After Eight fans get excited – today we announce a brand-new flavour from your favourite fondant mint – and it’s a spirited addition to the range!

Available in a 200g carton, deliciously zingy After Eight Gin & Tonic & Mint features gin and tonic-flavoured mint fondant enrobed in rich dark chocolate, made with cocoa responsibly sourced through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan.

Debbie Bowen, Senior Brand Manager for After Eight said: “Gin has rapidly become the nation’s spirit of choice, so what could be better than combining the flavours of our favourite tipple with the delicious mint fondant and dark chocolate that has made After Eight so popular for almost sixty years.

“After Eight Gin & Tonic & Mint is a delightfully fresh, zesty twist on a classic, and we believe it will prove to be a very popular addition to the range. Gin O’Clock has officially arrived!”

Established in 1962, After Eight is crafted with 100% natural peppermint oil and is free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives.

After Eight Gin & Tonic & Mint is a limited edition that will be available from all major supermarkets, Ocado, Amazon and convenience stores across the UK and Ireland from September 7 onwards, until Christmas.

Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. With more than 2,000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites, we are present in 191 countries around the world.

For more information, please contact the Nestlé UK press office at nestleukpressoffice@uk.nestle.com or call us on 020 8667 6005. www.nestle.co.uk

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They have been a firm fan favourite since 1957, and now there is another reason to love Munchies – they come in white chocolate too!

Available in 94g sharing bags, the limited edition Munchies variety features a soft caramel and biscuit centre, covered in delicious white chocolate. It joins the existing range, which comprises original Munchies, Munchies Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Munchies Cookie Dough.

Nestlé is believed to have invented the first white chocolate when, in 1936, while working on vitamin-enriched condensed milk, workers added cocoa butter to make a solid tablet form of the milk. In doing so, white chocolate was created!

Munchies Brand Manager Cat Mews said: “Munchies has been a popular brand for over 60 years, but we know that consumers love an on-trend twist to a classic too.

“Fans couldn’t wait to try Munchies Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Munchies Cookie Dough when they launched last year, and we are sure that white chocolate Munchies will prove just as popular an addition to the range.”

Munchies are made at Nestlé’s Fawdon factory, near Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, which also makes many other well-loved brands, including Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Breakaway, Caramac, Matchmakers, Rolo, Toffee Crisp and Smarties Buttons.

White chocolate Munchies will be available exclusively in Asda from 13 August.

Munchies have been produced in a variety of flavours over the years, including chocolate orange, hazelnut, banoffee and mint. They contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.

For more information, please contact the Nestlé UK press office at NestleUKPressOffice@uk.nestle.com or call us on 020 8667 6005.

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Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company. With more than 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites, we are present in 191 countries around the world. www.nestle.co.uk – Follow our UK and Ireland team Follow us on Twitter @NestleUKI

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Nestlé has announced a new twist on their bubbly chocolate, with the introduction of Aero Caramel. Available as a 100g sharing bar, the caramel-flavoured milk chocolate is made with cocoa responsibly sourced under the Nestlé Cocoa Plan.

Amy Kendall, Assistant Brand Manager for Aero, said: “Aero is renowned for its unique combination of chocolate and bubbles that melt effortlessly in your mouth, giving you a little uplifting moment. The science and technology behind Aero made it unique from the start – but we continually look for new ways to innovate and delight fans. We believe that Aero Caramel is a delicious new addition to the Aero family, and we hope it will soon become another firm favourite.”

Aero Caramel is being made at Nestlé’s factory in York, which also produces KitKat, Milkybar, and Polo as well as milk and peppermint Aero and Aero Bubbles. It goes on sale over the next few weeks in Asda, Co-op, Morrisons and Tesco stores, as well as wholesalers and the convenience channel. Aero Caramel is available as a 100g sharing bar only (RRP £1.00).

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Nestlé’s Quality Street has been given a fresh new look as the first tubs and tins of 2019 hit supermarket shelves.

The vibrant redesign takes its cue from the famous multi-coloured foils and twist wraps of the classic Quality Street assortment and features an explosion of colour adorning the traditional purple background.

Then, once the lid is off, Quality Street lovers will find a delicious new sweet in the selection; the limited edition Chocolate Caramel Brownie.

Quality Street, at 83 years old, was the number one Christmas confectionery brand for 2018 and its popularity shows no sign of waning as the brand gears up for a new season. The Quality Street range has also been given a revamp and shoppers have a number of options including a wide ranging choice of sizes and formats on sale in the run up to Christmas.

There is a 650g tub and a 1kg tin available across most major retailers while a special 800g gold tin is exclusively available at Tesco and 2kg tins are being stocked by Costco.
But it doesn’t stop there. Faced with feedback that the chocolate sweets are more popular than their toffee based counterparts, the Quality Street team has switched up the ratios in each assortment so that the mix of chocolate sweets has gone from 35% to 46%.

Ellie Worley, Senior Brand Manager for Quality Street, said: “2019 is a huge year for Quality Street. We’ve got a new sweet, a new design and we are developing the brand in all areas ahead of the Christmas season. I know just how much people love Quality Street and we work really hard to find that balance between keeping things fresh but also familiar. We’ve been listening and I think we’ve got the perfect mix this year and made the changes that people have told us they’d like to see.”

