- Tunnock's
The Tunnocks are family bakers in
Uddingston ,Scotland . Their products have acquired something of a cult status, and are recognisable by their distinctive packaging.Thomas Tunnock formed the company "Tunnock's" in
1890 , when he purchased abaker 's shop in Uddingston. The company expanded in the 1950s, and it was at this time that the core products were introduced to the lines.The company has continued to expand, and now employs 550 staff. It is currently headed by Boyd Tunnock CBE, grandson of Thomas. Since
2005 , Tunnock's also sponsors the annual rally held on theIsle of Mull called The Tour of Mull, run by the2300 Club .Tea Cakes
The Tunnock's Tea Cake is a sweet food popular in
Great Britain . They are often served with a cup of tea or coffee.The product consists of a small round
shortbread biscuit covered with a dome of a whippedegg white concoction similar tomarshmallow . This is then encased in a thin layer of milk or plainchocolate and wrapped in a distinctive red and silver foil paper for the more popular milk chocolate variety, with blue and gold wrapping for the plain.The name "tea cake" is somewhat confusing as generally a teacake is taken to mean a sweet
bread roll withdried fruit added to the mix, which is usually servedtoast ed andbutter ed. A Tunnock's Tea Cake bears no relation to this product.Products similar to the Tunnock's Teacake include the "Mallowpuff" (sold in New Zealand by Griffins Foods Ltd), the Israeli winter confectionary
krembo , theWhippet cookie and Viva Puff in Canada theNegerkuss in Germany (more politically correct: "Schaumkuss ") andmallomars in the United States.Tunnock's Boy
The distinctive cheeky face of the Famous Tunnock's Boy appears on nearly all Tunnock's products. The boy is based on no one and was chosen by Thomas Tunnock because of the clean, friendly image his face brings to the Tunnock's business, and he is still there to this very day.
Other Tunnock's Products
A caramel wafer is a bar consisting of 5 layers of
wafer , interspersed with 4 layers ofcaramel . The bar itself is coated in chocolate: both milk andplain chocolate version are available. The milk chocolate version is wrapped in red and gold coloured foil, whilst the plain chocolate wrapping is coloured blue and gold. The wrappers of the milk chocolate version bear the wording "more than 4,000,000 of these biscuits made and sold every week".The other products in Tunnock's lines are largely based on the core products. The "Caramel Log" is similar to the Caramel Wafer, but with the addition of roasted
coconut to the outside of the bar. "Wafer Creams" and "Florida Orange" have chocolate and orange flavoured cream in place of the caramel.A "Snowball" is similar to the Tea Cake, with the addition of grated coconut to the exterior of a soft chocolate shell but with no biscuit base.
References In Popular Culture
#Characters Jack and Victor are often shown eating Tunnock's Teacakes in the Scottish comedy
Still Game
#The 'Tunnock's Pitch' is a much-coveted advertising contract the advertising companies are all trying to win in the Scottish sit-com "The Creatives ".Interesting Facts
*The Chocolate used on the caramel wafer is made from condensed milk.
*St. Andrews University has a Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Appreciation Society
*An individual Tunnock's Caramel is devoid of a sell-by date, though the multipacks do have one. However, in many small outlets they are available separately.ee also
*
Burton's Foods
*Fox's Biscuits
*Huntley & Palmers
*Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
*United Biscuits External links
* [http://www.tunnocks.co.uk/ Tunnock's official web site]
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