recipe is that it uses Cadbury’s chocolate as the main ingredient, fusing together a mixture of favourite snacking ingredients.”
It’s no wonder then, as a combination with the top snacks, the fuse bar became a popular treat.
Fuse bars are now rarely spotted apart from in specialist stores like Bombon.
If you’re determined you can buy the full sized Fuse in India.
Now at least with the Fuse Mini Treats, chocolate lover will get the chance to relive the the glory days in miniature form.
The Fuse bar isn’t the only treat that shoppers are calling for.
The Cadbury Time Out was found to be the most missed chocolate bar 18 to 35 year olds.
Fans were fuming after the bar was removed in favour of a new, single finger, Time Out Wafer.
The Cadburys Dairy Milk Tasters were an product that didn’t quite sell enough to keep on the shelves.
As a Malteser look-a-like the product didn’t have the crunchy centre and were eventually removed from stores.
Four years after it was launched the Mars Delight was discontinued.
A survey found 76 per cent of Brits of would love to see Mars Delight make a return.
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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.