Weirds
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Weirds are a type of confectionery made by Rose Ltd, available in the UK
United Kingdom
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. They very closely resemble another brand of sweets, Nerds
Nerds
Nerds are a form of candy currently sold by Nestlé under their Willy Wonka Candy Company brand.Nerds were first created and then launched in 1983 by Kevin Ruby Deering, who was Brand Manager, eventually becoming Vice President of Marketing and Technical Services until he left in 1992. Robert Boutin...

 made by Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
This article is about the fictional character. For the candy company, see, The Willy Wonka Candy Company.Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the film adaptations that followed. The book and the 1971 film adaption both vividly...

Ltd. The close resemblance in shape and taste (very small, irregularly shaped lumps of tangy candy) and similar marketing (Weirds features two nerdy-looking characters on the box- 'weirds'-'nerds') has led some to accuse Rose Ltd of ripping off Wonka's original idea.
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