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Caramac is the brand name for a caramel-flavoured bar that was created by Mackintosh's, and is now manufactured by Nestlé.^[1] It was first introduced in the United Kingdom in 1959. The name is derived from the syllabic abbreviation of Caramel and Mackintosh.^[2]

A similar confection is used in the covering of McVitie's Gold biscuit bar. A limited edition Caramac Kit Kat bar was released in the United Kingdom in 2005^[3] and due to popular demand it was brought back in 2007.

In 2015 a buttons version was launched.^[4]

History

The name of the product was determined in a competition. The competition was held in what was the Norwich factory of Mackintosh's, and won by Barbara Herne. The bar was made at the old Norwich factory until the factory closed in 1996, when production transferred to Fawdon in Tyneside where it is still made.^[5] Caramac was temporarily available in Canada, during the 1960s and 1970s.

Design

The bar is a pale yellow colour, and is manufactured using sweetened condensed milk, butter, various flavourings, and sugar.^[6] It is packaged in a red and yellow wrapper.

References

^ "Nestlé UK Website- History of Rowntree". Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2007. 1988 - Nestlé SA buys Rowntree plc. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.nestle.co.uk/brands/Chocolate_and_Confectionery/Chocolate/Pages/Caramac.aspx#.ULbnd7STvFI
^ Essential Business Studies A Level: AS Student Book AQA, p. 289
^ http://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/products/caramac-giant-buttons-hit-shelves/523571.article
^ "Nestlé UK & Ireland Locations". Nestlé UK Ltd Headquarters. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
^ "Nestlé CARAMAC Riegel - Zutaten" (in German). Retrieved 2012-11-27.

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¹ Currently manufactured by General Mills in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Cereal Partners under the Nestlé brand elsewhere. ² Brand owned by General Mills; U.S. and Canadian production rights controlled by Nestlé under license. ³ U.S. production rights owned by The Hershey Company. ⁴ U.S. rights and production owned by the Smarties Candy Company with a different product. ⁵ U.S. rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned by Associated British Foods. ⁶ Produced by Cereal Partners, branded as Nestlé. ⁷ Produced by Cereal Partners and branded as Nestlé in the U.K. and Ireland. Produced by Post Foods elsewhere. ⁸ Philippine production rights owned by Alaska Milk Corporation. ⁹ Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai production rights owned by Fraser and Neave. ¹⁰ Used only in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. ¹¹ Used only in the Philippines. ¹² U.S. production rights owned by the Ferrara Candy Company. ¹³ NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019. ¹⁴ Brand owned by Mars, sold by Nestlé in Canada. ¹⁵ Produced by Froneri in the U.S. since 2020.

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