Are after eights smaller than they used to be?

A dissatisfied lover of wafer thin mint chocolate treats has reported the makers of After Eights to the Swedish Consumer Agency on the grounds that the product has become smaller and slimmer over the years.
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Do they still make After Eight mints?

Online, Amazon has a listing for the chocolate mints, although they are a much higher price point and delivery may not be available until after Christmas. So, for those of you who need your After Eight mints, have no fear. They are still available in the Hudson Valley. You'll just have to look a little harder for them.
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When did after 8 mints come out?

After Eight, 'the mint enrobed in dark chocolate', was launched in 1962, initially in three variations, but it was the chocolate-covered fondant mint that was the most successful.
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Are After Eights different?

While testing the different flavours of After Eight mints we noticed they all came in the same style of sleeve wrapper. They were so similar, in fact, that if you mixed them up you'd have to eat them to tell them apart.
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Are After Eights Irish?

AFTER EIGHT has been at the heart of the British nation since 1962 when it was launched in order to tap into a gap in the market for Rowntree's for After Dinner chocolate mints. Rowntree's therefore decided to develop a wafer thin mint, and AFTER EIGHT was born.
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Is there dark chocolate after 8?

Established in 1962, After Eight has long been renowned and loved for its delicious and distinctive thin chocolate mints. Bitesize: Munchable and moreish pieces of dark chocolate filled with a refreshing mint fondant centre, perfect for a treat.
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What were mint Munchies called?

In 1995 the confectionery formerly known as "Mintola" (near-identical in appearance to Munchies, but consisting of plain chocolate with a mint fondant centre) was renamed "Mint Munchies". In 2006, Mint Munchies were again renamed, this time as "After Eight Bitesize".
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Can you freeze After Eight mints?

After a few minutes, you will end up with this creamy bowl of after eight nice cream. Don't forget to freeze some of your after eight mints and break them up for topping. What is this? To do this I put them in a zip bag and then smash them with a rolling pin or meat tenderizer.
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Can you get After Eights in America?

Most popular with customers in United States of America (USA), France, Italy, Australia, Japan, Canada, Korea Republic of, Spain and Greece, but you can buy Nestle After Eight Mints for delivery worldwide. One of our Nestle branded products.
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How much chocolate is in an After Eight mint?

Its chocolate has a minimum of 50 per cent cocoa solids. After Eights have a cute white-and-gold logo on the back showing a bird feeding her scaldies in the nest.
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Do After Eights contain alcohol?

For clarity, the mint is still there, otherwise these sweet treats wouldn't be After Eights. But along with the mint, the fondant is also G&T-flavoured, then you have the usual dark chocolate covering. The mints don't contain alcohol, in case you were wondering, and won't get you tipsy.
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Are vegetarians after 8?

After Eights are not a vegan chocolate.

Because they contain milk, After Eights can be considered as suitable for vegetarians.
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How many calories are in after 8 bites?

Nutritional Summary:

There are 464 calories in 100 g of After Eight Bites.
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What are Spangles sweets called now?

Today the Tunes brand is the only remaining relation of the Spangles brand, sharing the shape and wrapping of the original product.
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What did star bars used to be called?

Launched in 1976. It was renamed as Peanut Boost in 1989 and then renamed again as Star Bar in 1994.
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Is Caramac still made?

Since launch CARAMAC® has been proudly produced in the UK, initially it was produced at the Mackintosh's factory in Norwich, then in 1996 production moved to Newcastle where the bar still continues to be manufactured to this day.
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What's inside an After Eight?

INGREDIENTS. Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Glucose Syrup, Cocoa Butter, Butterfat (from Milk), Emulsifier (Sunflower lecithin), Natural Peppermint Oil, Citric Acid, Stabiliser (Invertase).
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Do they still make after dinner mints?

At some point, however, after-dinner mints became deeply uncool and Cadbury stopped making them, to the disgust of those who have started a Facebook page demanding that the after-dinner confection be reinstated. The Red Tulip brand has persisted on chocolate Easter eggs, made by Cadbury.
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How does Costa make hot chocolate after 8?

What' you'll need.
  1. 2 Tablespoons of Whittard Mint Flavoured Hot Chocolate or Costa Coffee Hot Chocolate.
  2. 215ml of Milk.
  3. A Can of Squirty Cream.
  4. 2 Teaspoons of Monin Green Mint Syrup.
  5. 10g of Grated Chocolate.
  6. 1 After Eight Dark Mint Thin.
  7. A tall microwavable Cup.
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Who invented After Eights?

The man who invented the After Eight chocolate dinner mint has died at the age of 74. Chocolatier Brian Sollitt created the iconic sweet treat which would become a middle-class essential in the 1960s during his 53 years working for confectionery company Rowntree's.
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Do After Eights contain palm oil?

SWEETS AND CHOCOLATE

Skittles, Starburst and Mentos are COMPLETELY PALM OIL FREE. Sweet! Whilst Ferrero Roche, Lindt, Thorntons, Terry's Chocolate Orange, After Eight, Divine, Celebrations, Barratt's, Galaxy, Kinder and Haribo are following a no-deforestation policy.
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What are after dinner mints?

Types of Candy
  • After Dinner Mints.
  • Breath Mints.
  • Bulk Mints.
  • Butter Mints.
  • Pillow Mints.
  • Pinwheel Candy Mints.
  • Starlight Mints.
  • Stick Mints.
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