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| Product type | Chocolate |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nestlé |
| Country | UK |
| Introduced | 1935 |
| Markets | UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Germany, South Africa, Japan |
| Previous owners | Rowntree's |
| Website | aerochocolate.co.uk |
Aero is an aerated chocolate bar manufactured by the Vevey-based company Nestlé. Originally produced by Rowntree's, Aero bars were introduced in 1935 to the North of England as the "new chocolate".[1] By the end of that year, it had proved sufficiently popular with consumers that sales were extended throughout the United Kingdom.
By 1936, sales of the chocolate had reached the US, and later spread to many other countries including Canada, South Africa and Japan. Aero has been manufactured by Nestlé since 1988, after a takeover of Rowntree's. Known for its unique "bubbly" texture that collapses as the bar melts, it is available in many different flavours, and various forms including Aero Bubbles and Aero Biscuits.[2]
- ^ "Kit Kat Marks 50 Years Without A Break / Rowntree Mackintosh celebrates anniversary of chocolate bar". Financial Times. 23 March 1985. p. 4.
- ^ "AERO® Chocolate: Feel the Bubbles Melt | AERO®".