One of the great traditions of Quality Street is the colourful and shiny twist wrappers that cover each sweet in the assortment. This year, Nestlé has invested in new technology at its Halifax factory in West Yorkshire where Quality Street has been made ever since its launch in 1936. The new technology wraps Quality Street sweets in a more advanced and modern way without the need to move away from the classic twist wraps that people know and love.

The Quality Street range for 2019 also features some exciting products away from the traditional tins and tubs. The Giant Strawberry Crème and Giant Purple One both return for another year and are joined by a Giant Chocolate Caramel Brownie, packed only with Quality Street’s new limited edition sweet and exclusive to Asda.

Elsewhere, there is a Quality Street advent calendar for the Christmas countdown, a 450g refill pouch and 240g cartons of the main assortment, just the fruit cremes or just the toffees and fudges.

The 2019 launch is being backed by a £2m marketing campaign and the full range is starting to appear in stores from now with promotions running right up until Christmas itself. There is more exciting Quality Street news to come with more chances for shoppers to get their hands on a personalised Quality Street tin.

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Nestlé release its new ‘Incredible’ Easter egg range which features eggs from several much loved brands including a KitKat with Ruby chocolate Easter Egg, a Smarties Unicorn edition Egg and some ‘Incredible’ Eggs for KitKat, Smarties and Yorkie lovers.

The Incredible Eggs are Nestlé’s newest Easter creation featuring four new eggs from KitKat, Yorkie and Smarties, each containing a chocolate egg with special ingredients directly in the shell.

The KitKat Chunky Salted Caramel Fudge Incredible Egg features soft salted caramel fudge pieces in the shell, as well as three bars of KitKat Chunky Salted Caramel Fudge.

The Yorkie Raisin and Biscuit Incredible Egg features crunchy biscuit and raisin pieces in the shell, plus three full-size bars of Yorkie Raisin and Biscuit.

The Incredible range also includes the Smarties Mini Eggs Incredible Egg comprising of crunchy mini Smarties in the shell, as well as a Smarties Mini eggs sharing bag.

The three Incredible Eggs are available in major retailers nationwide.

In addition, the Incredible range also includes the Orange Smarties Mini Eggs Incredible Egg. This is exclusive to Tesco stores and features a delicious orange flavour milk chocolate egg filled with crunchy mini Orange Smarties in the shell as well as a sharing bag of Orange Smarties Mini eggs.

All four Incredible Eggs have colourful, eye catching packaging designs and are perfect as gifts and for sharing with family and friends.

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Nestlé introduces Milkybar Mix Ups, newly invented Milkybar chocolate buttons that mix white chocolate with milk chocolate.

The sweets will begin appearing in shops across the UK and Ireland from this week in both sharing bags and single packs. Each selection contains a mix of classic Milkybar white chocolate buttons with a cocoa filling and milk chocolate buttons with a milky filling.

Last year, the world’s first 30% less sugar chocolate bar, Milkybar Wowsomes, became the first under the Milkybar brand to use two different types of chocolate in the same product and now the Milkybar Mix Ups ensures milk and white chocolates mixed up in the Milkybar  range at last.

The new method of creating this combination of chocolatey flavours in a single button has been created by Nestlé’s chocolate experts to meet a very particular demand.

“Milkybar is famously white chocolate so it needed to be something special if we were going to mix things up. We think Milkybar Mix Ups are special, and if they are as popular out there as they have been at Nestlé HQ then we’re sure our fans will absolutely love them!”

Milkybar Mix Ups are being made at Nestlé’s factory in Fawdon, Newcastle which is also the home of Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles, Jelly Tots, Matchmakers, Munchies, Caramac and Rolo. It’s the Rolo, which has helped to make Milkybar Mix Ups possible.

The individual Milkybar Mix Up chocolate buttons are made using a very similar technique to the Rolo and are being produced on the Rolo production line with the same, tried and tested, milk chocolate recipe. Along with Milkybar mini eggs, it is the first Milkybar product that has been made away from its usual home at York.

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This March, Londoners will be given the opportunity to #LiveMoreYes with a free blindfolded food experience – based on research showing that, when the sense of sight is removed, taste is heightened. The ‘Bar of YES!’ will allow food lovers to challenge their taste buds, as they try to discern the flavour combinations of a series of delicious tasting plates while blindfolded.

The ‘Bar of YES!’ will be hosted by chef to the stars Nina Parker and will celebrate the launch of Nestlé‘s new brand, YES!, and it’s range of wholesome and delicious snacks. Nina, who counts Donatella Versace, Russell Brand and Stormzy among her clients, has designed a menu of five delicious vegetarian and vegan dishes, each inspired by the exciting flavour combinations and natural ingredients of the new YES! bars – including fruity blends like lemon, quinoa & chilli as well as nut-based combinations such as dark chocolate, sea salt & almond.

