Starting the year off with an A-Z Throwback of 90s CornerShop Brands. Paying tribute to Starting life Born and Raised above a CornerShop in the 90s…where the love for brands was born 🥹
Z is for Zapp - The Sensational Toffee ice-cream Lollipop that sadly stopped production but there was definitely no stop to the colour that made it’s way into the Pop - Frozen Chaos and Sad to Say No More
👉🏾 but Memories of Hot Summers & Zapp remain 🍭
X is for XXX Strong Mints - Trebor pushing the absolute limits on the flavour level of Mint - Remember as a child the day being able to handle an entire XXX strong mint - the look on Dada my Grandad’s face - Top 5 moments of Family Proudness - Simplest way to earn family respect
W is for Weetos - The Cereal that made Wheat into a celebrated grain - to this day (starting from around 5) wheat has been an essential part of my diet - today, I sit in this ski chalet (lucky man) 3 fully grown men are starting their day with Weetos - A sign of a strong brand
V is for Vimto - When you go round to see your mate and they line out their range of cordials and Vimto is in the line up…You know you’ve got a good mate - The point of difference - The Purple that was made to be Shlurped
💜 @vimto 💜
U is U-No - Today I am reaching but I present to you the U-No bar from the USA. Not a UK CornerShop classic but calls out for a call out… Any Candy Shop Candy Creators out there - The Letter U is open for your Names
T is for Tango - Orange is my favourite colour - always down for a glass of Tango - and on my list of things to do this year is try Tango - Great for two - Great for one - you know when you’ve been tango’d - when you have a glass of Tango
🍊@DrinkTango 🍊
S is for Skittles - After a rain and cloud there is also a rainbow - Made for the mass curious few - hats off and a thank you to the candy drops that gave that taste a taste
@Skittles 🌈 <—- 👀
R is for Revels - the Packet of Chocolate that nailed diversity all the way back in 1967 annnnd can pack themselves for all occasions - Inspirational forward thinking by Mars (inc)
Q is for Quavers - When feeling a bit heavy in thought and wanting to feel light no way better than munching down a pack of Quavers - Melt on in the mouth & Always keeping days and minds lighter
Cheers @walkers_crisps 🙏🏾
P is for Mr P - Talking about celebrities in my last tweet the Owner of the CornerShop my Uncle Mr P is worthy of a mention, a local brand in himself everyone knows Mr P… luckily for him he was also the first person I saw when I was born - Working Class Hero ❤️
O is for Oreo - That day, early 2000s when the Oreo made its way to the UK, that was a good day. Seeing my Uncle in his shop the day he got stock
I present to you the Oreo - Previously only seen on friends…a celebrity had officially landed in town
🥛@Oreo🥛
N is for Nutella - It would be rude to ignore the spread that has spread itself all over the confectionery aisle - spread on the bread and ready to go but one to keep in fridge
@NutellaGlobal 🫶🏾
M is for Magnum - The Classic Magnum some might call the Don of the Ice-Cream World sitting proudly in freezers around the globe surrounded by the family members
@MagnumGlobal
— > Never Disappoints <—
L is for Lemon Slices - Mr Kipling came in strong with this timeless piece of visual design, keeping it simply inspired by real lemons slices - White & Yellow
🍋 Hellow Yellow Lemon (Slices) 🍋