Quality Street reveals the sweet the nation most wants back in the tin

It may have been out of our tubs and tins for more than 20 years, but the coffee crème has not been forgotten as it came out top in a poll.

Not only does it have a Facebook group dedicated to its return, but Nestlé receives more enquiries about the coffee crème than any other discontinued Quality Street variety.

Now its status has been cemented after it topped our poll of most-loved throwback sweets.

Receiving more votes than the bottom three varieties combined, only the Almond Octagon mounted a serious challenge to the coffee-flavoured favourite. The full results were as follows:

Coffee Crème 8146 votes

Almond Octagon - 5312

Fruits of the Forest Crème - 2623

Jaffa Toffee - 2409

Vanilla Octagon - 2310

Emily Grimbley, Assistant Brand Manager for Quality Street said: ‘Many Quality Street fans have an old favourite, and our survey has shown that when it comes to our sweets, absence really does make the heart grow fonder. Although the coffee crème hasn’t featured in the mix since the turn of the millennium, it’s clear that it still holds a special place in the nation’s heart.

‘We would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote in our survey. It’s great to see the love for favourites old and new, and we hope our winners will love sampling their tailor made prizes.”

Quality Street is made at Nestlé’s factory in Halifax, which is currently making up to 50,000 tins every single day to keep shelves well stocked for Christmas. At peak times, the factory uses almost 500 tonnes of liquid chocolate and 350 tonnes of toffee every week to make the twist-wrapped favourites.

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