Rolo (pronounced /ˈrəʊləʊ/), referring to the roll-styled chocolates, is a brand of truncated cone-shaped or conical

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-shaped

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s with a

caramel Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. The process of caramelizatio ...

inside. First manufactured in Norwich, Norfolk in the United Kingdom by

Mackintosh's Mackintosh's was a British confectionery firm founded in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. It was known for its toffee and the Quality Street and Rolo brands. Beginnings The firm was founded by John Mackintosh (1868-1920) and his wife, Violet (n ...

in 1937 (followed by

Rowntree's Rowntree's is a British confectionery brand and former business based in York, England. Rowntree developed the Kit Kat (introduced in 1935), Aero (introduced in 1935), Fruit Pastilles (introduced in 1881), Smarties (introduced in 1937) brands, ...

after the takeover in 1969), they are made by

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(except in the United States, where production has been licensed to

The Hershey Company The Hershey Company, commonly known as Hershey's, is an American multinational company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, such as cookies and cakes, and sells beverages like milksh ...

). A long-running British advertising slogan for the brand was "Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?" A

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poll saw Rolo ranked the eleventh most popular and seventeenth most famous

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in the UK.

History

The Rolo product was developed in England by Mackintosh's, (later Rowntree-Mackintosh), simply a combination of caramel and a chocolate coating. Rolo was launched in the United Kingdom in 1937. In 1956, the

New England Confectionery Company Necco (or NECCO ) was an American manufacturer of candy created in 1901 as the New England Confectionery Company through the merger of several small confectionery companies located in the Greater Boston area, with ancestral companies dating b ...

acquired a licence to produce Rolos in the US. In 1969, the license for US Manufacturing was acquired by

. In 1988, the

company acquired Rowntree and its brands, including Rolo. There have now been Rolo biscuits,

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s, birthday cake, desserts, cake bars, doughnuts, mini Rolos, big Rolos (all of which use the same type of caramel),

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s, and

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s made. In May 2011,

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combined chocolate pieces and caramel sauce with their soft-serve

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product to simulate the Rolo flavour profile in a cross-branded product. In December 2018, Walmart began selling Rolo ice cream cones and ice cream sandwiches in their stores. In the UK Rolos are produced at Nestlé's

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factory in

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Advertising

In 1996, the Rolo ad "Elephant" won the Grand Prix in the section Film Lions at the

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. In the ad, an elephant gets fooled by a young boy and decades later takes revenge, referring to the saying "elephants never forget". From 1980 to 2003, Rolo was advertised with the slogan "Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?"

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