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Website Update
Our new website release date is now 15th October!
It’s all very shiny and new – with great extra tools and information.
Plus we’ve got a much better search, and products back to their categories instead of all together.
We’ll update you more nearer the time.
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World’s biggest chocolate bar outweighs previous record-breaking confectionery ‘by a ton’
Chocoholics should book themselves tickets to Chicage pronto – because it is currently home to the world’s biggest chocolate bar. Well, until it gets a good nibbling…
The World’s Finest Chocolate company has broken the Guinness World Record with a sweet treat weighing 12,000 pounds, measuring 3 feet high and 21 feet long. Sweet!
It is thought that this gooey effort has broken the previous record-breaking choc bar by a ton.
And the recipe certainly contains more ingredients than can be squeezed into the average mixing bowl too, with 1,200 pounds of almonds, 5,500 pounds of sugar, 2,000 pounds of milk powder, 1,700 pounds of cocoa butter and 1,400 pounds of chocolate liquor all included.
Despite the mammoth proportions, the vast bar was made to illustrate ‘portion distortion’ to school children.
A spokesman for the company said: ‘We purposely made this bar to be an example of ‘portion distortion’.
‘We’re committed to educating families about eating right and staying active and doing it in a fun and engaging way.’
Of course. And a very worthy campaign… but… Anyone else hungry? It’d be a crime to let it go to waste…
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New Website
Our new website on uksweets.com launches October 1st!
It’s been a long time coming, and will include ingredients, allergens, search by type and easy navigation!
More info to follow (including that promised discount code for the new site only to Facebook and twitter followers!)
Sweet shop thief meets a sticky end in Rhubarb and Custard trap
The owners of a sweet shop concealed cameras amongst the old fashioned jars and hid in the store all night dressed head to toe in black to catch a thief, a court heard.
(Originally posted on www.Telegraph.co.uk)
Customers of UK Sweets, Jane and Neil Hutton also set a series of bizarre ‘booby traps’ in their shop Beehive Treats which the culprit would set off when he raided the till.
They strategically placed rubbish-filled bin bags, bottles of cleaning products and cans of cream soda to create a noise if they fell asleep as they lay in wait.
Jane, 46, and Neil, 47, also covered the windows with bin liners to cut out all light as they waited to catch the thief who had been pilfering from their till.
The couple said 20 year old Oliver Longstaff, an employee, got the ‘shock of a lifetime’ after battling his way through the assortment of obstacles only to find them waiting for him.
They have dubbed their sting ‘Operation Rhubarb and Custard’.
Mr Hutton said: “At every stage there were little traps, things that would tell us exactly where he was and what he was doing.
“First the Victorian shop bell rang as someone came in and then there was the sound of the Windowlene bottle being knocked over by the first till.
“Next came the rustling of someone fighting through full bin bags in the dark and then, and this was not in the plan, the sounds of the loo being used and flushed.
“We had to desperately stop ourselves from laughing.
“Next he tripped over the cans of cream soda placed to distract him as he approached our hiding place.”
When Longstaff then crept out of the storeroom of the shop in Marlow, Bucks, the black-clad Huttons rushed him and locked the door until police arrived to arrest him.
It was a successful end to almost a week of detective work, triggered after they became suspicious about cash seemingly disappearing from the float left in the till overnight.
Before hiding in the stockroom they staked out the shop to see who was entering late at night and hid high-definition cameras amongst jars of sweets.
After identifying Longstaff from the footage they vowed to catch him in the act and hand him over to police.
Mr Hutton added: “He was charming and seemingly well-liked by everybody.
“We were disappointed because we have always invested in the young people of Marlow, who have been fantastic, and for one to go the other way is a shock.”
Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard that Longstaff, an aspiring actor and former grammar school pupil, was stealing to pay off gambling debts which had spiralled out of control.
He had amassed debts of 545 pounds and been visited by debt collectors.
His solicitor Stephen Toghill said: “It was the panic caused by this debt collector turning up at his home.
“Basically he wanted to try and get some money quickly and he saw an easy option.”
