Caitríona Redmond: Buyers beware — your favourite chocolate snack may not be as it seems

Your favourite bars and treats may have changed recipe

"If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit and enjoy a Club bar, then I have very bad news for you. The coating is now chocolate-flavoured. Likewise, Penguin bars are no longer chocolate bars."

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025 - 17:46

Caitríona Redmond is an Irish writer who covers food, budgeting and consumer issues, focusing on affordable living for families.

Whether a bar is termed ‘chocolate’ or ‘chocolate-flavoured’ is determined by legislation, and several brands have recently fallen foul of these legal rules.

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit and enjoy a Club bar, then I have very bad news for you. The coating is now chocolate-flavoured. Likewise, Penguin bars are no longer chocolate bars.