Terry's All Gold was an assorted chocolate box originally made by

Terry's Terry's (formerly Terry's of York) is a British chocolate and confectionery brand. The original company was founded in 1767 in York, England, and was part of the city's famous confectionery triumvirate along with Rowntree's and Cravens. The co ...

, subsequently by

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and discontinued in 2020.

Introduction

The archives of Kraft Foods/

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, who owned the Terry's brand between 1993 and 2016, list it as having been introduced in the United Kingdom in 1931, other sources give the date as 1932 or 1936, and it has since been a "top brand". Advertising slogans used for the product include ''"See the face you love light up with Terry's All Gold."'' Terry's All Gold was discontinued by Carambar in 2020 to focus instead on the Terry's Chocolate Orange range.

Description

The chocolates were sold in boxes of or . A 380 g box contained 1938 calories.

In popular culture

Terry's All Gold was the sponsor of the

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in 1974 and 1975. Terry's also launched a

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to promote All Gold. It had the registration G-GOLD and in May 1978 it finished second in the first Cross Channel Balloon Race. In "

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", the Christmas episode of the TV series '' Bottom'', Terry's All Gold was one of the gifts given by the '

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'. In the second episode of the first series of '' Early Doors'', Jean sings the song from the advert while opening a box of All Gold.

References

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