dessiato
4 years and I still cry sometimes
Mercadona in Puente Genil always has it, but there's a British enclave there.
Not sure it'll be the same here.
A thank you to Brexiteers.
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Not sure it'll be the same here.
i had no idea we used to export lots of chocolate to the EU.
UK chocolate producers among hardest hit in post-Brexit exports to EU
UK chocolate producers, along with whisky and cheese makers, have suffered the biggest post-Brexit export losses in the food and drink sector, according to latest government statistics.www.confectionerynews.com
That pretty much echoes the plight of every UK exporter I spoke to.
bimble
floofy
Did You Know that for 30 years the UK and EU were locked in a legal fight about the definition of chocolate?
'The chocolate war began in 1973 when Britain joined the EU. To continental Europeans, milky British chocolate with its vegetable fat was seen as less than the real thing but London's EU membership negotiators made it clear that Britain would not adopt EU chocolate standards..'
'The chocolate war began in 1973 when Britain joined the EU. To continental Europeans, milky British chocolate with its vegetable fat was seen as less than the real thing but London's EU membership negotiators made it clear that Britain would not adopt EU chocolate standards..'
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
I know after trying European chocolate the shit in the supermarket just isn't very good.
God I want to go back to Fazer cafe.
God I want to go back to Fazer cafe.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
German Confectionery Industry sees decline in exports to UK after Brexit
Export sales of German confectionery to Great Britain fell by -11.8% in the first quarter of 2021, The Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI).
bimble
floofy
This says that about 40% of people have still not personally noticed anything going on with the supermarkets. Which helps to explain why people are still arguing about whether its happening or not. 
eta uncanny match with the % who say we were right to leave, which is now at 41% according to them.
eta uncanny match with the % who say we were right to leave, which is now at 41% according to them.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
The UK famously joined the common market and left the eu
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Fascinating thread on Labour in 1981 meeting with what was then the EEC to discuss leaving it.
ska invita
back on the other side
German Confectionery Industry sees decline in exports to UK after Brexit
Export sales of German confectionery to Great Britain fell by -11.8% in the first quarter of 2021, The Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI).
two world wars and one reeses cup
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Thought Reese's cups were made in the States?
ska invita
back on the other side
well if you can think of a UK chocolate that ends in the word "cup" I'll happily amend my post
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
That oval stamp shows it was made in a FSA approved premises.
Guidance on health and identification marks that apply from 1 January 2024
Guidance on the health and identification marks that must be applied to products of animal origin (POAO), such as meat, egg products, fish, cheese and milk.
www.food.gov.uk
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
No idea pal . I see quite a lot of Cadburys chocolate here but I think its made in the EU. I'm a big Milka fan
gosub
~#
Daily Mail and Daily Express staff are not, nor have they ever been essential
Smangus
comatose at a desk
German Confectionery Industry sees decline in exports to UK after Brexit
Export sales of German confectionery to Great Britain fell by -11.8% in the first quarter of 2021, The Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry (BDSI).
I weep for my Ritter Sport marzipan
fecking Brexit ! 
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The most curious thing about The Mail is that it has more women readers than male.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
tbh i continue to see ritter sport on a regular basis, not just marzipan but also mint and rum and raisinI weep for my Ritter Sport marzipan
Smangus
comatose at a desk
TBF I was taking the piss.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
and i fell for itTBF I was taking the piss.
Smangus
comatose at a desk
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
there was the toffee cup in quality street, sadly gone now
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Also sadly no more...
Supine
Newt Member
Free fruit thanks to those lovely brexiteers
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
'Absolute bedlam' as hundreds turn up for free raspberries after Yorkshire farm cancels harvest due to worker shortage
A farm near York is allowing people to pick raspberries for free after finding it impossible to hire enough local staff to do the harvest.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
gosub
~#
Obviously. A lack of mazipan Ritter sport would be in the + columnTBF I was taking the piss.
gosub
~#
Fucking Waitrose. No way Mr Big is going to sanction pay rises on that scale.
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