Cadbury Picnic

Here I have in front of me a cup of coffee and a chocolate bar. Now, I know that a chocolate bar is not the healthiest of breakfasts, but it's what I have. You see, a few days ago, I came into possession of a four pack of CADBURY'S PICNIC BARS for the very reasonable price of 99p for the four (I know it's 99p, because that fact is splashed all down the right hand side of the four-pack). "I'll try one," thought I. Well, my little Picnic was very nice indeed, so I bought some more. Anyway, moving swiftly on to... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE BAR - The ...

Some chocolate goodies on in the shops just seem to have been around for ages, and sadly some have vanished forever.I wonder what is it that makes one chocolate bar unpopular and another more appealing.Could it be the chocolate, the filling or just market forces. Well since there are only a few manufacturers left and it is their products that have in some cases vanished. I'm ruling out the chocolate, so that leaves us the fillings and market forces of which we are considerably a part of. When I'm in the mood for a choccy treat i often find it difficult to decide which bar to buy. Sometimes a simple Mars Bar is enough. I say simple but lets face it Mars Bars ...

I have to admit to having a bit of sweet tooth on occasion though I don't like to over do it. That's probably why Picnics are my favourite chocolate bar actually, because they're a great mixture of sweet and savoury that really fill a whole as well as satisfy a craving. At least if you eat a chocolate bar that has a bit of substance to it you don't go reaching for seconds when you've finished! Picnics are chewy cereal type bars in the middle with loads of nuts and raisins in them. They're almost like rice crispy bars coated in caramel in the middle. Then of course there's lashings of Cadbury chocolate and being a premium brand, there's always plenty ...