Cadbury Curly Wurly

Cadbury Curly Wurly

Curly Wurly is a type of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury and sold in the UK and Australia. It was launched in the UK in 1971 and relaunched in 1976. [cite_news|title = Eric Nicoli: Music boss who went from choc to rock | url = http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,16781,1695860,00.html?gusrc=rss | publisher=Guardian | date=January 27 2006] Its shape resembles two flattened, intertwined serpentine strings. The bar is made of chocolate-coated caramel. Also available are "Curly Wurly Squirlies," which come in a bag and are just the cross beams of the ladder. this design was created by Charlie Simmonds as an apprentice at Cadbury's.

A Canadian version of the Curly Wurly, known as the "Wig Wag" was available in the 1970s.

A 2004 online poll of retro confectionary aficionados found that the Curly Wurly was the most popular chocolate bar still in production. [cite_news
url=http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=152063
title=It's Official... Texan is Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar Ever...
publisher=PR Newswire
date=August 23 2005]

In the 1970s the actor and comedian Terry Scott appeared in memorable UK TV commercials for the product dressed as a schoolboy, complete with cap and short trousers.

Curly Wurly appears to have a following amongst the rich and famous. Notable names who have publicly been seen eating or buying a Curly Wurly include legendary singer Sir Cliff Richard, TV Favourite Dale Winton, Harry Potter author JK Rowling, Kids entertainer Dom (of 'Dick & Dom' fame) and Liverpool soccer coach Rafael Benitez. Fact|date=September 2008

It has been falsely claimed that Curly Wurly bars were banned in Ireland, along with a number of other confectionery brands such as Opal Fruits and Toblerone, until 1979. [cite web | url=http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/2003/10/19/dawn-of-the-spar-generation-brings-a-convenient-way-of-life | title=Dawn of the Spar generation brings a convenient way of life | last=McWilliams | first=David | date=2003-10-19 | accessdate = 2007-03-26] .

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project.php?projectID=33 Giant Curly Wurly]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Curly Wurly — A Curly Wurly split Curly Wurly is a brand of chocolate bar currently manufactured by Cadbury UK and sold in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury products — include chocolate, sweets/candies and mints.ChocolateCadbury* Boost (UK, Ireland and Australia) * Bournville – plain chocolate (UK, manufactured in France) ** Bournville (original) ** Bournville Deeply Dark ** Bournville Deeply Dark with Coffee * …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury Creme Egg — Type Confectionery Country …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury — This article is about the confectionery company. For other uses, see Cadbury (disambiguation). Cadbury Type Subsidiary of Kraft Foods Industry Confectionery Fo …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury Dairy Milk — Fruit and Nut redirects here. For the Indian films, see Fruit and Nut (film). Dairy Milk A Dairy Milk Caramel bar. Type Confectionery Country United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury Fingers — Fingers Type Biscuit Owner Cadbury plc Country …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury Caramilk — Caramilk Type Confectionery Owner Kraft Foods (The Hershey Company in the United States) Related brands List of Cadbury products Caramilk is a caramel filled candy bar made by Cadbury Adams in Canada. It was first sold in 1968 …   Wikipedia

  • Cadbury Mr. Big — Mr. Big is the largest sized candy bar produced by Cadbury, hence the name. The standard bar is made of a long, layered vanilla wafer, coated in caramel, peanuts and rice crisps, which is then covered in the simulated chocolate coating. A Mr. Big …   Wikipedia

  • List of Cadbury products — A list of Cadbury products in alphabetical order by type and name. Contents 1 Cadbury branded products 1.1 Confectionery 1.2 Desserts 1.2.1 Cake Bars …   Wikipedia

  • Mini Eggs — Cadbury Mini Eggs are a milk chocolate product produced by Cadbury UK and Cadbury Adams (in Canada). Introduced by the Cadbury company in 1967, they are sold specifically during the Easter and Christmas season. The egg is solid milk chocolate… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”