A Major Brand Crossover
A new concept has emerged for a Maltesers sharing pouch, this time featuring a crossover with another major confectionery brand: Toblerone. The design shows a 102g bag of Maltesers Toblerone Honeycomb, set against the familiar red branding but with the distinctive Toblerone wordmark and Matterhorn logo.
The idea itself is an interesting one. Maltesers are defined by their light, crunchy malted honeycomb centre. Toblerone’s signature is its Swiss milk chocolate with honey and almond nougat. This concept, then, is effectively a double-down on honeycomb, combining the two profiles. What makes it particularly ambitious is the brand partnership it implies. Maltesers is a core Mars, Incorporated brand, while Toblerone belongs to its main competitor, Mondelez International. Such collaborations are exceptionally rare in the confectionery space, usually reserved for brands under the same corporate umbrella.
The Modern Maltesers Range
The Maltesers brand today is a sprawling ecosystem of formats, moving far beyond the original cinema snack. The core product still exists in its classic form, including the *Maltesers Milk Chocolate Honeycomb Bites Bag*, but the name is now attached to a huge variety of other products. The chilled and ambient aisles carry *Maltesers Chocolate Milkshake Drink*, and the home baking section has an *Instant Hot Chocolate Jar*.
Format extensions are the main focus of innovation. The brand appears on *Maltesers Cake Bars* and premium gift options like the *Truffles Milk Chocolate Gift Box*. Seasonal items are also a huge part of the strategy, with the Christmas period seeing the release of the *Maltesers Reindeer* in multiple formats, including multipacks, mini treat bags, and two separate advent calendars. Compared to this extensive range, a new flavour in the established sharing pouch format seems like a logical next step.
What the real range looks like
The current Maltesers range includes diverse formats like Maltesers White Box, Chocolate Clusters, Cake Bars, a Milkshake Drink, and seasonal Reindeer items. A Toblerone Honeycomb flavour would be a significant departure, introducing a co-branded flavour to a product line that has previously focused on format extensions rather than flavour partnerships.
- Maltesers White Box
- Maltesers Chocolate Clusters
- Maltesers Reindeer Multipack
- Maltesers Cake Bars Multipack
- Maltesers Chocolate Milkshake Drink
- Maltesers Instant Hot Chocolate Jar
- Maltesers Truffles Assorted Advent Calendar
- Maltesers Reindeer Chocolate Christmas Treat
- Maltesers Reindeer Chocolate Christmas Advent Calendar
- Maltesers Reindeer Chocolate Christmas Mini Treats Bag
Frequently asked questions
- What flavour are the new Maltesers?
- The concept is for a Toblerone Honeycomb flavour. It proposes combining the Swiss chocolate, honey, and nougat notes of Toblerone with the classic malted honeycomb centre of a Malteser.
- Is Maltesers owned by the same company as Toblerone?
- No, they are owned by direct competitors. Maltesers is a Mars, Incorporated brand, while Toblerone is owned by Mondelez International. A real product would require a major partnership between the two.
- Are Maltesers Toblerone Honeycomb real?
- No, this product is a Snackfish. It is a fictional concept and the packaging is a mockup created by the online creative UK Snack Attack. It is not on sale anywhere.
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