As Terry’s Chocolate Orange shrinks by ten percent… here are other favourite chocolates which have got smaller in recent years
SOMETHING shocking is happening to Britain's favourite treats - they're shrinking before our very eyes.
This week, we reported that the American owners of Terry’s Chocolate Orange have reduced the weight of the Christmas favourite from 175g to 157g.
Last month, we also revealed the much-loved chocolate treats which have been axed in the UK after foreign takeovers.
And the choccy horror show doesn't stop there - plenty more British favourites have been shrunk down in recent years, whilst the prices have shown no signs of doing the same.
After the mysterious case of the shrinking Chocolate Orange, here are the other classic chocs which have slimmed down in recent years.
Quality Street
Swiss manufacturers Nestle caused a fuss recently after announcing that the Toffee Deluxe is set to be replaced by the new Honeycomb Crunch in this year's tubs of Quality Street.
But as well as this shifty swap, the firm has faced criticism over the tubs themselves - which seem to get smaller almost every year.
Today's standard tin of Quality Street weighs 780g - with a larger 1.3kg option available as well.
However, back in the 1980s, standard packs weighed around 1.7kg, making them over twice the size of a typical tub today.
Yorkie
Also manufactured by Nestle, today's Yorkies are far less impressive than the hefty bars of yesteryear.
The chocolate has recently shrunk from 65g to 55g, with five chunks in each bar instead of six.
When it launched in 1976, the chunky chocolates were far bigger - weighing in at 70g.
Dairy Milk
A sly change has recently started to catch out Cadbury's customers, thanks to the new look of Dairy Milk bars.
The iconic chocolate once consisted of square chunks, but now each segment has been rounded off for a smoother look.
However, this change means the bars now weigh 45g - down from 49g - although the price hasn't budged as a result.
Mars
This favourite bar has also slimmed down recently, after Mars. Inc decided to shave 12 per cent from the size of each bar.
Despite now only weighing 51g - down from 58g - Mars bars cost just as much as they did before the reduction in size.
Snickers
Another Mars. Inc product, chocolate bosses must have been nuts to tamper with the much-loved Snickers bar.
The chocolate bar recently found itself 17 per cent smaller, with the weight plummeting from 58g to 48g.
Chocolate fingers
Last year, this Cadbury's classic was also shaved down, with each box losing two fingers of chocolate.
This left packs with 22 fingers and a weight of 114g - down from 125g.
