Mars Maltesers

...and were invented by Forrest Mars Sr. in 1936. Despite the name, Maltesers bear no connection to Malta or anything Maltese. In fact, the name actually came from the combination of the words, 'malt' and 'teasers'. Nowadays, Maltesers are made by the Mars group and are popular not only in the United Kingdom but also in Ireland and Japan. Interestingly, countries like the USA and Australia have their own versions of Maltesers too. WHAT ARE MALTESERS? ...
...for those who aren't, let me tell you a bit about them. Maltesers consist of a spherical malt centre, surrounded by a thin layer of milk chocolate. The manufacturers of Maltesers are not keen to divulge information on exactly how they are made, but it is thought that the malty centre is formed by making small pellets of a dough-like mixture which are then placed in a low pressure container. This enables the bubbles in the mixture to expand and results ...

rowei 03.06.2006 · Read full review
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...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, ...
...This product like all the Mars range has been supported with extensive Television Advertising campaigns. Maltesers were first produced under the name 'energy balls' in 1936 and are still made in the Slough factory it was made in back then. These days the product comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, you can get fun size packets, tubes and boxes as well as ice cream bars and even white Maltesers. Packaging: This for me has not changed in the past ...

CPTDANIELS 18.02.2009 · Read full review
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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 ...
...bars. Apparently (and this is a direct quote from the information Masterfoods sent me) their “unique product design makes Maltesers appeal to children and adults of all ages”. I will admit that during my lifetime I have eaten my fair share of Maltesers. This is largely due to the fact that when at school no end of term party seemed to be without the ubiquitous box of Maltesers (although in later years that was replaced by Celebrations and similar ...

jammy_banana 31.07.2004 · Read full review
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...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 creams. Yummy!!! I don’t suppose it will be long before they are toppings for McDonalds McFlurrys…mmmmmmmm Did you know that maltesers come 6th in the top 10 sweets in the UK? Well they do, which isn’t surprising!! Maltesers come in different sized packs and boxes and ...
...you buy them. Newsagents and supermarkets will be cheaper than the cinema and filling stations. They come in red, easy to spot packs. You can also find them in variety packs!! Maltesers don’t fill you up either, as they are so light, and they also practically melt in your mouth so that’s perhaps why loads of people eat them. There are many different ways to eat maltesers. You can bite them and be done with it, suck all the chocolate ...

Baywatch_Fan2002 05.08.2002 (20.08.2002) · Read full review
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...were first produced by the Mars confectionary company in 1936 as a new sweet sensation. In fact, they share their birth year with Quality street. They were an instant hit with the public who soon snapped them up. The war and rationing halted production of these type of delicacies but they soon made a reappearance after rationing was abolished. They continue to be a favourite with people today. Advertising. In recent years, advertising seems to ...
...You often see adverts with friends playing daft games with each other to get more maltesers. A good example is a girl navigating for a friend who is driving her car. She keeps getting her to turn right so that the maltesers roll along the edge of the windscreen and over to her side. Another popular one is 2 receptionists trying to eat them while making telephone calls. Quite a novel approach. They seem to portay that Maltesers are lusted after ...

andycharger 19.03.2002 · Read full review
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...it's part of the bigger Mars confectionery family. For those who like a bit of background: Cast your minds back to 1911 and whilst that would make you very old, you might remember Frank Mars and his wife Ethel (lovely name, Ethel) making and selling a variety of butter-cream candies from a kitchen of their home in Tacoma, Washington. A few years on in 1920, Frank came up with the idea of producing a version of chocolate, malted milk that could be ...
...at that time, as the Mars bar. It was an immediate success. Maltesers came along later as well as other renowned brands such as Snickers (Marathons to old gits like me in days gone by) & the more US-centric M & Ms. Malteser does appear to be a product designed for the British market judging by the number of websites offering to import the product into the US. There's so many things you can do with a Malteser <>  ...

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...you in no doubt that Mars are by far the masters of the confectionery world. Have you ever noticed that maltesers are completely round with no flat base like most other chocolates do ? The flat base is where the sweet has rested while the chocolate cools and hardens, so how do Maltesers not have this ? The answer is ingenious. Mars use a process called "panning" which involves coating the Maltesers in chocolate inside a revolving drum so that they ...
...therefore have a flat base. And the process of creating the honeyconb centre is just as ingenious (if it is true). I am not quite sure about hoe true this is but apparently the honeycomb centres are created by shooting small pieces of malted dough into a vacuum chamber which causes it to expand into the crunchy honeycomb we have come to know and love. Seems plausible enough to me but so does the tooth fairy. lol. I bet you are glad you continued ...

roy_l_t_1970 23.07.2002 · Read full review
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...postal one on this pack: Mars UK, Slough SL1 4JX. OVERALL? Flavour as afore mentioned-over sweet.Kids usually love 'em. Makes you thirsty,makes you gag. But that's just me;you may like them! Price? Inexpensive.I spose. Sticky,gooey,suck them they last longer. Crunchy Balls are not my favourite way to sit there picking the stuff from my drilled teeth! Alright?! Cheers for the patience to read! chrissie xx ...

christina44 14.03.2003 · Read full review
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...around since 1936, made by Mars Confectionary they have been favourites amongst children and adults for generations these spheres of light golden honeycomb covered to perfection in rich, shiny chocolate look nearly as good as they taste. The chocolates' generous coating of creamy chocolate gives a wonderful contrast to the malty-honeycombed centre inside, as you bite through the layer of glossy chocolate your teeth hit the light centre with a lovely ...
...The malt flavour is pleasant and not over-powering, there is also a subtle hint of honey there. The chocolate has a rich quality, which compliments rather than overpowers the centre. This is a true marriage of flavours. There is something comforting about eating Maltesers, maybe its because they bring back childhood memories, but I think the malt flavour is the main reason. Most bedtime drinks have a malt flavour too, whether actually or sub-consciously ...

