York Fruits
Appearance
Type | Confectionery | ||||||
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Place of origin | England | ||||||
Region or state | Pontefract | ||||||
Main ingredients | Sugar | ||||||
Ingredients generally used | Glucose syrup | ||||||
684 kcal (2864 kJ) | |||||||
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Other information | Natural colours and flavours. Suitable for vegetarians. | ||||||
York Fruits are a brand of fruit-flavoured jellies, traditionally popular in Great Britain at Christmas.[1]
Manufacture
[edit]The sweets were formerly made by Terry's of York, and more recently by Kraft Foods (1993-2008) and Smith Kendon[2][3] in Lancaster (2008-2012). The brand was acquired by Tangerine Confectionery in 2012,[4] which was bought by Valeo Confectionery in 2018.[5]
Sweets
[edit]The box contains 200g, or 22 sweets, about the size of chocolates. The sugar-coated jellies are manufactured in circular, half-moon, teardrop and diamond shapes and are flavoured lemon, raspberry, strawberry, mandarin, lime and cherry.[nb 1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Flavour and shape information printed on box
References
[edit]- ^ "We all eat mince pies at Christmas – but does anyone actually like them?". www.newstatesman.com. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "York Fruits". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Tangerine Confectionery acquires Smith Kendon brands". Confectionery News. 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Tangerine Confectionery acquires York Fruits". www.yorkpress.co.uk. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Fox's Mints owner hopes for sweet deal with Black Jack swoop". Sky News. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
External links
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