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Product type | Gumdrop |
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Owner | Nestlé |
Country | United Kingdom |
Introduced | 1881 |
Previous owners | Rowntree's |
Website | rowntrees.co.uk/fruitpastilles |
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles (rebranded in Australia as Wonka Fruit Pastilles after the 1988 acquisition of Rowntree's by Nestlé, Fruit Joy in Italy; Frutips in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan) are small round sweets measuring about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter; they have a jelly-like consistency, and are covered with sugar. They contain fruit juice, have no artificial colours or flavours, and come in five flavours: lemon (yellow), lime (green), strawberry (red), blackcurrant (purple) and orange (orange).[1]
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles originated in Tyneside, England, in 1881, where they are still made to this day.