Skor facts for kids
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A candy bar with buttery toffee covered in milk chocolate.
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| Type | Toffee candy bar |
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| Owner | The Hershey Company |
| Country | U.S. |
| Introduced | 1981 |
| Related brands | Heath |
| Markets | U.S. |
| Tagline | The candy bar with the taste of Sweden An exercise in indulgence Indulgence you can trust |
The Skor bar is a popular chocolate and toffee candy. It is made by The Hershey Company, a famous candy maker. Skor bars are known for their yummy, buttery taste.
This candy bar first came out in the U.S. in 1981. A few years later, in 1983, it also became available in Canada. People love Skor for its unique mix of crunchy toffee and smooth chocolate.
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What is a Skor Bar?
A Skor bar is a special kind of candy bar. It has a thin, flat piece of butter toffee inside. This toffee is then covered with a layer of delicious milk chocolate.
The Delicious Ingredients
The main part of a Skor bar is its toffee. Toffee is a sweet, hard candy made by boiling sugar and butter together. When it cools, it becomes crunchy and has a rich, buttery flavor. The milk chocolate coating adds a creamy sweetness that balances the toffee.
How Big is a Skor Bar?
Skor bars come in different sizes. You can find them as a single candy bar or a larger "king-size" bar. A regular Skor bar weighs about 1.4 ounces, which is about 39 grams. They are usually wrapped in a simple, classic wrapper.
Skor's Sweet History
The Skor bar was created for a specific reason. It was made to compete with another popular candy bar called the Heath bar. The Heath bar was also a toffee bar covered in chocolate.
Competing with Heath
For many years, the Skor bar and the Heath bar were rivals. They were very similar, but the Skor bar was designed to be a little bit thinner. This small difference gave people a choice between two great toffee candies.
Two Bars, One Company
Later on, something interesting happened in the candy world. The company that made the Heath bar was bought by another company. Eventually, in 1996, The Hershey Company bought the Heath bar. This meant that Hershey, the maker of Skor, now owned both candy bars! Today, Hershey sells both the Skor bar and the Heath bar.
