Chocolate Forum

General Category => Old Products => Topic started by: prizefighter on February 11, 2008, 12:18:09 am

Title: prize
Post by: prizefighter on February 11, 2008, 12:18:09 am

Hi guys,

Does anyone remember the Prize bar made by Macintosh ( I think ).It seemed to disappear around 30 years ago, and if my memory serves me right, it was like the nougar section of a mars bar with raisins through it and covered in chocolate. I still remember it as the best bar I ever tasted........or are my rose tinted specs and memory playing tricks on me?

Title: prize
Post by: oldspice on February 11, 2008, 07:51:41 am

Hm, I remember the name but not the description you gave.  Mackintoshes did make very nice chocolate bars. Caramac was one of theirs and they were gorgeous but sadly no more - Nestle got hold of them.

Title: prize
Post by: lorri on March 03, 2008, 01:45:55 pm

did prize  have a fudge like filling with raisins in it ??

Title: prize
Post by: on March 06, 2008, 01:09:51 pm

From TV Cream:

 

Prize - Rowntree-derived chocolate/raisin/fudge bar which flourished aroung the turn of the '80s. TV ads featured a stereotypical cartoon boffin.

 

Does this help?

Title: prize
Post by: wickobi on March 16, 2008, 04:42:32 pm

The Prize bar was made at the old MACKINTOSH factory here in NORWICH , taken over by the infamous swiss giant and closed soon after. we also made CARAMAC there and GOLDEN CUP and ROLOS, when i first started working there i was involved with production of WEEKEND and REWARD all now sadly a memory just like the factory demolished 4 years ago....now a shopping centre.

Title: prize
Post by: loulou on March 16, 2008, 06:35:01 pm

SAD.

Title: prize
Post by: oldspice on March 17, 2008, 07:09:17 am

They were wonderful products Wickobi. Several of us fondly remember Weekend and get quite a lot of enquiries about them. I didn't realise they were made in Norwich. Hope you managed to get another job.

Title: prize
Post by: on March 17, 2008, 08:04:25 am

I think he/she must be the TOWN CRYER for NORWICH.

Do you think my guess is in with a SHOUT?

*BURRRRPPP!*

Oh! Pardon me! I keep repeating myself!