Jones, R. A. (on behalf of the Registrar and Comptroller-General) (21 February 2001). "IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION NO. 2161647 IN THE NAME OF TREBOR BASSETT LIMITED AND IN THE MATTER OF OPPOSITION NO. 49406 THERETO BY SWIZZELS MATLOW LIMITED" (PDF). ipo.gov.uk. United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office. p.9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2014 . Retrieved 25 February 2014. Promoter: Swizzels Mallow Ltd., Carlton House, Albion road, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 3HA Even on a cold late autumn day I’m stopped by the scent of a bed of Palma Violets planted along a path which leads from my study to the nursery. Palma violets “... possess a delightful fragrance reminiscent of ordinary sweet violet perfume mixed with that of wallflowers”.* Little wonder that in the 19th century around Grasse in the south of France there were large plantings being grown for the perfume industry. Sadly in the 1890s a synthetic violet fragrance was discovered and was soon manufactured cheaply putting an end to the production of the natural oil.

Font Quer, Pio (1995). Plantas Medicinales; el Dioscórides Renovado (in Spanish) (15thed.). Barcelona: Editorial Labor S.A. pp.288–289. ISBN 84-335-6151-0.Parma Violets were created in 1946 [8] by the Derbyshire company Swizzels Matlow. [1] [9] They are sweets that are hard, biconcave discs, based on similar aniseed confectionery traditionally consumed in India after a spicy meal. [10] Their flavour has been described as sweet with a soapy or floral taste. [8] [11] The current recipe includes sugar, stearic acid, modified starch, glucose syrup, and anthocyanin. [2] Lovell, Lucy (11 February 2017). "Love gin? Then you'll want to go to this gin festival in Levenshulme". Manchester Evening News.

Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. All entrants’ statutory rights are not affected. Sir Joseph Banks was a fan. His gardener, Isaac Oldaker, grew 300 plants in pots every year for him. As Parma violets aren’t as hardy as Viola odorata, the violet of English hedgerows, they were grown in glass houses in the United Kingdom. Parma Violets are a British violet-flavoured tablet confectionery manufactured by the Derbyshire company Swizzels Matlow, [1] named after the Parma violet variety of the flower. The sweets are hard, biconcave disc-shaped sweets, similar to the Fizzers product from the same company but without their fizziness. Swizzels Matlow have also released a line of Giant Parma Violets. Parma Violets are disc-shaped sweets similar to Fizzers but all lilac coloured with an almost 'scenty' taste and no fizziness. Swizzels Matlow has also released a line of Giant Parma Violets. Duke, Simon (26 March 2019). "Brothers launch Parma Violet cider and social media is going mad for it". ChronicleLive.Nozedar, Adele (4 September 2014). Great British Sweets: And How To Make Them at Home. London: Random House. ISBN 9781448161218. d) Any third-party failure that results in the interruption or cancellation of the Competition and/or any Prize that may be associated with the Competition. Viola odorata [Sweet Violet] in a hedgerowI was always intrigued by the story of the Clevedon violet growing industry. Until recently I lived in North Somerset just 6 miles from Clevedon. Salter, Jessica (19 November 2011). "Dream factory: the story of a sweet company". The Daily Telegraph. London.

Britton, Karen (1 August 2016). "Love it or hate it? Retro sweets Parma Violets inspire new cheese". Macclesfield Express . Retrieved 12 October 2016. The promoter is: Swizzels Matlow Limited (company no 00562269) whose registered office is at Carlton House, Albion Road, New Mills, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK22 3HA. Employees of Swizzels Matlow Limited or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition. The competition is open to residents of UK, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. a b c d e f g h i j k Salter, Jessica (19 November 2011). "Dream factory". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012 . Retrieved 7 August 2012. Neither the Promoter, its employees or agents shall have any responsibility or liability for any of the following:In British Pop Artist Stuart Semple's 'potion' paint line, Purple Haze is claimed to be Parma Violet Candy Scented. [19] The name of the British Indie pop band Palma Violets is derived from the Matlows confectionery. Irish singer Naomi Hamilton also released an album in 2016 named after the sweet. [16] [17] In Ian Fleming's James Bond series, hard candies very similar in description to Parma Violets are the favourite sweet of the supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld due to their breath freshening properties. [15] The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

a b c d Swizzels Matlow Limited Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (PDF) (Report). Companies House (published 7 January 2021). 31 December 2019 . Retrieved 16 May 2021. a b c Larbi, Miranda (15 July 2016). "Someone's made a Parma Violet flavoured cheese and it's confusing AF". Metro.co.uk . Retrieved 9 July 2021. Ingredients include sugar, stearic acid, modified starch, glucose syrup, and anthocyanin. [2] Precursors [ edit ] Any entry will be forfeited if the promoter cannot view the entry image due to the Social Media profile being set to private.Swizzels-About". Swizzels Matlow. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019 . Retrieved 23 February 2020.