Chomp (chocolate bar) facts for kids
Chomp is a yummy chocolate bar made by Cadbury. It first appeared in South Africa in the early 1970s. Today, you can find Chomp bars in South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
Different Chomps Around the World
Chomp bars are a bit different depending on where you buy them! Each country has its own special version.
Chomp Down Under!
In Australia, the Chomp bar has layers of crispy wafer and chewy caramel. All of this is covered in a tasty chocolate coating. The Australian Chomp is longer and thinner than the one sold in the UK. It weighs about 30 grams.
The slogan for Australian Chomp is 'It's a monster chew!' You might see a green T-rex dinosaur named Tyrone on the wrapper. Tyrone wears a hat and even rode a skateboard in old TV ads! Back in the 1970s, Australian Chomp bars had a fun saying: "Ten cents never tasted so good." There were even other flavors available at one time, with red and green wrappers.
South African Chomp
Chomp bars made in South Africa are sold there and in other parts of Southern Africa. On the packaging, you'll see a friendly hippo! The popular slogan for this version is "Cadbury's Chomp - the greatest chocolatey mouthful."
South African Chomp comes in different sizes. You can get a 22.7-gram bar, a longer 60.4-gram strip, or even a big 360-gram treat size. Old TV ads for Cadbury Chomp in South Africa were very popular. They showed a father hippo teaching his son how to open his mouth wide for a big, chocolatey bite!
Chomp in the UK
In 2009, the Chomp bar in the United Kingdom got a fresh new look. The letter 'C' in the logo was designed to look like a mouth with teeth. This gave the wrapper a fun, playful feel.
For many years, Chomp bars for the UK were made in a factory in Keynsham, England. However, in 2010, the production moved to a new Cadbury factory in Poland. The labels on these Chomp bars now say "Made in the EU." This means they are made in the European Union under a special agreement with Cadbury UK.
