Chocolate lovers will receive an extra special treat with special tubs of Quality Street this Christmas.
The famous sharing chocolate box, which normally contains 11 flavours, is offering an additional option this year – but there’s a catch.
Sealed in a lime green wrapper, the brand new flavour will remain a secret until December.
And, the special edition tubs won’t be available everywhere – only Waitrose and John Lewis will stock them.
Online, a number of Quality Street fans have already been left scratching their heads over what the new flavour could be.
Beneath a social media post made by confectioners, several shared their ideas as to the mystery option.
Some guesses included Dubai chocolate, mint creme, pistachio, honeycomb, and even pineapple.
Rachael Mundy, marketing manager for gifting and seasonal at Nestlé Confectionery UK & Ireland, told The Sun: ‘Each year we look forward to bringing a limited edition sweet into the mix to excite and delight Quality Street fans, but this year we’ve taken it a step further by keeping the flavour top secret.’
The famous sharing chocolate box will include a new addition to its 11-flavour selection pack this year, but there’s a catch (pictured, the new flavour chocolates)
‘We can’t wait to find out what the nation thinks the flavour is, and we’re very much looking forward to hearing some of the guesses.’
Shoppers will also be delighted to learn that the festive pick and mix stations will be returning to John Lewis stores across the UK.
This means chocolate lovers will be able to pack their own Quality Street tubs full of their favourite flavours.
The flagship mix and mix station located at John Lewis’s Oxford Street store is already open.
Others around the country are set to open their doors next month.
This year, shoppers will be able to add a personal touch to their hand-crafted Quality Street mixes.
Nestlé has announced that customers can now print gift ribbons with loved ones’ names and personalised messages to wrap around their tins.
Last year, the brand released another new flavour, Coffee Creme, which will be available in standalone boxes this Christmas.
Online, a number of Quality Street fans have already been left scratching their heads over what the new flavour could be
The coffee-flavoured sweets are now on sale in John Lewis and Waitrose across the UK.
It comes after Nestlé was accused of ‘ruining Christmas’ after some sweet-toothed lovers noticed the brand had made a major change to Quality Street chocolates.
The selection boxes used to be sold in metal tins before being offered in plastic tubs in 2013.
Last year, the packaging was changed again, and the chocolates were sold in cardboard tubs.
This year, the chocolates will be available in both plastic and cardboard containers.
Now eagle-eyed shoppers have noticed that for the second year running, they will be sold in paper packaging once more.
This move has divided opinion among confectionery lovers, according to the Sun.
While some fans are keen on the more eco-friendly packaging, others were less enthusiastic.
The outlet reports that one Quality Street fan wrote: ‘Just when we thought we couldn’t sink any lower as a nation.’
Another felt the move had taken ‘the sparkle and excitement out of Christmas’.
And earlier this year, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) an angry chocolate lover simply said the new wrapping had ‘Ruined Christmas…’
But not all agreed, with some sweet-toothed fans praising the move.
One shopper reportedly congratulated the conglomerate, saying ‘awesome work, Nestle’ when the cardboard packaging was first announced last year.
A Nestle spokesperson has confirmed the new, more environmentally-friendly option will be available again for those who want to purchase it for Christmas 2025.
They said: ‘We’re delighted to confirm that Quality Street is bringing back paper tubs in selected Tesco stores this Christmas.
‘The brand continues to evaluate the tub’s popularity with shoppers, maintaining a view on innovative ways to improve the sustainability of its packaging.’
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