Maxibon facts for kids
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| Owner | Froneri |
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| Markets | Worldwide |
| Previous owners | Nestlé |
The Maxibon is a popular ice cream sandwich brand. It comes from Belgium and is made by a company called Froneri. Before that, a Swiss company named Nestlé owned it. A Maxibon is a block of frozen ice cream with small chocolate chips. One end is covered in chocolate, and the other end is sandwiched between two yummy biscuits.
The Story of Maxibon
The Maxibon ice cream sandwich first appeared in Italy in 1989. It was created by a company called Motta (part of Italgel). Later, in 1993, Nestlé bought Italgel. This helped bring Maxibon to many countries around the world.
Since 2016, the Maxibon brand has been owned by Froneri. This company is a partnership between the English company R&R Ice Cream and Nestlé.
You can find Maxibon bars in many places. These include Europe, Canada, Australia, Chile, Egypt, and New Zealand. Sometimes, you can even buy them from special 'Maxibon Zone' stands in European cities like Madrid.
In Europe, there are usually three main types of Maxibon. These are vanilla, white chocolate, and the original flavor. From time to time, special new flavors are also released for a limited time. In 2022, Nestlé stopped selling Maxibon in the UK.
Maxibon Flavors and Types
Over the years, there have been many different kinds of Maxibon. Here are some of the popular ones:
- Classic: This one is also called Vanilla. It has vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips. One side is covered in chocolate with hazelnuts and biscuit crumbs. The other side is a biscuit sandwich.
- Honeycomb: This Maxibon has ice cream that tastes like honeycomb. It's a sweet and crunchy twist on the classic.
- Caramel Rough Nut: This flavor has caramel ice cream. It also has swirls of caramel sauce in the part that's between the biscuits.
- Monster Cookie: This Maxibon has cookies and cream ice cream. It's filled with chocolate cookie pieces. Half is covered in chocolate with crunchy cookie bits. The other half is between two biscuits.
- Waffle: This one features vanilla ice cream with pieces of caramelized sugar. It's sandwiched between two honey-covered waffle biscuits. The other side is dipped in caramel white chocolate with hazelnuts and cookie crumbs.
- Peanut Butter and Jam: This Maxibon has peanut butter flavored ice cream. It also has jam swirls in the biscuit part.
- Iced Coffee: This flavor has iced coffee ice cream with chocolate chips. One half is covered in chocolate, and the other half is between two biscuits. It was also sold as Maxi-Dare in some places.
- Cereal: This Maxibon has cereal pieces inside. It is covered in white chocolate.
Past Maxibon Flavors
Some Maxibon flavors were only available for a short time. Here are a few that people used to enjoy:
- Cookie: This one was round. It had ice cream, chocolate chips, and caramel sauce. All of this was sandwiched between two chocolate chip cookies.
- Snack: This was a smaller version of the original Maxibon. It weighed about half as much as the standard size.
- Risk: This Maxibon was a fun surprise! You wouldn't know the flavor until you opened the package. It could be vanilla, honeycomb, or mint.
- Krispy Kreme: This was a special collaboration with Krispy Kreme donuts. The flavor was based on their famous original glazed doughnut. It was available in Australia for a limited time.
- Pickle Rick Mint: This was a limited-edition flavor from 2021. It was a collaboration with the Rick and Morty cartoon. It had mint-flavored ice cream with mint chocolate chips.
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In Spanish: Maxibon para niños
