Fry's Turkish Delight
Encyclopedia
Fry's Turkish Delight is a chocolate sweet made by Cadbury
, and formerly by J. S. Fry & Sons
. It was launched in 1914 and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight
surrounded by milk chocolate.
In Australia and New Zealand the range of "Turkish" products released by Cadbury has expanded to include mini Easter egg
s, ice-cream, sectioned family block chocolate bars, and small versions used in boxed chocolates. In the UK, Cadbury also manufacture the Dairy Milk Turkish, using dairy milk chocolate with a slightly different Turkish centre, in the familiar block bar form.
As of August 2010 production of Fry's Turkish Delight (along with others such as Fry's Peppermint Cream, Crunchie etc.) is now based in Poland. They also now contain no artificial colours (changed from E129 Allura Red AC to natural carotenes and beetroot red.)
From the late 1950s the slogan 'Full of Eastern Promise' has been used for the product on British TV advertisements. Among those appearing in such advertisements in the 1960s were the model and actress Jane Lumb
.
Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury is a confectionery company owned by Kraft Foods and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. Headquartered in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide....
, and formerly by J. S. Fry & Sons
J. S. Fry & Sons
J. S. Fry & Sons, Ltd. was a British chocolate company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and his family.This business moved through several names and hands before ending up as J. S. Fry & Sons.- History :*circa 1759 — Joseph Fry starts making chocolate...
. It was launched in 1914 and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight
Turkish Delight
Turkish delight or lokum is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar. Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates, pistachios and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by the gel; the cheapest are mostly gel, generally flavored with rosewater, mastic, or lemon...
surrounded by milk chocolate.
In Australia and New Zealand the range of "Turkish" products released by Cadbury has expanded to include mini Easter egg
Easter egg
Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime.The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans...
s, ice-cream, sectioned family block chocolate bars, and small versions used in boxed chocolates. In the UK, Cadbury also manufacture the Dairy Milk Turkish, using dairy milk chocolate with a slightly different Turkish centre, in the familiar block bar form.
As of August 2010 production of Fry's Turkish Delight (along with others such as Fry's Peppermint Cream, Crunchie etc.) is now based in Poland. They also now contain no artificial colours (changed from E129 Allura Red AC to natural carotenes and beetroot red.)
From the late 1950s the slogan 'Full of Eastern Promise' has been used for the product on British TV advertisements. Among those appearing in such advertisements in the 1960s were the model and actress Jane Lumb
Jane Lumb
Jane Lumb was a fashion model and actress in the 1960s.Lumb was well known for appearing in series of advertisements for Fry's Turkish Delight.-Background:...
.