Getty imagesThe black chocolate version of the most popular Toblerone bar has been suspended after almost six decades on Contrectational shelves.
The Sweet Treats Mondelēz International manufacturer confirmed in a statement to the BBC that its 360G black chocolate bar would no longer be sold in the United Kingdom.
The company said it understood that the “difficult decision” can be “disappointing for some consumers.”
Attributed the interruption to “changing tastes” and the growth of your business, adding “continuous adaptation[s]”Its range and” continue[s] Invest in Toblerone “.
The original Toblerone bar was first invented in 1908, with a version of black chocolate, which contains 50% cocoa, released in 1969.
The chocolate industry has suffered cocoa prices in recent years, reaching a record in December, driven by a strong fall in cocoa production.
In March, an investigation for which? He discovered that Easter eggs had increased up to 50% compared to last year.
Claire Burnet, co -founder of the Premium Chocolate Company with headquarters in Dorset, Choco, said the growing prices were “mainly driven by the bad harvests of the two largest cocoa producing countries in the world and the production of coconut coconut coconut” “”
She told the BBC Radio 4 program on Friday that she had a “perfect storm” or “aged, aged, reducing the yields, increasing the diseases and then overlapping the problems of climate change in addition to that.”
Western Africa crops have been particularly affected by unusually dry climate in recent years.
Mondelēz did not indicate whether his black chocolate Toblerone was discontinued Alder Bestagen in the United Kingdom, or if other sizes will also be suspended. The BBC has approached the company to make more comments.
The Toblerone brand was created using the founder’s surgery, “Tobler” and the Italian word for a nougat type made of honey and almonds, “Torrone”, which contains chocolate.
It is believed that the distinctive triangular form of the Swiss chocolate bar was inspired by the Matterhorn in the Alps, a silhouette of which appears in the packaging, thought that the origins remain uncle.
Several different versions have been released since it was created for the first time, including a white chocolate version and a fruit and use version.
