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Have you ever heard of Mingles? They were a super popular type of chocolate mint candy! A company called Bendicks made them in the United Kingdom (UK). Mingles first appeared in shops in 2002.

What Were Mingles?

Mingles were special chocolates that combined the fresh taste of mint with delicious chocolate. They were made by Bendicks, a well-known candy company. For many years, all Mingles chocolates were made right in the UK, at a factory located in Winchester.

Why Did Mingles Stop Being Made?

In 2009, the company that owned Bendicks, August Storck, decided to make some changes. They announced that the factory in Winchester would close down in July 2009. The plan was to move the chocolate making to a different factory in Germany. This meant that many people who worked at the Winchester factory lost their jobs.

After the factory closed, Bendicks stopped making Mingles completely. The very last boxes of Mingles were produced on July 29, 2011, just in time for Christmas that year. After that, Mingles were no longer available in stores.

Different Kinds of Mingles

One of the cool things about Mingles was that you got five different kinds of mint chocolates all in one box! Each type had a different colored wrapper-end so you could tell them apart.

Here were the original five kinds of Mingles:

  • Red: This one had a mix of dark and white chocolate with a light minty cream inside.
  • Yellow: This was a solid piece of milk and white chocolate with just a hint of mint flavor.
  • Brown: This chocolate was dark and had a soft, sweet mint filling.
  • Green: This was a milk chocolate with crunchy mint pieces inside.
  • Blue: This chocolate also had a mix of milk and white chocolate, but it had a dark minty cream filling.

For Christmas in 2007, they changed some of the flavors! The new Christmas Mingles were:

  • Red: This became a dark chocolate with crunchy mint pieces.
  • Yellow: This stayed the same, a solid milk and white chocolate with a hint of mint.
  • Brown: This also stayed the same, a dark chocolate with a soft mint filling.
  • Green: This was still a milk chocolate with crunchy mint pieces.
  • Blue: This changed to a milk chocolate with a dark minty cream inside.

You could buy Mingles in a regular carton box or in a tall, round tin. Both types of packaging were green.

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