Shoppers go wild for chocolate bar back on shelves for first time since 1970s

SHOPPERS have gone wild after a much-loved chocolate bar returned to shelves for the first time since the 1970s.

Nestlé relaunched a strawberry-flavoured Aero bar earlier this year and chocolate lovers have been loving the nostalgic family favourite.

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Chocoholics have described the bar as "lovely", adding that it "taste[s] like strawberry milkshake".

One posted to Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains: "Had this in the 70s, glad it's back!"

Another added: "They were my fave as a kid... stock up cos they will disappear again soon!"

A third said: "Too moreish ate it in one sitting."

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Aero, then produced by , first launched a strawberry version of its bubbly chocolate in the 1970s, but it didn't stick around for long.

At that time the confectioner would often experiment with different flavours with others for its Aero brand including coffee, rum, orange and lime.

Fifty years on, the new strawberry bars appeared exclusively on Spar shelves in May, but have been rolled out across other retailers from the beginning of July.

A spokesperson for Nestlé said: "The bar brings together a smooth milk chocolate shell with a melt-in-the-mouth bubbly strawberry flavour centre." 

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The launch gained huge attention on social media.

One shopper said: "Looks amazing."

Another wrote: "These look yum will get them soon."

A third shared: "I need to get these ASAP."

The bars are being retailed at £1.35 for a 90g sharing bar.

Chocolate lovers frequently beg their favourite brands to bring back limited-edition favourites.

Yorkie scrapped its orange bars last month much to the dismay of customers, while a campaign begged Rowntree's to bring back its Secret bar earlier this year.

Co-op shoppers have also rushed to get their hands on an "unreal" flavour cookie based on Aero's popular mint chocolate bar.

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Meanwhile, B&M shoppers loved a limited edition honeycomb salted caramel Mars chocolate bar that had fans drooling.

But, Cadbury has left fans disappointed after scrapping its Dairy Milk orange bars.

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