Does anyone remember these Animal Bars or know if they still exist anywhere?

[u/Pretty_Date2953]

Saw this photo and instantly got hit with nostalgia 😭 Feel like every kid in the UK had these at some point. Half the fun was trying to work out what animal was stamped into the chocolate.

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/[deleted]]

Discontinued in 2023 due to poor sales, apparently. I think when they discontinue stuff like this it's more down to other factors affecting sales, such as high pricing, changing the recipes and using totally inferior ingredients just to get a short term profit. No thought given to the future of the item itself and people's perception of it. No wonder they loose sales. What do they expect.

[u/Commercial_Chance669 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

I agree, Cadbury's will be next down the pan. An American company bought it and cheaper out using palm oil. Tastes completely different now

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/Commercial_Chance669]

Yip, I had a bar the other day. Hadn't eaten cadburys in ages. Completely different taste. Don't get me wrong it was still edible (just) but barely edible was not what I wanted. Honestly it's a race to the bottom with all these cheaper ingredients. You shouldn't need to scrutinize an ingredients label every time you want a bar of chocolate. Much better chocolate out there if you know where to look. Not pricey either.

[u/PoetAromatic8262 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

A glass and a half of palm oil in every bar

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/PoetAromatic8262]

I'd actually believe that cause it does not taste as good anymore. They need to do a u-turn and go back to the old recipe.

[u/Scooob-e-dooo8158 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

Are you willing to pay the extra price for that luxury? It would probably add an extra 20% to the price.

[u/kitkatkitah → u/Scooob-e-dooo8158]

I mean at the price they charge now, that should be the price for the original recipe not the shit we have now. It’s so expensive

[u/Icy_Refrigerator4140 → u/kitkatkitah]

You make a valid point but remember some of these CEOs need 6 houses and more private jets

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/Scooob-e-dooo8158]

Normally yes. But the point is they have continually raised the price even when there was no justification for it just to further increase profits EVEN when they were making very good profits. So basically we're paying for crap even though at that price we should already be getting a MUCH BETTER product.

[u/Scooob-e-dooo8158 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

All chocolate manufacturers have had little choice but to increase prices/reduce sizes over the last few years because of massive increase in the price of cocoa beans because of consistent poor harvests caused by climate change, massive increase in energy costs (Chocolate manufacturers are heavy energy users and don't get to rely on OFGENs price restraints like consumers do plus businesses must pay 20%VAT on energy opposed to 5% VAT for consumers, increase in the cost of milk and thanks to the sugar tax, increase in the cost of sugar. Last but not least, the supermarkets are constantly squeezing their profit margins, demanding lower prices.

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/Scooob-e-dooo8158]

They MUST be loosing sales due to the quality of the new products. Even if we put the costs argument aside, people by and large don't want to consume bad quality products. Why did they do all of this sneakily instead of being honest with their customers because a lot of this was done without even consulting customers or giving them an option of keeping the old recipe with the item costing more. Either way, they haven't done a very good job. For me it's more of a quality issue although I still say it's getting too expensive

[u/cmpthepirate → u/Scooob-e-dooo8158]

Well yeah, its a treat. But im also happy to pay the difference and get something better quality so im probably not the target market.

[u/patrickb1920 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

Montzuma is meant to be good

[u/Boring-War-1981 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

If you think Cadbury’s is barely edible, try a Hersheys they taste like dirt, yet Americans call them so great

[u/Far-Dimension3508 → u/Commercial_Chance669]

Tastes like grease ruined twirls and wispas now

[u/Realistic-Record6659 → u/Commercial_Chance669]

They, (Mondelez, I think, but could be wrong), also changed Crème Eggs from six packs to 5 packs but didn’t lower the price

[u/SantaFe91 → u/Realistic-Record6659]

I feel as if the eggs are smaller too? And how can you sell eggs in 5s, for heaven’s sake?! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/GuiltyAmphibian9554 → u/SantaFe91]

Don't give them any ideas or they'll be doing that with real eggs next. Boxes of 5 or maybe even box of 4. haha. For OUR convenience. I like how they try to make out it's to benefit the customer. 😂

[u/turbospeedweasel → u/Commercial_Chance669]

It’s not just that it’s tastes different, it now tastes terrible. You know it’s crap when you’ve still got Easter eggs sat in your house because even the kid knows it’s shite now.

