Wrigleys Fruit Skittles; 2020 version for Skittles; this is the most up to date version from Sept 2020; these are finally Halal
They contained carmine or e120 which you will see in many other posts we have up.
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Skittles again a UK brand, lets have a look at the history behind it.
The chewy candy that we are so familiar with today first came into existence in 1974.
Skittles spent the first five years of their lives solely in Britain since it wasn’t until 1979 that North America got a chance to “taste the rainbow”.
There is much speculation surrounding the creator of Skittles, as nobody really knows exactly who first made them.
One story suggests that a British man named Mr. Skittles looked at a rainbow one day and wondered how it would taste.
Other sources state that the Wrigley Company, founded in 1891, created the candy along with other confectionery, including Extra chewing gum.
Although Wrigley produces Skittles today, it is widely accepted that an unknown British company was the original manufacturer.
After three years of being imported to North America from the UK, Skittles started being manufactured in the US as well as in Britain.
There were very few flavors compared to the varieties available today.
Consumers enjoyed grape, orange, strawberry, lemon, and lime flavors.
The famous slogan “Taste the Rainbow” came about in 1994 and is one of the longest-running advertising campaigns ever.
D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising agency that had been up and running since 1985.
They created the whole theme for the Skittles advertising campaign.
The similarities between M&Ms and Skittles have been noted through the years.
The appearance and colors of the candy are very similar, but while M&Ms have a chocolate center, Skittles have a fruity one.
A colorful array of small candy pieces can be found from both varieties of confectionery, and where M&Ms have a small ‘M’ printed onto each piece, Skittles have a small ‘S’. Wrigleys Fruit Skittles
