Bassett's in the context of Maynards Bassetts


Bassett's in the context of Maynards Bassetts

⭐ Core Definition: Bassett's

George Bassett & Co., known simply as Bassett's, was an English confectionery company and brand.The company was founded in Sheffield by George Bassett in 1842. The company became a brand of Cadbury Schweppes in 1989. The brand's final owner was Mondelēz International, which merged the brand with Maynards to create Maynards Bassetts in 2016.

The company's best-known sweets, the Liquorice Allsorts, were supposedly created by accident in 1899, and in 1926 the Bertie Bassett mascot was created; Bertie continues to represent the product today. Jelly Babies were produced by the brand since 1918.

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Bassett's in the context of Gummy candy

Gummies, fruitgums, gummi candies, gummy candies, or jelly sweets are a broad category of gelatin- or gum-based chewable sweets. Popular types include gummy bears, Sour Patch Kids, Jelly Babies and gummy worms. Various brands such as Bassett's, Haribo, Albanese, Betty Crocker, Hersheys, Disney and Kellogg's manufacture various forms of gummy snacks, often targeted at young children. The name gummi originated in Germany, with the terms jelly sweets and gums more common in the United Kingdom.

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Bassett's in the context of Jelly Babies

Jelly Babies are a type of soft sugar jelly sweets in the shape of plump babies, sold in a variety of colours. They were first manufactured in Lancashire, England, in the nineteenth century. Their popularity waned before being revived by Bassett's of Sheffield in Yorkshire, who began mass-producing Jelly Babies (initially sold as "Unclaimed Babies") in 1918.

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