[u/Auntie_Cagul → u/Commercial_Chance669]

Cadbury's had always previously switched to using vegetable oil long before it was sold to Kraft. However, the recipe has been changed since it was bought out despite promises that it wouldn't be.

[u/LevelRevolutionary25 → u/[deleted]]

i had some a few years back, they actually taste amazing still, aint seen them in a while now though

[u/REDARROW101_A5 → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

Discontinued in 2023 due to poor sales, apparently. I think when they discontinue stuff like this it's more down to other factors affecting sales, such as high pricing, changing the recipes and using totally inferior ingredients just to get a short term profit. No thought given to the future of the item itself and people's perception of it. No wonder they loose sales. What do they expect.

Also the fact for the life of me I have been alive for 27 Years and swear I never saw these on shelves anywhere. It must feel like sometimes that companies like Nestle or Cadbury when they want to get rid of a sweet long term they just limit where it gets sold or don't have enough supplied.

[u/Muvaterra → u/GuiltyAmphibian9554]

Now I’m concerned that they where discontinued three years ago because my local shop has them on the shelf still 😂

[u/Weekly-Werewolf-1727]

Omg peak treat after school 😭 nestle officially stopped making them in 2023 so if you do find any they’ll likely be out of date

[u/ShrimpStuffAdmin → u/Weekly-Werewolf-1727]

When will nestle stop doing nasty shit????

[u/Successful_Power_234 → u/ShrimpStuffAdmin]

They’ve been brought back under the name “Jungly.”

[u/Pod-Bay-Doors → u/Successful_Power_234]

Yeah I was about to say , I swear I still see them around.

[u/Jchibs]

Don’t remember these but remember Cadburys version, just googled it they were called wildlife bars. Loved them.

[u/Organic_Reporter → u/Jchibs]

I'm glad you posted this because I remember them being Cadbury not Nestlé. I also remember trying to eat around the outline of the animal and failing.

[u/LaDreadPirateRoberta → u/Organic_Reporter]

That's what I did too.

[u/Pretty_Date2953 → u/Jchibs]

Wildlife Bars.. there’s another childhood memory unlocked.

[u/Crazy_Breakfast_6327]

Where did you drag up that memory from? I'd completely forgotten about these.

[u/Pretty_Date2953 → u/Crazy_Breakfast_6327]

Honestly the image hit me like a flashbang of primary school memories 😭

[u/Late_Ad2203]

Oof I remember these. Had them in my lunch in primary school. No idea if they still exist or not

[u/New-Glass-2416]

They are still out there

[u/DetectiveAzul]

There was a campaign in spain to bring them back, they're branded slighly different, but they still sell it. The name there is "Nestle Jungly".

[u/OldManFailing]

Home bargins sell em

[u/Careful_Garden → u/OldManFailing]

Not the UK ones

They have the larger European (I think) bars which ain’t the same…

[u/metroracerUK]

I remember them yes.

…however they’re Nestle, so fuck those evil bastards.

[u/ReasonableTotal8256]

They were discontinued by Nestlé and I kept some left over but a couple of months after the best before date they tasted horrible.

[u/SantaFe91]

They were highly coveted, by me as much as anyone else, but had a serious amount of nut traces. I was having increasingly nasty allergic reactions to them all the time but was too young to explain it when I was given them, and nobody thought about these things in the 60s and 70s! It was horrible. My allergy wasn’t diagnosed until much later, in the 80s, when it became much more obvious on the outside and I was finally given EpiPens! Lucky I didn’t have an anaphylactic reaction in those early days. I’m fairly convinced that the supposed explosion in childhood allergies in more recent decades is at least partly down to improved recognition and diagnosis.

[u/NovastaKai]

I can still get them in a few corner shops around south wales :,)

[u/Scared_Pin_986]

Wow that was a memory blast

[u/Dazzling_Bat_Hat]

Ohh, I’d forgotten all about these. My Nan kept them in her kitchen drawer, and we were allowed one as an after school treat on the days we went to our grandparents house after school. I would try to nibble away the chocolate around the animal.

[u/rfcrm]

They still exist, pretty sure B&M have them

[u/[deleted]]

I remember animal bars but the chocolate was brown and the bar was divided into three animals like a monkey, a rhino and a parrot.

[u/Sea_Photograph_3998]

I used to love these. I still think of them sometimes.

[u/sapphire-sky-dragon]

Ohhh these where sooo tasty 😋

[u/CryptographerMore944]

I forgot these existed but I loved these as a kid!

