Surely this can’t be true. What a tragedy. After 62 delicious years the Polly Waffle will cease to exist. The announcement was made yesterday that the iconic Australian chocolate bar is going the way of the dodo due to poor sales.
For those outside Australia who have never tasted the delights of a Polly Waffle, it’s an Australian chocolate bar that is manufactured in Sydney, Australia by Nestlé. It consists of a waffle wafer tube filled with marshmallow and coated in chocolate.
Hoadley’s Chocolates made the first Polly Waffle bar in Melbourne with a number of company buy outs eventually bringing the Polly Waffle to Nestlé.
“It’s costing more to produce than what we get back in sales,” Nestlé’s Fran Hernon said, adding that it had been a difficult decision.
“Everybody says they love the Polly Waffle but the truth is no one buys it today. The time for it has been and gone.” – News.com.au
We didn’t have a lot of chocolate bars when we were growing up but it was always a real treat when dad or mum brought home a Polly Waffle. There was always the big decision of whether to bite straight in or to try to prize the wafer tube apart to eat the marshmallow first. Whichever way you did it, they were always delicious.
I think I’ll have to buy a crate or two and slowly work my way through them for old time’s sake. It’ll be sad to see the old Polly Waffle go.
Have you ever had a Polly Waffle? When was the last time you had one? Will you be sad to see the Polly Waffle go?
Do you think some of your friends would enjoy reading The demise of the Polly Waffle? Please use the buttons below to share the post. Thanks.