LouiseA 10.01.2003 (13.01.2003) · Read full review
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...preferably), they are made by Mars (makers of the famous Mars Bar of course) and seem to have been around for donkey’s years, actually they’ve been around since the 1930’s. I’m not exactly a massive sweet lover, by this I mean I can’t sit there munching away at countless bars of chocolate like some people, one bar or packet of sweets, is usually well enough for me, but not with Maltesers, I must have lots of them, and ...
...“Lack of Maltesers Syndrome”. Yes, you guessed it, I’m currently sitting here sucking and munching away at a box, are you jealous? So how do you eat yours? I personally like to suck away all the chocolate and let the delightful honeycomb centre melt in my mouth. But then again, I sometimes like to get a huge handful and munch away at them, no matter how I eat them, I thoroughly ...

brianlfc 26.12.2001 · Read full review
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...that brought you the, er, Mars Bar, Maltesers are round balls about an inch and a half in diameter. With a malty, crunchy, biscuity inside, covered in delicious milk chocolate they are unbelievably moreish, and are choice of millions of sweet-toothed conneiseurs around the globe. They come in a variety of sizes, with the 37g bag perhaps the most common in the shops. Retailing for around 35p, they also spectacularly versatile. With about 20 or so ...
...is lighter than, say, a Mars bar rather than having less calories and fat gram for gram . Therefore, if you like chocolate but are diet conscious, they are a good alternative to other bars and packets so long as they aren't eaten in great quantities. See more about nutritional info on Mars products at http://www.artvoid.co.uk/DAFNE/lists/Masterfoods.htm. Whilst most people eat them Maltesers from the bag (or box), they can also be used in a number ...

stoffy 01.01.2003 · Read full review
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...been a fan of the Mars Maltesers, ever since I was a young child I would get to buy a packet as a treat every week and boy did I enjoy eating it. It’s a luxury, but at the same time you can enjoy it as it’s not packed with hundreds and hundred of calories. Brief History: Maltesers is part of the famous Mars brand which is an iconic symbol when is comes to chocolate confectionaries. Maltesers were first created way back in 1936, however at the time ...
...Value per 37 g packet: Calories 187 Calories from Fat 0 Total Fat 9.1g 14% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 0mg 0% Total Carbohydrates 23.2g 8% Protein 2.9g This is one of the things that have attracted me to this product, it’s got some calories theirs no hiding that, however compared to most chocolates in the market this is relatively less, and this product should be used as a treat, rather than an everyday essential. Taste: ...

jaygami1986 04.08.2009 · Read full review
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...the net (so to speak). Mars also sent me £4 worth of Mars tokens, which could be exchanged at any retailer for Mars confectionary. I was delighted. ****Tip of the Day**** Not that I advise you all to follow suit (as Mars may catch on) but I do recommend that if you have any queries about a product or service to put it down in writing and go direct to the source – as you never know what Mr Postman will bring your way. Mars UK, Slough, SL1 ...
...your Maltesers before you get there (as they are all too often over priced – but great with popcorn). *****Tease Me***** For the more adventurous Malteser eaters out there, I highly recommend holding a Malteser gently between your fingers whilst caressing one side of it with your tongue. When the chocolate becomes soft, smooth the Malteser over a partners lips and….say “that’s all your getting”. As I said earlier…Maltesers ...

modernity 27.11.2001 · Read full review
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...this is a top quality Mars product. They've been around since 1935 and they were the 3rd product that Mars ever created, furthermore I can't ever remember them changing the packet. You see, they don't need to. They are so irresistable, they don't need fancy packaging to capture peoples attention, because they already have a captive market ~~~~~~BUYING MALTESERS Right, you cetainly want to know about this. They come in lots of different sizes, from ...
...bigger 179g bag, to the cardboard box to the mother of all malteser containers: the bucket. You can get them in any good shop; corner shop, petrol station, superstore..infact any food type shop that doesn't sell them should be closed down. ~~~~~~~ Incidentally, I gave up the craving for maltesers after I ate a huge bag of them in the cinima the other day. Put me right off them thank god. Mind you, all this writing about them has made me suddenly ...

breezes 01.11.2001 · Read full review
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There once was a baby with colic, Whose mother, a known chocoholic, Would give her a ‘teaser, An attempt to appease her, And give her a reason to frolic So what’s it about these brown balls, That satisfy when cravings call? The red shiny packet, That causes a racket, Until these sweets vanished have all? The taste? Well it’s different, that’s true, But hang on and I’ll give you a clue, Think chocolate a plenta’ ...
...have you The smell? Well it’s lovely and sweet, Not at all like a smelly man’s feet, Think sugar, not spice, And all things that are nice And you’ll see that you’re in for a treat They really are hard to describe, And trust me, I truly have tried, Not biscuit, not crummy, Just crispy and yummy And strangely tempting when fried ‘Tis a simple delicious plain sweet, Without nuts, crisp or caramel to eat, Just ...

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