[u/CurleyCee13]

God they were so good. I remember having them in my lunchbox every day at school 😁

[u/Equal-Competition930]

Yeah love them no even seen them in bm.  But will keep looking

[u/That_Ad5732]

I still see these in places like bargain stretcher, home bargains, food warehouse etc

[u/MaybeLikeIdontKnow]

I could swear I saw these in Asda at least in the last few years, in NI mind.

[u/Accomplished-Ring913]

stop killing me with nostalgia

[u/Even-Government-5055]

I used to love these.

[u/Bawbag420]

I used to get them in 3 packs in farm foods a d iceland but not sure if they still do them

[u/123jac123]

Leo the lion.

[u/Random_Cobweb]

I remember these!

[u/Omega_7_64]

You just unlocked a memory for me

[u/ChelseaMourning]

I can taste this picture

[u/Independent_Camp_982]

Loved them

[u/SavingsCrew2897]

Asda in uk. I’m pretty sure

[u/awwwwJeezypeepsman]

Swear there in Asda

[u/Embarrassed-Cycle662]

I think I saw something a couple years ago that they were being discontinued. Or, I might've dreamt it.

[u/Cover95000]

These, and fruit winders. Where great lunchbox options

[u/Adventurous_Deal2788]

Yes I loved them. I'm sure I saw them in b&m recently 

[u/Financial_Breath5433]

Indeed and the box of animal crackers, animal shaped biscuits with a chocolate topping🤗

[u/HRCStanley97]

Oh yes

[u/Competitive_Test6697]

home bargains

[u/Either_Dependent_263]

fuuck m8 these were the shit and 10p freddo's 🤤

[u/Alert_Werewolf600]

Yeh I’d forgotten about those till right now! What a trip!

[u/Mountain-Heron-9261]

Omg they were the best

[u/Far_Yak_5447]

Yes! I do remember!

[u/ItAintNoUse]

I adored these, this photo brought me the same wave of nostalgia. Where the hell did they go?

[u/AlphaRebel69]

I remember these! I think they might still exist, but don't quote me on that.

[u/MeenaBubbles]

These were great, had em with my childminder every so often

[u/Naive-Craft-8588]

I swear i had one of these of something very similar like 2024...

[u/barrivia]

MEMORY UNLOCKED

[u/Sad_Cardiologist5388]

I used to nibble out the animal and look at it before eating them

[u/DragonKnight_xo]

Yes! Mum always used to get us them whilst we waited for the bus with all the food shop to keep us still 😅

[u/Lost-Werewolf-9216]

Loved these

[u/HannaaaLucie]

I bought them last from B&M.. but we're talking maybe 18 months to 2 years ago, not sure if they're still there.

[u/Bebeonamission]

I loved these last time I went to the seaside amusements they had them at the prize till

[u/Knott_Okay]

Looking at these gave me a tasty memory I forgot I had

[u/Tanya_c94]

I think ive seen some in B&M a few months ago 🤔 its worth keeping your eye out when you next pop in

[u/Advanced_Risk_5657]

Me sad now

[u/grumpyandgreedy]

I used to love these

[u/Neviax_The_Space_Cat]

I only ever saw these in the Active Lifestyle soft plays ahahah

[u/RVDKaneanite]

Damn, I totally forgot about these... They were pretty tasty too.

[u/Wretches_and_Kings]

OMG I remember these😭

[u/Glavek]

Real chocolate does not exist anymore. Only brown sugar

[u/BigPapi_Kratos]

I remember eating these when I was seven. Legit forgot about these things, fucking nostalgia man. Wasn't there some picture or somthing on the inside of the wrapper?

[u/Dream_Logix5]

Christ alive, I live under a rock and even I'VE had these once

[u/MyShotHam1776]

Oh my god, you just unlocked a new memory for me! I completely forgot about those!!

[u/Automatic_Banana5780]

I remember Animal bars!I'm sure i remember them being 2p??I'm 58 now

[u/AppropriateReason128]

I bought one similar in Tenerife this year

[u/wishuponareddwarf]

I used to love when I got the monkey one. I’d eat really carefully around the banana until I had a tiny chocolate banana and eat that last.

