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General Category => New Products => Topic started by: on March 29, 2005, 09:03:21 pm

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: on March 29, 2005, 09:03:21 pm

35p in Woolies. Come in pack of 5 small balls.

Very like Rocher, except the nuts are on the outside of the choc with the hazelnut paste inside.

Nothing new, just the usual very small variation on a theme. Quite nice. 5/10

NB Strangely German, despite it being an Italian company.

http://www.giotto.de/sortiment10er.html

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: Bunny on March 29, 2005, 09:54:04 pm

Nuts again

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: goldencup on March 29, 2005, 10:28:21 pm

Ah, but the right kind

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: smurfboy on March 30, 2005, 10:40:20 am

I keep spotting these when hunting for the elusive Red Berries KitKat. Haven't got round to trying them yet but they sound nice.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: kevvosa on March 30, 2005, 02:18:16 pm

They are nice. Though they are not a smaller version of Rocher IMO. I've always hated Rocher but I love these. 

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: loulou on March 31, 2005, 12:34:27 am

I'll eat anything with nuts in.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: kevvosa on March 31, 2005, 05:29:53 pm

Most women will, that's the sad thing. 

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: ladycassandra on March 31, 2005, 05:35:56 pm

Don’t do nuts … of any variety!

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: smurfboy on April 01, 2005, 10:46:13 am

Tried them yesterday - they are similar to Rocher, but with subtle differences. Imagine the crunchy noisette type bits from the chocolate coating on a Rocher; it is covered in these, without any actual chocolate. The filling is pretty much the same as a Rocher, but without the crispy shell.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: loulou on April 01, 2005, 11:14:44 am

I will have to try.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: chocolate chick on April 05, 2005, 05:17:54 pm

I see these this morning in the news agent and I was wondering what they were. Think I might get some for the weekend. 

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: on April 05, 2005, 06:51:30 pm

Quote from: chocolate chick

I see these this morning in the news agent and I was wondering what they were. Think I might get some for the weekend. 

They are way too small to offer you any protection....oh, right.......well they taste not too bad anyway.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: gbliz on April 05, 2005, 07:09:07 pm

these arent new....i had some from a small co-op north of london 2 summers ago???

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: smurfboy on April 06, 2005, 11:03:21 am

Maybe they have been around abroad for a while and some rogue ones sneaked over here? They are definitely being launched as 'new'.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: on April 06, 2005, 07:44:44 pm

Quote from: gbliz

these arent new....i had some from a small co-op north of london 2 summers ago???

Ferrero has launched into the adult biscuit market with the launch of Giotto, nutty wafer bites with a creamy hazelnut centre.
Ferrero estimates first-year sales could amount to £15m and plans to spend £4m on brand support in the first year with £3m earmarked for TV advertising and sampling.

http://www.irn-talkingshop.co.uk/news/article.asp?news=Produ ct&articleid=3129

It must have been some personal import as they are just officially coming to the UK.

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: kevvosa on April 10, 2005, 01:11:36 am

They were giving out samples of these today at Woolies but I avoided them because I'm a chocolate-free zone for a while. 

Title: Ferrero Giotto
Post by: chocolate chick on April 11, 2005, 01:14:15 pm

Quote from: paulham

Quote from: chocolate chick

I see these this morning in
the news agent and I was wondering what they were. Think I might get
some for the weekend. 

They are way too small to offer you any protection....oh, right.......well they taste not too bad anyway.