Mackintosh's Toffee is a sweet created by John Mackintosh.
Mackintosh opened up his sweets shop in Halifax, Yorkshire, England in 1890, and the idea for Mackintosh's Toffee, not too hard and not too soft, came soon after. In 1969, Mackintosh's merged with rival Rowntree to form Rowntree Mackintosh, which merged with Nestle in 1988.
The product is often credited with being over 100 years old.
The toffee is sold in bags containing a random assortment of individual wrapped flavoured toffees. The flavours are (followed by wrapping colour): Malt (Blue), Harrogate (Yellow), Mint (Green), Egg & Cream (Orange), Coconut (Pink), Toffee (Red). The red wrapped toffees do not display a flavour on the wrapper. The product's subtitle is "Toffee De Luxe" and its motto "a tradition worth sharing".
Availability
The product is known widely throughout Canada under the name 'MACK'.[1] The Canadian product is manufactured in Switzerland by Nestle, and licensed for sale in Canada by Nestle Canada. Nestle does not distribute the toffees in the US, but one may order it online for delivery or may find it in specialty candy shops.
They are also manufactured and sold in New Zealand by Nestle New Zealand Limited under the "Allen's" Confectionery range.[2]
References
- ^ "MACK - MACK Toffee". http://www.nestle.ca/en/products/brands/Mackintosh_Toffee/MACK_Toffee.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- ^ Allen's Confectionery, New Zealand
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