Fairtrade accreditation in the UK and Ireland was given to the product in 2011 when the company sourced all its cocoa and sugar under its terms. It was only in 2017 when Maltesers became officially available in the United States. Elf and Safety Approved With a Maltesers Mini Reindeer and Plenty of Milk Chocolate Shapes for the Countdown to Christmas Suitable for vegetarians Maltesers are a British confectionery product manufactured by Mars, Incorporated. First sold in the UK in 1937, they were originally aimed at women. They have since been sold in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States and Middle East. The slogan is "The lighter way to enjoy chocolate". [1] In 2011, the product gained Fairtrade accreditation in the UK and Ireland by sourcing all their cocoa and sugar under Fairtrade Terms. [6] In 2016, Maltesers’ commercials in the UK began featuring disabled actors (including The Inbetweeners actress Storme Toolis) which have been highly successful for the brand. [7] Celebrating universally awkward situations, the adverts were inspired by real-life stories from disabled people. [7] One of the defining features of Maltesers is not only that they’re as moreish as anything can be, but that they’re so delightfully round. It’s a simple touch, but a thoroughly enjoyable one! The process of how they end up so round is a totally mesmerising one, too. Well, the malty centres are cooked in little balls which are then coated in chocolate using a technique called ‘panning’. This involves the centres being tumbled constantly in a pan as melted chocolate is added to coat them. Both the speed and the amount of chocolate has to be carefully monitored to make sure the Maltesers come out just the way we like them.

Maltesers ''Merryteaser Reindeer''. Standard and miniature reindeer shaped chocolate-covered honeycomb, available in the run up to Christmas.

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Traditionally launched with a malt centre and a milk chocolate outer layer, there are now more flavours and variations in the Maltesers range than ever before. Dark Chocolate Maltesers offer a rich counterpart to the creamy classic, whilst Maltesers Buttons Orange Chocolate are zesty pieces of chocolate punctuated with that classic malty crunch. Their range has even expanded into the luxurious world of chocolate truffles. Perfect for sharing or gifting to your nearest and dearest Malteser lovers, you can beat a box of Maltesers Truffles! a b "Maltesers' ads featuring disabled actors prove to be 'most successful' advert for the brand in 10 years". The Drum . Retrieved August 16, 2019. With their button shape and a range of flavours, the Maltesers Buttons brought something new to the line-up. The chocolate shapes are available in the classic Milk Chocolate flavour, as well as Dark Chocolate and Orange Chocolate flavours. Each given that signature malty crunchiness thanks to tiny bubbles throughout each and every button. Maltesers Teaser", chocolate coated miniature balls in a bar format, available since March 26, 2013. [14]

MARS Making Chocolate Better | Maltesers Chocolates 40g". www.marschocolate.com.au . Retrieved April 17, 2018. If you prefer chocolate over malt, this one is going to work best for you. It will give you more bites. However, it is not as light as that of the Maltesers balls but you can be assured that it is going to give your sweet tooth a fix.

Maltesers Teasers Bar. It is only right to have a bar version of the originals, of course! This is a milky bar that comes with small bits of malt scattered. This is full of flavours too which is a good inclusion to the sweets that you like to indulge in from time to time. Find sources: "Maltesers"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Maltesers Cake. Chocolate and cake are quite hard to separate. Take advantage of this and use your favourite confectionary to add finishing touches on your cake. If you are into baking, you can find this quite useful. Use it for decoration, on whatever way you please!