GALAXY has discontinued a beloved chocolate bar that tastes exactly like an iconic Christmas treat.
Mars, the maker of the iconic chocolate, has stopped making its Vegan Galaxy Smooth Orange chocolate, in a blow to shoppers.
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The dairy free bar was gluten free, contained no animal products and featured fruity orange flavouring.
But fans of the delight have been left scratching their heads over the past few months, wondering where the snack disappeared to.
One upset shopper took to Reddit to find out what happened to the bar.
They said: “This Galaxy orange chocolate was my favourite sweet treat ever, it tasted exactly like Terry’s chocolate orange!
“But I haven’t seen it around anywhere in the past few months ..has it been discontinued or are shops still selling it?”.
However, the chocolate bar has not been sold on shelves since last year.
The news will come as a blow to fans of the chocolate who described it as “lovely” and the “best vegan chocolate” they had tried.
But there are still a range of vegan Galaxy chocolate sold on shelves, including a Praline flavour and Cookie Crumble.
Shoppers can also try out a vegan salted caramel version of the treat and a classic smooth chocolate version.
A 100g bar costs around £3 in Tesco or £2.25 if you have a Clubcard.
It comes after Kellogg’s confirmed to The Sun that its Just Right cereal will not be making a return to supermarket shelves.
The breakfast cereal is made from a range of whole wheat, corn and rice flakes with raisins and sliced almonds.
It had been on UK supermarket shelves since the 1990s, having first launched Down Under in 1982.
Over the summer, Nestle also confirmed that it stopped selling Clusters.
The morning meal – made with whole grain flakes and toasted almonds – was a staple in British supermarkets for years but was axed over a decade ago.
Sweet giant Mondelez also said it has axed its dark chocolate Toblerone.
It came after customers were left scouring shops for months trying to hunt down the beloved treat.
But in better news for shoppers, the chocolate to coffee maker confirmed that it was bringing back Golden Grahams.
Milky Way Crispy Rolls returned earlier after they were discontinued three years ago.
Why are products axed or recipes changed?
ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders.
Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether.
They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.
There are several reasons why this could be done.
For example, government regulation, like the “sugar tax,” forces firms to change their recipes.
Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs.
They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable.
For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018.
It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version.
Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year.
Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks.
While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.
