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It's not Terry’s, it’s Thierry’s – and, in a blow to traditionalists, the classic Christmas Chocolate Orange now comes in wacky versions, including exploding candy.
The French firm that now makes the Terry’s Chocolate Orange – Carambar & Co, led by the aptly named Thierry Gaillard – has come up with new flavours to appeal to international customers and get sales all year round.
Chocolate Oranges have been a favourite at Christmas in Britain since their invention in 1932.
Their place was cemented by television adverts in the 1990s starring Dawn French, who famously claimed: ‘It’s not Terry’s, it’s mine.’
Britons consume about 32 million each year, the majority at Christmas.
It's not Terry’s, it’s Thierry’s – and, in a blow to traditionalists, the classic Christmas Chocolate Orange now comes in wacky versions, including exploding candy
Now the French owners – who call the confection ‘la boule’, or ‘the ball’ – have launched ‘exploding candy’, ‘toffee crunch’ and white
