Nestlé has finally revealed why there are fewer green triangles in each tub of Quality Street… AND why there are more strawberry delights
EVERY Christmas we ask the same question: why are there never enough green triangles in our Quality Street?
Now, makers of the well-loved festive chocs, have revealed exactly why, explaining they have to take "cost, weight and nutrition" into consideration when filling the tubs.
A Nestlé spokesperson told : "The Quality Street assortment is made of up of three different types of sweet: fruit cremes, chocolates, and toffees and fudge.
"Each tub is broadly split into thirds along these lines, which is why you will get more sweets like the strawberry delight, one of only two fruit cremes.
"[You get] fewer of the purple one and green triangle, [as they] are just two of the five mainly chocolate-based sweets."
The company also revealed that while green triangles, purple ones and strawberry delights are some of the most popular, the caramel swirl has "the broadest appeal".
Nestlé also has to consider the nutritional value of each chocolate, with some favourites containing more sugar and fat.
Having too many chocolates containing higher calories would lead to each tub having an increased nutritional value.
It sounds like a pretty complex process, as the chocolate manufacturer also has to think about weight too.
"Other factors we have to consider during the process are keeping the weight, nutritional value, and cost of each tub steady so that the on-pack labelling and RRP is accurate and consistent," they revealed.
We recently told you that Quality Street had axed its Honeycomb Crunch flavour - two years after it controversially replaced the well-loved Toffee Deluxe.
The sweet brand defended removing the flavour by saying its assortment of chocolates changes "from year to year".
And if you're still desperate for extra green triangles, John Lewis has just launched its Quality Street pick and mix stations, where fans can create their own tubs for £12, in selected stores.
We know what we'll be filling ours with...
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