From Campbell’s soup to Caramac and Lilt – the iconic foods disappearing from supermarket shelves
DISCOVERING your favourite snack has been taken off shelves can be genuinely devastating.
Big-name brands like Cadbury and Coca-Cola are among the brands that have pulled seemingly popular items from sale.
Over the years, many products have come and gone leaving shoppers gutted.
From Campbell’s soup to Caramac, we reveal eight nostalgic food treats that have disappeared from shelves over the years.
We won’t know for sure if these loved snacks will ever bring back, but it’s always worth keeping an eye out in your local supermarket.
Take a trip down memory lane of these discontinued snacks from years gone by.
Lilt
Coca-Cola axed Lilt in February last year after 48 years leaving fans distraught.
The tangy drink began in 1975 with the strapline “The Totally Tropical Taste” and was only sold in the UK, Ireland, Gibraltar and the Seychelles.
Lilt became a feature of popular culture with its Lilt Man parody adverts in the late 1980s, while a decade later it was promoted by two Jamaican women known as the Lilt Ladies.
Coca-Cola reduced the number of calories, sugar and artificial sweeteners in the drink between 2008 and 2014 as part of efforts to make healthier products in response to the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal.
It was replaced by a new type of pineapple and grapefruit Fanta.
Campbell’s soup
Supplies of Campbell’s condensed soup have dried up — leaving shoppers frantically hunting for the last few tins.
The kitchen cupboard staple and inspiration for one of the best-known of all modern artworks has all but disappeared from supermarket shelves.
Sources said it is down to supplier problems — and the soups should be returning soon but they may still be hard to find.
The Sun looked online, and we could see the soup for sale at Asda and Morrisons only.
The Campbell’s brand was founded in the US in 1869. Its recipe for condensed soup came nearly 30 years later and revolutionised the industry.
It is now available in 120 countries around the world — but British supermarkets are struggling for supplies.
Caramac
Caramac fans were heartbroken when Nestle confirmed it was discontinuing the caramel-flavoured bar after 64 years.
Nestle said falling sales were behind its decision to stop producing the confectionery, which was launched in the UK in 1959 by original manufacturer Mackintosh.
The bar was produced in Norwich until 1996, when it moved to Nestle’s factory in Fawdon, near Newcastle upon Tyne.
It’s not considered to be a chocolate bar because it doesn’t contain cocoa.
The Sun tested Caramac dupes and found a bar that tastes even better to lessen the blow.
Breakaway and Yorkie
The Breakaway and Yorkie biscuit bars are to disappear from shelves following a decline in sales, Nestle announced earlier this month.
Nestle said the chocolate-covered Breakaway will no longer be produced from March, to make way for new products.
The Breakaway, made with wholemeal, oat and coconut flours, was launched in 1970 by Rowntree Mackintosh before being acquired by Nestlé in 1988.
As well as the Breakaway, Nestle is also discontinuing Yorkie Biscuit bars – not to be confused with Yorkie chocolate bars, which are “staying for good”.
Cadbury Egg ‘n’ Spoon
Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, discontinued Dairy Milk Egg ‘n’ Spoon cartons last year.
Fans of the treat – launched a decade ago – called the move a “crime” at the time.
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Egg ‘n’ Spoon product was made up of a purple egg box which contained four chocolate eggs wrapped in foil and set alongside two purple spoons.
Inside the hard chocolate shells, fans could scoop out a delicious chocolate mousse.
The Egg ‘n’ Spoon cartons were first launched in the UK in 2013 and various iterations hit the shelves over the last decade.
Walkers Marmite crisps
Walkers discontinued its Marmite crisp flavour at the end of last year, and it’s now slowly disappearing off shelves.
The controversial flavour has long been a fan favourite and many have left supermarket reviews sharing their love for the crisps.
Shoppers have struggled to get their hands on the iconic flavour for years and it wasn’t long before fans started to speculate the crisps might soon be discontinued.
But it’s not all bad news because Morrisons has been restocking Marmite crisps.
But the snacks are no longer manufactured by Marmite and are now being made by Marmite and Tayto.
Walkers Beef and Onion and Worcester Sauce
Walkers discontinued its beef and onion crisps two years ago leaving fans “in tears“.
The manufacturing giant also confirmed that the Worcester Sauce flavour has been scrapped.
Devastated fans paid tribute to the crisp flavour on social media.
One said: “Walkers Worcester Sauce were my favourite for years.
“Fondly remembered here.”
Another said: “Aww no. Any chance they might come back at any time in the future?”
Dark chocolate bounty bars
Mars discontinued Bounty Dark last year due to “temporary operational reasons”.
Piers Morgan was among the fans who took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to slam the decision.
A Mars Wrigley UK spokesperson told The Sun: “It’s true, we have temporarily had to delist Bounty Dark for operational reasons and we’re working hard to bring the product back when we can.
“However, in the meantime, Bounty fans can rest assured that their favourite coconut treat – our classic Bounty is here to stay.”
Mars has not yet confirmed when the dark chocolate bar could make a comeback.
Meanwhile, we reveal five nostalgic discontinued items from decades past that you may never see again in supermarkets.
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