- Prince Polo
Prince Polo is a Polish
chocolate bar . It is sold in theCzech Republic ,Slovakia ,Hungary ,Lithuania andUkraine under the name Siesta, and is popular inIceland (as Prins Póló), where for many years it was one of the few chocolate bars available. It has long been Poland's top-selling candy brand, but in recent years the similar Princessa brand (manufactured byNestlé ) has achieved similar popularity. [http://www.detaldzisiaj.com.pl/default.asp?show=page&id=7810]Prince Polo was introduced in 1955, during the early years of the
Polish People's Republic , by Olza SA inCieszyn . It is achocolate -coveredwafer , with four layers of wafer joined by three layers of chocolate-flavored filling; it was easily identifiable by its metallic gold-colored wrapper.The company, which was founded in 1920, was purchased by Kraft Jacobs Suchard in 1993. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DB173DF932A35757C0A965958260] In 1995 the Prince Polo packaging was revised with a new logo; the bar was no longer wrapped in paper and was instead sealed in plastic. Subsequently, several new varieties of Prince Polo were introduced, beginning with Hazelnut ("Orzechowy") in 1996, and later milk chocolate, coconut, and Premium (claimed to be a more luxurious version). A larger XXL (52 g) size was also added.
External links
* [http://polskaludowa.com/codzienne/czekolady_1.htm Images of Polish communist-era candy, including Prince Polo]
* [http://www.50latminelo.pl 50 years of Price Polo campaign (in Polish)]
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