Furious chocolate lovers slam Cadbury’s US owners for ‘messing with taste of Mini Eggs’
Fans of the Easter treats - on sale since 1967 - say the shell is different while the insides taste 'cheap'
FURIOUS chocolate lovers have accused Cadbury’s US owners of messing with the taste of their beloved Mini Eggs.
Food giant Mondelez, a spin-off from Kraft, caused uproar when it secretly altered the Creme Egg recipe in 2015.
It is feared the same has now happened to Mini Eggs, produced in Poland after moving from Somerset following Kraft’s takeover of Cadbury in 2010.
Fans of the eggs, on sale since 1967, said the shell is different while the insides taste “cheap”.
One said: “The chocolate and candy coating taste bland, like a cheap knock-off.”
Another fumed: “The shell has lost its crunch. It best not be another recipe change.”
Expert Angus Kennedy said many products are now made with more sugar instead of cocoa after prices rose.
He said: "Many chocolate products taste suspiciously sweeter than they used to. Because the price of cocoa has been soaring to record highs, producers have been forced to make products with more sugar (less expensive) and less cocoa.
"The only other option is to make products smaller. I can’t see them doing that for Mini Eggs!”
Cadbury reportedly suffered a £6million sales slip after its Creme Egg shells changed.