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Swizzels relocated to New Mills, Derbyshire, in 1940 and went on to create enduring British sweets including Love Hearts and Drumsticks. In 2012, the company launched Squashies, with the original product concept initiated by Jonathan Dee. The range reworks familiar confectionery flavors in a soft foam format, with Rhubarb \u0026amp; Custard bringing a traditional British sweet-shop pairing into the modern Squashies style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy straight from the bag whenever a soft, fruity sweet is in order. The contrasting rhubarb and custard flavors make these particularly well suited to candy bowls, movie nights, road trips, parties, or a selection of classic British treats. 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Swizzels Drumstick Squashies Cherry Cola Candy takes the familiar flavor of cherry cola and gives it the distinctly pillowy Squashies treatment, part of the confectionery range Swizzels introduced in 2012. Made by a family-owned British company whose sweet-making history reaches back to 1928, it brings nearly a century of confectionery experience to a decidedly modern candy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swizzels Matlow Ltd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOwnership:\u003c\/strong\u003e Family-owned, with the Dee and Matlow families at the roots of the business\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Squashies\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlavor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cherry Cola\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft foam sweet\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSquashies Launch:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Squashies Concept:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Dee\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrimary Ingredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glucose syrup, sugar, gelatine, modified starch, citric acid, trisodium citrate, flavorings, and pectin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ammonia caramel and anthocyanin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlazing Agent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carnauba wax\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDietary Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Suitable for coeliacs; contains gelatine and is not vegetarian or vegan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnergy:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354.6 kcal per 100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSugars:\u003c\/strong\u003e 61.7g per 100g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensory Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry sweetness leads into the familiar dark, caramel-like character of cola, lifted by a tangy acidity that keeps the profile lively. The texture is the signature attraction: soft, springy, and foamy rather than dense like a conventional gummy, giving each piece a yielding chew. Sweetness and cola character linger through the finish, with the cherry note adding a fruity edge to the classic fizzy-pop combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Accolades:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop Launch:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Grocer, Sugar Confectionery, 2012, awarded to the Squashies launch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer’s Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwizzels traces its history to 1928, when brothers Alfred and Maurice Matlow began making jelly sweets in London. They later joined forces with confectioner David Dee, establishing the family-business foundations that continue today. During the Second World War the company relocated to New Mills, Derbyshire, where generations of familiar British sweets including Love Hearts, Drumsticks, Parma Violets, Fizzers, and Refreshers have been produced. Squashies arrived in 2012 as a new soft-foam interpretation of classic Swizzels sweet-shop flavors, with the original concept initiated by Jonathan Dee. Continued demand led Swizzels to open an additional production site in Middlewich, Cheshire, in 2022 specifically for Squashies production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eServing Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy at room temperature for the softest, most yielding Squashies texture. Serve straight from the bag as a movie-night or road-trip sweet, add to a British candy assortment, or use alongside other imported treats for a nostalgic sweet-shop spread. 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