Find out about Retro Sweets
No matter how many types and brands of candy are being manufactured throughout the world on a regular basis, there are certain candy brands that have become your favorites. These are often the ones that were available back when you were still a kid.
Unfortunately, not all these brands survive the intense competition within the candy market, and a lot of them are discontinued. Some of these favorites include sugar mice, toffee bonbons, gobstoppers and sherbet pips.
Here are some of the classic candy favorites which never fail to remind us of our childhood memories but sadly they’re not available anymore to us.
Pacers
Manufactured by candy giant Mars, Pacers has some resemblance to Opal Fruits spearmint variety. These chewy & soft favorites were just plain white candies until Mars decided to add three green stripes to its design. For some unknown reason, the company stopped producing Pacers during the late 1980s.
Texan Bars
This delicious chocolate candy bar with that chewy nougat center was one of the most in demand candy bars before. The Texan Bar was introduced during 1975 by the Macintoshes (which later on became part of the Nestle family) and became a big success within the candy market.
The manufacturing of the chocolate bars encountered a serious problem during the 1980s, when miners went on strike. They blocked the major roadways & sites that led to Halifax in Yorkshire, where the Texan Bar was produced. Since ingredients needed to create the bars didn’t reach the production factory, so manufacturing had to be ceased.
In 2005, there was an attempt to regain the popularity of Texan Bars & they again were sold for six weeks. Unfortunately, the production stopped permanently after that.
Mint Cracknells
Mint Cracknells are made up of milk chocolates with green mint filling, with a characteristic brittleness. Manufacturing stopped because of the difficulties encountered during the production and also because the candy itself can cut tongues.
Macintosh actually made two more varieties, the Coffee Cracknells & Orange Cracknells. There are some who claim that Mint Cracknells are available still in Southern Africa.
Aztec Bars
The Aztec Bars were introduced during 1967 by Cadbury during the World Cup series in 1970. The manufacturing ceased around 1978 although it made a brief comeback in 2000. The Aztec Bars had very many similarities with its counterpart at that time, the highly popular Mars chocolate candy bar, with its caramel-covered milky chocolate and soft nougat center. Of course, the Aztec Bars didn’t stand a chance competing with Mars.
Spangles
These fruity square-shaped sweets came into production during the 1950s by candy giant Mars. Production stopped during early 1980s then they were again sold during mid-1990s. The high demand for Spangles didn’t last however & they later were pulled out again from the consumer market. Spangles had lots of variations, which include pineapple, orange, black currant, lime, strawberry and Cola