Longstaff, of Marlow, who is due to go to drama school next month, had
intended to re-gamble the cash to pay off the debt – but lost it again betting.
The court heard Longstaff, who appeared in Fame at Wycombe Swan last year, had brought shame on his family.
Mr Toghill said that by way of punishment he had been banned from a family holiday, had the offer of a new car taken away and been grounded by his parents, who also paid off his debt.
“His mother felt embarrassed to go into the town centre,” added Mr Toghill.
Longstaff, who pleaded guilty to burglary, was handed a 12-month supervision order which involves him seeking treatment for his “gambling problem”.
He was also ordered to do 40 hours unpaid work, pay £85 court costs and pay £158 to Beehive Treats – the amount of money he stole that night.
Sentencing Longstaff, magistrate Sandra Connor said: “You are young and we believe it is your youth and lack of experience leading you along.
“None the less, you betrayed your family and your employer’s trust.”
Outside court, Longstaff said it had been a “really tough time” for him but wanted a fresh start.
He said he hoped he could put it behind him and ‘appear on screen one day’.
The Joys Of Owning Your Own Sweet Shop
There is nothing quite like the smell of a sweetshop. Instantly taking you back to childhood on a wave of nostalgia. Owning a sweet shop allows you to indulge you sweet tooth every day, and share the joy of old-fashioned sweets with customers. Buying wholesale sweets from UK Sweets allows you to make a profit and provide your customers with the best quality sweets.
Buying wholesale sweets means you can buy in bulk lowering costs while keeping quality consistent for your customers. Sweets come in a wide range of sweets which means you can choose from a variety of sweets which will appeal to a range of customers. Buying wholesale sweets does not mean compromising on quality, UK Sweets offer premium sweets at a bulk price and include well-known sweet brands. You can offer customers a variety of sweets including all the old favourites.
As UK Sweets sell sweets in bulk on a nexdt day service, you can stock up allowing you to keep up with customer demand while keeping stock on a ‘just in time’ basis. Lets face it the sweets won’t be around long! UK Sweets aim to deliver the very best in wholesales sweets, offering you the brands and variety of sweets you want at competitive wholesale prices.Â
If you are new to the sweet shop business and want advice on which wholesale sweets to purchase then UK Sweets are happy to share their knowledge of the sweet shop industry and recommend brands and varieties. With years experience in the confectionery business they are the people to talk to.
Customers buy with their eyes and having your sweets displayed in an attractive and appealing manner will have people queuing up to sample your offerings. Whether you have a traditional old-fashioned sweet shop or a contemporary one, displaying your sweets correctly and in an appetising way is key. Displaying your sweets in bulk is one way of tempting customers. There is nothing like an abundance of sweets to tempt the sweet tooth!
Sweet shop is part of shopping street regeneration
A shop in the town centre that gets through plenty of sweet shop supplies is one of a number of stores that has contributed to the regeneration of the high street, it has been revealed. According to reports in the news, sweet suppliers are contributing to a boom in local retailers.
Recently a number of larger chain stores are starting to fill what had been vacant premises near local stores.
Commenting on the development, chairman of the Independent group of shops and local store owner Vanessa Burkitt said: “It is fantastic. The street is looking wonderful. This is the first time since 2006 that every shop is filled and we had been struggling. Congratulations to those shops that survived.”
She added: ” We have already seen increased footfall since the sweet shop opened on the corner of our local high street.”
Many retail outlets, including those that rely on sweet shop supplies, are having to work particularly hard at present to remain in operation as a result of the ongoing economic problems and there are still a considerable number of empty retail spaces in towns and cities around the UK.
Thorntons Set to Close 120 Stores
The news that confectionery store giant Thorntons is set to close at least 120 stores in the next two years has shocked the confectionery industry.
With the recent spikes in cocoa prices, fall in consumer demand and the recent Easter Heatwave, Thorntons have battled to keep stores open.
Bad news for Thorntons, but this should be seen as a helping hand for the independent confectionery and chocolate shop. The demise of Woolworths came as a great help to independent retailers, increasing sales across the UK.
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