Cadbury Fingers
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Fingers are a popular
biscuit
in the United Kingdom
and consist of a biscuit centre covered in chocolate
. They are produced and distributed by Burton's Foods
under licence from Cadbury plc.
They resemble fingers (hence the name) and were sold in rectangular boxes contained in a compartmented plastic tray sealed in Cellophane. Double size boxes holding two trays are also available. Promotional boxes containing three trays are also available at times. Boxes contained an average of 24 fingers, but this was reduced to 16 in 2011.
A limited edition variety, Cadbury Toffee Crunch Fingers, was launched in March 2008.
singing songs about Cadbury Fingers and making note of the chocolate coating being Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Popular culture
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biscuit
Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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and consist of a biscuit centre covered in chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
. They are produced and distributed by Burton's Foods
Burton's Foods
Burton's Foods is a United Kingdom biscuit manufacturer.The company was formed from the merger of Burton's Gold Medal Biscuits and Horizon Biscuit Company in October 2000...
under licence from Cadbury plc.
They resemble fingers (hence the name) and were sold in rectangular boxes contained in a compartmented plastic tray sealed in Cellophane. Double size boxes holding two trays are also available. Promotional boxes containing three trays are also available at times. Boxes contained an average of 24 fingers, but this was reduced to 16 in 2011.
Varieties
According to the Burton's Foods web site, Cadbury Fingers are made in the following varieties:- Cadbury Fingers Choc Heaven
- Cadbury Fingers Honeycomb Flavour
- Cadbury Fingers
- Cadbury Fingers Toffee Crunch - Season's Collection
- Cadbury Fingers Mini Afters
- Cadbury Fingers Mini Breaks
- Cadbury Fingers Mini's - Lorry Tin
- Cadbury Fingers Mini Treats
- Cadbury Fingers White Chocolate
- Cadbury Season's Collection Dark Chocolate Mint Fingers
- Cadbury Fingers Giant
- Cadbury Mixed Finger Tin - 450g
- Cadbury Fingers Double Chocolate
A limited edition variety, Cadbury Toffee Crunch Fingers, was launched in March 2008.
Advertising
In the 1990s adverts featured Michael BarrymoreMichael Barrymore
Michael Kieron Parker , better known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is a British comedian who appeared as a presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s and 1990s. These included Strike It Lucky, My Kind of People, My Kind of Music and Kids Say...
singing songs about Cadbury Fingers and making note of the chocolate coating being Cadbury Dairy Milk.