Mars Maltesers

As I was perusing the Ciao catalogue of confectionery (chocolate to you and me!), I came across an entry for Maltesers. This, in itself, is not surprising. What is surprising was that I had not written a review on Maltesers before now! I have reviewed quite a few other well-known chocolate bars, but somehow managed to overlook one of my favourite chocolate sweets. So today, I shall finally write my review on the humble Malteser. BACKGROUND Let's start with a bit of trivia... Maltesers were originally known as 'Energy Balls' and were invented by Forrest Mars Sr. in 1936. Despite the name ... more

Background: When I was a child I was lucky enough to have my father working for Mars Confectionary. So every week he would bring a bag full of 'rations' home with him and always included in it was at least one bag of Maltesers, which I used to fight with four elder and stronger sisters for. About the company: Mars Confectionary have specialised in chocolate since the early 1900's. They make a variety of chocolate bars of which the Mars Bar in the most famous, but is supported by Twix, Snickers, Maltesers, Milky Way and Bounty. They also make Pet food, Ice Creams and Mash Potato. This product ... more

Maltesers have been around since I was tiny, and they're really yummy! For anyone who has no idea what i'm on about, a malteser is a small ball of malt honeycomb surrounded by yummy milk chocolate. You get them in funsize packets, larger boxes (these are good as a small gift), tubes and small to large plastic buckets. Malteser packets are red with the white Maltesers slogan and pictures of maltesers covering the front, with ingredients, calories etc on the back. They were created by Forrest Mars (who also invented the mars bar and snickers) in 1936, and they were originally known as 'energy ... more

Masterfoods make many wonderful products but I was curious to learn more about these products so I wrote away to Masterfoods requesting some information about their products. They very kindly sent me an informative booklet. I can now spout utterly useless trivia about their products. Trivia such as Maltesers is the number one bite-sized brand. Clearly Maltesers are very popular but why? I had to investigate for myself. Maltesers have been around since 1936. They are one of the older chocolate bars. Apparently (and this is a direct quote from the information Masterfoods sent me) their “unique ... more

I love them…my boyfriend loves them…is there anybody out there that doesn’t? What is it that makes maltesers so addictive? Could it be the delicious crunchy textured filling that is so tempting? For those of you who have been living in a cave since…forever, maltesers are crunchy malt type honeycomb balls covered in smooth milk chocolate. They were first introduced to the UK in 1936 and have been selling ever since. They are made by Mars Confectionary. They are one of the most popular sweets around…so popular that there are even malteser chocolate drinks and ice ... more