Rowntrees Randoms Squishems Sweets Sharing Bags, 10 x 140 g

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Since their launch in 1977, many parents have bought these for their kids thinking they would be a fun treat… and then never bought them again having been driven to near insanity by the high-pitched noise they emit. Hannah Smithson, assistant brand manager for Rowntree’s said: “ We are so excited to announce all of this new news for Rowntree’s Randoms’. There is truly something for everyone in the new range whether you prefer the jelly Squish’ems, the foamy sweets or something a little more on the sour side​. They proved popular and the following year they changed the ingredients of all their chew bars to make them fine for vegans too. Result! Contains Palm Oil The introduction comes at the same time as a major rebrand for Rowntree’s, which covers Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums and Jelly Tots as well as Randoms. The new Rowntree’s Randoms launch will be supported by a media campaign, which will include advertising, social and digital media as well as sampling activity.

The new 140g sharing bags of Rowntree’s Randoms Squish’ems and Sours go on sale this week in all major retailers in the UK while Rowntree’s Randoms Foamies are exclusive to Tesco. The limited edition 150g Rowntree’s Randoms Easter Mix is exclusive to Asda for the Easter season. Jelly Tots

Fun Gums– Coming in some flavours that don’t exactly scream out their vegan credentials – such as Pigs’ Mugs, Milk Bottles, and Fried Eggs – these are unlikely to appeal to many vegans anyway, which is just as well because they contain gelatine. Hannah Smithson, Assistant Brand Manager for Rowntree’s said: “We are so excited to announce all of this new news for Rowntree’s Randoms’. There is truly something for everyone in the new range whether you prefer the jelly Squish’ems, the foamy sweets or something a little more on the sour side.

Brand new variants of Rowntree’s Randoms – Nestlé’s randomly shaped, fruit flavoured sweets – are being introduced to coincide with its tenth birthday and a major refresh of the Rowntree’s brand.Essentially set sugar with some citric acid, colour and flavouring, these hard lollies have been used by many a parent to keep their kids quiet on long car journeys after the 87th game of I Spy… apparently… we obviously don’t advocate such things. During the London Blitz, Swizzels decided to head north to Derbyshire to get out of the firing line, where they have remained ever since. Over the years Swizzels (called Swizzels Matlow Ltd since 1975) have released various sweets with the following being some of the more notable offerings: Sweet Sharing bags containing only Squish’ems (squishy foam and fruity jelly in one sweet), Foamies (foamy sweets) and now sour sweets, Randoms Sours, are joining the existing range of Rowntree’s Randoms from this week, the company announced. A fourth sharing bag, Randoms Easter mix, is a seasonal selection of random Easter related shapes on sale now for the Easter season. In addition to the new shapes, the green sweets, which were previously lime-flavoured, will now be apple-flavoured after the change proved more popular in testing. Nestlé said all of the sweets continue to contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. We’ve been working very hard to make this year the best yet for Randoms and are delighted to introduce new shapes, tastes, textures and flavours that all our consumers will absolutely love!”

Nestlé has announced a major refresh for its historic Rowntree’s brand and an expansion of its Randoms range. Nestlé says the new range adds several new shapes including a hashtag, a gnome, a unicorn and a flamingo while sweets shaped like a cake, birthday present, party popper and number 10 are all added to celebrate the brand’s 10th anniversary.

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Despite Swizzels making a very good number of their sweets vegan, they still have some that contain gelatine, and hence are neither vegan nor vegetarian. We’ve been working very hard to make this year the best yet for Randoms and are delighted to introduce new shapes, tastes, textures and flavours that all our consumers will absolutely love!​” Nestlé has launched new variants of Rowntree’s Randoms to coincide with the fruit-flavoured sweet range’s tenth anniversary. The introduction coincides with a major refresh of the Rowntree’s brand.

Another of the early inventions of Swizzels, in the 1930s Rainbow Drops were sold loose and scooped into bags to be sold for a shilling. The new Rowntree’s Randoms launch will be supported by a media campaign which will include advertising, social and digital media as well as sampling activity.

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Originally marketed as breath fresheners when launched in 1946, Parma Violets were regularly sold in pubs. It soon became apparent they were better suited to sweet shops though. Sharing bags containing only Squish’ems (squishy foam and fruity jelly in one sweet), Foamies (foamy sweets) and now sour sweets, Randoms Sours, are joining the existing range of Rowntree’s Randoms as of this week. A fourth sharing bag, Randoms Easter mix, is a seasonal selection of random Easter related shapes on sale now for the Easter season.