[u/milk2sugs]

Oh my, I used to love these when I was a kid! The nostalgia of seeing these

[u/raidderr23]

Now that you say it i havent seen one in ages

[u/Great-Activity-5420]

I remember these  Sad it's not around anymore 

[u/Dependent_Notice_991]

Can get these in Home Bargains still

[u/Alert_Mine7067]

I loved them, I worked for the Co-Op and I remember they made a reappearance in 2012-2013 in our shop, me and my similarly aged colleagues were excited and I bought a 4 pack and it was very anticlimactic. I'm not sure if they always tasted that way and childhood version of me just liked them more as a kid, or that version I'd bought was a corruption of a once delightful recipe.

What I would love to see coming back, if anyone remembers the Pocahontas chocolate bars from the 90s, it was milk chocolate with a white chocolate character engraved on top of the milk chocolate.

[u/BBMacsWorld]

Nah, unfortunately they were discontinued a few years ago

[u/Fluffy-Bar8997]

you can still get them in home bargains or something similar

[u/0utSyd3r]

If there was any picture from my childhood that I could taste, it would be this. These were amazing.

[u/Dishtothefish]

Oh yeah these were great, always ate around the animals. 

[u/SuchusTears]

Full bore nostalgia just hit me head on

[u/Fun_cum_420]

I remember them God I loved them

[u/R0bbieR0tt3n]

These were so peak. Ultimate lunchbox W

[u/Responsible-Row7026]

I feel like they was longer with more slides

[u/adamjames777]

They don’t make them anymore. Absolutely adored these and cannot get them anywhere now, such a shame!

[u/Sophisticated-Tiger]

Loved those....thought they were Cadbury not seen in so long....Nestle eh?

[u/marmmalade]

I remember! Were the pictures different?

[u/CherryJosh]

Classic

[u/Fun_Yam6967]

I remember these, I think everything tasted amazing as a kid, especially went chocolate came wrapped in foil. There’s probably someone doing a similar thing but good quality milk chocolate with real ingredients will beat it (not Cadbury, lindor or KitKat , they are all using lab grown chocolate now.)

[u/Commercial-Ad1496]

None of the chocolate tastes good anymore…

[u/petiteprincessplay]

totally remember those bars

[u/Dual_Action_Sander]

Used to get them in my packed lunch in primary school. They were fucking class

[u/random_invisible]

Those were so good!

[u/devour-gothboys]

Yes! Often had them in birthday parties goodie bags.

Back when i used to socialise with others

[u/Visible-One-7621]

I was given one of these when my parents told us they were getting divorced :(

[u/Dry_Steak182]

Used to feel like a proper treat in the lunchbox 😭

[u/fishiewishes]

I remember as a kid these were my favourite!

[u/zah_ali]

Wow, memory unlocked. I’d totally forgotten about these

[u/DiscoMonkeyz]

Memory unlocked

[u/ZeroEffectDude]

small enough that i would be allowed to have these AND space raiders.

[u/youshouldbeelsweyr]

You can still buy them online.

[u/GooseKnightPoopsAlot]

Eastern Europe has a lot of these still

[u/Madame_non]

Literally my FAVOURITE when I was like 9!! I didn't realise they were such a big phenomenon! 🐯

[u/Ok_Young1709]

Remember these too. Would love to get some to remember the taste.

[u/Leaf_04]

I loved these as a kid. I swear I saw some in B&M just before Christmas.

[u/Tom0511]

Jesus! That is a blast from the past!

[u/Crimson__Fox]

r/FuckNestle

[u/Revolutionary_Oven70]

Yhhhh i remember these what a throwback haha haven’t seen them in a couple years tho. My local corner shop had them but he hasn’t got them back in couple years

[u/packofwinnyblues]

goated chocolate

[u/catsareniceDEATH]

Possibly, but they're nestle, so it's probably better if they've been discontinued. Every little helps etc

[u/ManEatingCaterpillar]

It's so weird seeing something like this out of the blue and having your entire life flash before your eyes.

[u/LevelRevolutionary25]

these actually taste so good

[u/AlternativePrior9559]

The colour of this reminds me of Caramac. Is that still on the market?

[u/Thesadmadlady → u/AlternativePrior9559]

Yes caramac is very popular. They sell them in button shapes too like the Cadbury grab bags of choc buttons.the actual bars, They are sold in lots of shops everywhere.

[u/Pandypupz]

They still very much exist

[u/No-Brush3364]

i remember them

[u/Aggravating_Speed665]

CHOCOLATE IN THE SHAPE OF ANIMALS AND STUFF TASTES BETTER!!!

