Author Topic: Treets (Read 6767 times)

scotschoclover · « **on:** September 04, 2005, 12:50:37 pm »

Does anyone remember these?

And when did they stop making them?.

(p.s anyone still got an old wrapper pic/advert pic?)

oldspice · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2005, 01:08:29 pm »

There used to be three varieties:

Toffee - crunchy coating over a delicious chocolate centre with toffee inside (not al all like Poppets) - blue bag

Peanut - same as above with peanut inside - yellow bag

Chocolate - Flatter shaoe, with crunchy coating and chocolate inside - these survive to this day but are now known as Minstrels. Brown bag.

nougatine83 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2005, 05:52:47 pm »

In the United Kingdom Peanut M&M's were known as Treets until 1990. Additionally, Toffee Treets were also available for some time. The chocolate versions were not introduced until the brand became M&M's. This was partly to do with the market dominance of the similar candy Nestlé Smarties which made competing under anything but a very high profile brand difficult, with the added risk of reducing sales of the existing Treets brand.

Treets
Ousted by M&Ms in the 80s. Came in three varieties - peanut (yellow bag), toffee (pale blue bag at some point) and chocolate (brown bag).

Near-spherical chocolate/nut/toffee lumps, "sealed in a crispy shell". The "cred" kids version of Poppets and such - very adult-type sweets in little cardboard boxes with a cereal-box-style opening at the top. Could be stored in the inside pocket of your suit without any risk of stains.

Many moons ago Mars used to make 'Treets' fro the UK market. They came in 2 varieties 'Peanut' and 'Chocolate'.

As the standardisation of markets took hold chocolate 'Treets' warped into 'Minstrels' with a no-melt coating and oblate spheroid shape.

Later 'M&M's arrived being smaller in shape than 'Treets' in the same two flavours but now with waxy coloured coatings. Their packet colours of yellow and brown were retained.

These days the closet you can get to the old 'Treets' are those found in 'Revels'.

nougatine83 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2005, 05:55:22 pm »

And I'm sure I've seen some picture of them recently but I can't find it now.

loulou · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2005, 09:51:49 pm »

I already knew all that because oldspice told me ages ago.

oldspice · « **Reply #5 on:** September 04, 2005, 10:37:28 pm »

Chocolate Treets were always flat in shape. I can remember them in the 1960s and the chocolate ones were flatter thans the toffee and peanut ones.

At this time, ROWNTREES were making Smarties.

MMs were always a separate product, sold in the USA by Mars whilst Treets dominated the Uk market. MMs may have morphed into Treets but they did so by replacing the original Treets product with peanut and chocoate MMs. You will note that chocolate Treets still exist but are called Minstrels so MMs did not replace these. MMs taste NOTHING like the original Treets. Also, Treets were not multi coloured.

chocolate chick · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2005, 04:34:37 pm »

I vaguely remember M&M's coming out and Treets going. I always
remember not being allowed the yellow packet as it contained nuts.

Andiehoney · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2005, 06:58:52 pm »

Anyone remember Caramel Nuts by Blue Bird? Yummy!!!

oldspice · « **Reply #8 on:** September 13, 2005, 07:11:15 pm »

No. Was that a bar?

Andiehoney · « **Reply #9 on:** September 13, 2005, 11:41:58 pm »

No they were rather like treats in a yellow bag, but not chocolate inside, like a hard crunchy caramel!

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2005, 01:11:42 am »

is this anothering thing liek Starbust - opert fuirts or marthoons - skinneker? (non choch Jif - cif?

dame company why can't there leave Uk names along!

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Author Topic: Treets (Read 6767 times)