“The Big Cherry Taste” – the slogan of Cherry Ripe.
- Cherry Ripe is a rectangular chocolate bar that is an original Australian product.
- Cherry Ripe bars are manufactured by Cadbury Australia and New Zealand.
- Cherry Ripe bars consists of a coconut and cherry filling mix that is covered with a unique dark chocolate blend called ‘Old Gold’.
- Cherry Ripes were invented in 1924 by MacRobertson’s Steam Confectionery Works, that was founded by Sir Macpherson Robertson.
- Cherry Ripes are the oldest chocolate bars to be manufactured in Australia.
- According to a survey conducted by Roy Morgan Research, Cherry Ripe was Australia’s most popular chocolate bar in 2012 to 2013, with 10% of the population consuming one in a typical four week period.
- The original MacRobertson’s Cherry Ripe logo was used on the wrapper until 2002, when it was redesigned.
- Cherry Ripes comes in sizes of 18 grams (0.6 ounces), 52 grams (1.8 ounces), 80 grams (2.8 ounces) and 216 grams (7.6 ounces).
- Cherry Ripe bars have a flavour of sweetness and a soft texture, and can be used as a dessert ingredient, to make mud cake, cheesecake or brownies.
- A homemade slice of the same name, that mimics the flavour and texture of Cherry Ripe bars is popular and can be made using readily available ingredients.
Bibliography:
Cadbury Cherry Ripe, 2010, Candyblog, http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/cadbury_cherry_ripe
Cherry Ripe, 2014, Cadbury, https://www.cadbury.com.au/Products/Chocolate-Bars/Cherry-Ripe-Bar.aspx
Cherry Ripe, 2014, Real Australian Travel, http://www.realaustraliatravel.com/cherry-ripe.html
Cherry Ripe (Chocolate Bar), 2014, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Ripe_(chocolate_bar)