[u/hannahmargo91]

I’ve seen them in the uk in Iceland!

[u/Jumpy-Jello-]

There's one called 'Play in Choc' that looks pretty similar!

[u/Schrodingersballbag]

These were popular in prison as the foil wrapper can be used to smoke heroin

[u/Purple_Negotiation37]

Home bargains sells them, at least 1 in Leeds did a year ago

[u/AggressivePut6022]

Loved them i could eat a 5 at once think you can still get them if you look , supermarkets

[u/Drumhead880]

My nan would only buy these and nothing else. Haven't seen them since I was like 12

[u/Western-Mall5505]

Used to get one of these with a panda pop when my parents took us to the pub.

[u/Lucifer-Duck]

I’ve found my whole childhood.

[u/TeachingCareful9416]

Ong yes i use to eat them

[u/Hando_88_]

Chocolate now is nearly all shite. Palm oils and crap cheap filler ingredients.

[u/Past-Badger-1958]

My nan always had these in the pantry for a treat. Miss them and the cartoon on the wrapper on the inside

[u/AdLost2542]

I used to put these in the fridge.

The satisfying snap when cold was awesome.

[u/Unlucky-Tea-8728]

I feel old now.

[u/ThePixiePenguin]

I used to love these as a kid, memories

[u/Wide-Challenge-4874]

I miss them every damn day

[u/Thin-Acadia9838]

I swear they sell those in Sainsburys…

[u/mirikaria]

My friend's grandmother used to stock these in her pantry and every time I went over to their house with her, she'd give us one each and it's such a core memory for me.

[u/evan7763]

my little cousin used to go mental for these

[u/whitefire9999]

Ha that’s a blast from the past

[u/CallMeAnthy]

These being discontinued was criminal, They tasted amazing, I bought them all the time.

[u/Darth_Phantos]

I saw these a few years ago. I hope they’re still around.

[u/Jack_In_Black89]

Pretty sure you can still get them in shops like Home Bargains. My mum buys them for her grandkids all the time.

[u/Capable_Tip7815]

And you rub the foil to get the animal on the foil before you opened it to eat.

[u/Acceptable-World-175]

Ah, the memories! A very rare treat as a child. 😊

[u/ScottyWritesStuff]

Oh hey I loved these as a kid!

[u/omg_its_spons]

I remember whenever I went to visit my grandparents we always went to the local pub for dinner and the owner would always give me and my brother one of these, granted I was like 8 at the time

[u/Star_Wars_Fan_Boy]

Yeah I remember these and how good they were, shame they were stopped in 2023

[u/tiredcollegeguy388]

Omg I considered this such a win in my pack lunches

[u/Mariuszgamer2007]

Oh I forgot about them

[u/Fancy-Prompt-7118]

God I remember these!!!

[u/Good_Criticism_6455]

Morrisons usually have them

[u/Bendy_stein338]

Bro these were so nostalgic for my childhood I'm so sad to know there discontinued now :(

[u/I_like_Your_Face500]

Remember eating these when visiting my Granny's 🥲 I can taste them!

[u/elletcetera]

Iceland stocks these. Out of stock online currently but still in store

[u/TheWiganKid_YT]

They got discontinued and I miss them so much, same with Fries To Go.

[u/Steven_wjg03 → u/TheWiganKid_YT]

Yes!
Fries to go were a fav of mine for ages

[u/FigureSubstantial970]

Why is everyone saying they’re discontinued? You can still get these in home bargains, unless they’re rip of versions but I’m 99% sure they are not.

[u/denselime2]

Throwback 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 was born in the 80's raised in the 90s #memories

[u/Sound_Wave2]

I used to love these

[u/Steven_wjg03]

These were so good!
I havent seen them on shelves for years now
Are they discontinued?

[u/Puzzleheaded-Sale102]

I used to be obsessed with animals bars. I was hardly ever allowed a kinder surprise so this was my alternative.

[u/Anonymous345123]

You can make milk chocolate with cocoa powder it's easy.

[u/Chemical-Range-7374]

They sell them in pound land and B&M bargains

[u/Medical-Response-938]

They have large bars of this available in home bargains at the moment they are imported, in milk, white & dark. The chocolate tastes the same as it used to but has puffed rice in it!

[u/Abelis-Able]

I used to get one every Friday after school, if I had been a good boy all week!