Visitors to the ‘Bar of YES!’ will enjoy an interactive blindfolded tasting experience of Nina’s food, before exploring the stylish surroundings of the pop up which will reflect the vibrant and wholesome philosophy behind the range. There will also be YES! bars available to taste, with samples offered to guests on departure.

Louisa Parrillo, Senior Brand Manager at YES! says, “As a new brand, we’re so excited to be opening our first pop up – the ‘Bar of YES!’ reflects our belief that the more we taste and explore in life, the more fulfilled we become. We want to celebrate the key ingredients of our bars which make the best of what nature has to offer – we’ve created our range of fruit and nut bars with exciting taste combinations that are both tasty and wholesome, so no compromise needs to be made on taste or satisfaction when choosing what to have as a snack. We hope people will take the plunge and ‘live more yes’ with our blindfolded tasting challenge!”

The ‘Bar of YES!’ will be open to the public on 13th to 14th of March, with chef appearances from Nina Parker at lunchtime and dinner services.

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Nestlé-owned ice lolly brand Fab is taking over Bernie Spain Gardens on London South Bank to launch its summer roadshow this Saturday, before taking the experiential activation around the UK over the next six weeks.

The #myfabland roadshow will be at Bernie Spain Gardens, a green space between Gabriel’s Wharf and the OXO Tower on the London South Bank, from 12.00pm – 6.00pm on July 7 2018 with a free event for families. Children will be able to experience exploding confetti sprinkles geysers, huge Fab lolly mazes, ball pit moats, supersized slides and more fab fun.

Alongside the #myfabland tour, there is also a competition running on Facebook offering a family of four the chance to win a VIP package to the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.

The #myfabland experience has been designed and managed by i2i Marketing.

After opening on the South Bank, #myfabland will be touring across the UK throughout July and August at the following locations:

• Bernie Spain Gardens, London South Bank: July 7, 12.00pm-6.00pm
• Birmingham Bullring: July 13-15, 10.00am-6.00pm (daily):
• Bournemouth: July 20-22, 10.00am-6.00pm (daily)
• Sunderland Air Show: July 28-29, 10.00am-6.00pm (daily)
• Nottingham Riverside Festival: August 4-5, 10.00am-6.00pm (daily)
• Bristol Balloon Fiesta: August 9-12, 12.00pm-8.00pm Thursday, 10.00am-6.00pm Friday – Sunday
• Plymouth Plaza: August 17-19, 10.00am-6.00pm (daily)

Further details are on the Fab Facebook page.

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Nestlé has partnered with hundreds of venues across the UK and Ireland to encourage families to spend more time together and do something fun, as part of a new ‘Kids Go Free’ on-pack promotion.

Families will have the opportunity to get a free kids ticket when buying any promotional pack of Nestlé confectionery products, such as Smarties, Rowntree’s or Milkybar.

All participating packs contain a unique code that can be exchanged for one free child ticket when buying a full priced adult ticket (or two child tickets for the price of one) at hundreds of venues across the UK and Ireland.

Indoor and outdoor adventures on offer include days out to zoos, safaris, museums and castles to activities such as kayaking, canoeing and dry ski slopes.

Lucy Fawcett, Brand Manager, ‘Kids Go Free’ promotion, says: “’Kids Go Free’ is all about motivating families to enjoy time spent together. We know that entertaining children can be a challenge sometimes and we hope that this promotion gives families that inspiration and value for money to enjoy a quality time together as well as making memories. There are hundreds of activities to choose from and we hope that the whole families will find the promotion exciting, fun and even educational.”

The promotion will run for a year from the end of May 2018 until 30^th April 2019 and will be supported by a digital media campaign, including online advertising and social media.

Earlier this month, Nestlé UK and Ireland partnered with online streaming service NOW TV as part of an on-pack promotion to offer consumers the chance to win either a monthly Sky Cinema, Entertainment or Kids pass, or Sky Sports day pass, with 1,000 passes up for grabs every hour for eight weeks.

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Nestlé UK and Ireland has partnered with online streaming service NOW TV to launch a brand new on-pack promotion which will feature on some of its favourite confectionery brands including KitKat, Aero, Yorkie, Toffee Crisp and Rowntree’s Fruit Pastilles.

The promotion, which went live this week, offer consumers the chance to win either a monthly Sky Cinema, Entertainment or Kids pass, or Sky Sports day pass, with 1,000 passes to be won every hour for eight weeks.

The promotion can be entered from 8.00am to midnight every day from May 21^st to July 15^th, with 1,000 winning moments each hour. Entries outside these daily start and finish times will not be accepted.

To enter, consumers need to go online to the promotional site – www.nestle-promotions.co.uk/nowtv – and input a code found on the inside of a promotional wrapper. They will then be told instantly if they are a winner; if they are, they will be able to select the pass that they prefer. Consumers who win will be asked for their card details as part of setting up a free subscription; they will have to cancel the subscription or they will be charged once the free period has run out.

In the Republic of Ireland, companies can only run prize draws linked to purchase if they partner with a charity which has a lottery licence; for this promotion, Nestlé has partnered with Down Syndrome Ireland.

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