Menz FruChocs is a confectionery produced by Menz Confectionery in South Australia. FruChocs consist of a cube of dried apricot and peach paste, coated in milk chocolate. Since 2019, strawberry and cherry filled FruChocs have also become available. FruChocs have been produced in South Australia since 1948.[1] They were originally introduced to make use of excess fruit from the Riverland and Barossa Valley.
A human FruChoc in a parade | |
Product type | confectionery |
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Owner | Robern Menz |
Country | Australia |
Introduced | 1948 |
Previous owners | Menz |
FruChocs were declared to be a South Australian icon in 2005.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fun Facts". Robern Menz. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Roxanne (13 September 2017). "The SA company behind FruChocs, Robern Menz, has come a long way from its humble beginnings more than 100 years ago". The Advertiser. Retrieved 11 January 2018.