Cheekies
Chocolate-flavoured confectionery
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| Product type | Gummy candy |
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| Owner | Nestlé |
| Country | Australia |
| Related brands | Allen's |
| Main ingredients | Glucose syrup, cane sugar, thickener, invert syrup, full cream milk powder, cocoa |
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Food energy (per 20 g serving) | 69.3 kcal (290 kJ) |
Cheekies (formerly Chicos)[1] is a chocolate-flavoured jelly lolly.
Description
They are similar to Jelly Babies, but rather than being fruit flavoured and in a variety of colours, they are all dark brown and are flavoured with cocoa. They were previously called Chicos in Australia.
Production
Cheekies are Australian made and contain no artificial colours. They are made by the Nestlé Corporation and marketed under their Australian brand Allen's Lollies.
The product previously contained gelatin but the ingredient was removed in 2015 to make Cheekies suitable for vegetarians.[2] Cheekies are noted as a lolly that the public has a polarised opinion on.[3]
Name change
In June 2020, along with Red Skins, Nestlé announced that the name will be changed to represent the inclusive nature of modern society. The company said the decision was made to ensure "nothing we do marginalises our friends, neighbours and colleagues". The statement added "These names have overtones which are out of step with Nestle's values, which are rooted in respect." The word "chico" in Spanish translates as "boy".[4] It can also be considered a derogatory term for people of Latin American descent, although this is not in common usage in Australia.[5][6][7][8] The announcement of a name change occurred in the wake of widespread name changes following the George Floyd protests.[9] On 16 November 2020, Nestlé announced that the new name for Chicos would be Cheekies. Packaging bearing the new name would be available in stores in early 2021.[10]
References
- ^ Nestlé renames 'out of step' Australian candy products By Jack Guy on CNN Business, November 16, 2020
- ^ Horswill, Amanda (30 June 2016). "Allen's lollies changes recipes, stops making childhood favourites: Lolly lovers see red (frogs) | Quest News". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Sams, Lauren (23 November 2017). "Worst. Lollies. Ever". SBS Food. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Woolley, Summer (16 November 2020). "Nestle reveals new names for 'controversial' Aussie classics". 7NEWS.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Davey, Melissa (23 June 2020). "Red Skins and Chicos sweets to be renamed, with Nestlé calling brands 'out of step'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Singhal, Pallavi (23 June 2020). "Nestle to change names of 'Red Skins' and 'Chicos' lollies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Red Skins and Chicos lollies are about to get a rebrand". ABC News. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Redskins, Chicos to be renamed". News.com.au. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Matt (23 June 2020). "Lollies to undergo name change because of offensive overtones". myGC.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Allen's settles on new names for two of its famous lollies". ABC News. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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Nestlé
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- Nestlé India (62.76%)
- Nestlé Pakistan
- Nestlé Canada
- Nestlé Japan
- Nestlé Malaysia
- Nestlé Lanka
- Hsu Fu Chi (60%)
- L'Oréal (30.3%)
- Osem (100%)
- Yinlu Foods (60%)
- Malher (100%)
- Lactalis-Nestlé Fresh Products
- 1 Currently manufactured by General Mills in the U.S. and Canada. Produced by Cereal Partners under the Nestlé brand elsewhere. 2 Brand owned by General Mills; U.S. and Canadian production rights controlled by Nestlé under license. 3 U.S. production rights owned by The Hershey Company. 4 U.S. rights and production owned by the Smarties Candy Company with a different product. 5 U.S. rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned by Associated British Foods. 6 Produced by Cereal Partners, branded as Nestlé. 7 Produced by Cereal Partners and branded as Nestlé in the U.K. and Ireland. Produced by Post Foods elsewhere. 8 Philippine production rights owned by Alaska Milk Corporation. 9 Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai production rights owned by Fraser and Neave. 10 Used only in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia. 11 Used only in the Philippines. 12 U.S. production rights owned by the Ferrara Candy Company. 13 NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019. 14 Brand owned by Mars, sold by Nestlé in Canada. 15 Produced by Froneri in the U.S. since 2020.
Category
Commons
