Texan (chocolate bar)

Texan was a nougat/toffee bar covered with chocolate, manufactured during the 1970s and 1980s.[1] It was withdrawn from sale in the 1980s but was briefly re-launched as a limited edition by Nestlé in 2005 during a wave of sweet-related nostalgia.[2][3]

A 2004 survey of sweet shops' customers rated the Texan bar their favourite sweet of all time, by a large margin.[4]

The advertisements for the Texan showed a cartoon cowboy, who was captured and tied to a stake. When asked if he had a last request he asked for a Texan bar which took him a long time to eat; meanwhile, the bandits fell asleep, ensuring his escape. The cowboy's catchphrases were "A man's gotta chew what a man's gotta chew", and "Sure is a mighty chew!".

References

  1. ↑ Richardson, Tim (2005-02-19). "Sugar candy kisses". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ↑ Woodward, Grant (2005-09-06). "Fings are wot they used to be!". Yorkshire Evening Post (Johnston Press Digital Publishing). Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ↑ "History Of Rowntree". Nestlé. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ↑ "It's Official... Texan is Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar Ever...". PR Newswire. August 23, 2005.

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