Snickers Fun Size Are Chinese Made

askme69 on 27/10/2018 - 13:32
Last edited 27/10/2018 - 15:05 by 1 other user

Being an avid Snickers eater for years, I got my usual stockpile from Woolies and noticed the packaging was different from the same bags also on offer. Didn't really think twice and grabbed a few bags for the week.

Well today I opened one and straightaway I could tell the size and shape were a little off. So I had a bite and it tasted different.

I compared the packaging with the normal version I get, and noticed slight differences in protein, carbs, fat etc and the % for the ingredients used was different.

And down the bottom was the Made in CHINA label and not made in Australia under the satisfaction guaranteed blurb as usual.

So sent off a complaint, see what happens.

Food & Grocery Chocolate Confectionery Mars Incorporated

Comments

  • Savas on 27/10/2018 - 13:52
    +8

    wow this is shocking, never buying snickers again

  • rgr on 27/10/2018 - 13:52
    +15

    the fact that snickers are being offshored is pretty sad to hear

  • Yummy on 27/10/2018 - 14:19
    +4

    Oh that is sneaky.

  • mskeggs on 27/10/2018 - 14:35
    +1

    Disappointing.

  • Hybroid on 27/10/2018 - 14:42
    +1

    So sent off a complaint, see what happens.

    What exactly are you expecting to happen?

    • askme69 on 27/10/2018 - 14:53
      +7

      My money back and it clearly labelled that this is a different formula (hence they will taste different) also they are now made in China.

      PS:Still the same price as the Australian version.

      • HighAndDry on 29/10/2018 - 10:46

        Report back and tell us how you go lol.

  • shanakatak on 27/10/2018 - 15:00
    +13

    According to them its temporary, while they upgrade the factory in Ballarat.

    " We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your latest Snickers. We'll definitely pass that feedback on to our team. At the moment we have shifted production temporarily to China while we make important upgrades to our Snickers line at our Australian factory in Ballarat. Both products are made with our global signature recipe so we hope you'll give it another try.
    – the Snickers® team"

  • garetz on 27/10/2018 - 15:00
    +3

    Just return em to woolies, they are pretty good with that kind of thing.

  • bsm2122 on 27/10/2018 - 15:01
    +4

    M&M chocolate blocks, Oreo's are also made in China. Twix is now made in Egypt, Cornetto's Indonesia. I've seen recently some packs of classic and almond Magnums made in Hungary but some still made in Australia, maybe the're next.

    • follow on 27/10/2018 - 17:35
      +1

      cornetto's have been disgusting for a few years now

    • nikey2k27 on 28/10/2018 - 13:54

      Fry are now made in Poland

  • Baysew on 27/10/2018 - 15:07
    +15

    Your Social Credit Score may take a hit with your complaint.

  • Smashed Avo on 27/10/2018 - 15:14
    +3

    Disgusting. Get the word out to punish their underhanded cost-cutting measures, when people found out those M&M blocks were made in China the consumer backlash was pretty severe. There were truckloads of them at a clearance price of $0.70 or similar and retailers still couldn't offload them.

    • Daabido on 27/10/2018 - 16:17
      +3

      They also tasted terrible.

    • Smashed Avo on 27/10/2018 - 16:20
      +7

      Good luck with the heavy metals and other assorted contaminants.

      • myusername on 27/10/2018 - 16:34
        -4

        don't eat lollies anyway

        it's not healthy to begin with so why would you want to eat it?

        • Ughhh on 29/10/2018 - 10:56

          You think heavy metals have the same affect as sugar?? Lol nice one

  • myusername on 27/10/2018 - 16:40
    -4

    maybe op should have healthier eating habits to begin with?

    • Sage on 27/10/2018 - 17:19
      +4

      What, nobody should ever eat a chocolate bar?
      You can be perfectly healthy and still indulge in a sugary treat every now and then.

      • myusername on 27/10/2018 - 17:22

        each to their own.

        i dont eat chocolate and avoid lollies and heavily sugar laden products.

        i feel we are at the same point in time with the sugar debate as we were with nicotine in the 70's

        • chumlee on 27/10/2018 - 19:11
          +5

          Sugar patches??

  • Sage on 27/10/2018 - 17:17
    +2

    It's the whole Mars range, Twix, Bounty, etc.
    As above, it's temporary. They'll be made in Australia again soon.
    Wish I knew before buying, as the quality is very poor.

  • chumlee on 27/10/2018 - 19:10
    +11

    Make Australia great again

    • nikey2k27 on 28/10/2018 - 13:55

      Food i am with Trump on that.

  • RichardL on 27/10/2018 - 20:51

    The Medium Size Snickers Bars are also Made in China.

    • Twix Share Pack and Medium Bar are Made in Egypt
    • Bounty Share Pack and Medium Bar are Made in The Netherlands.
  • minniethemoocher on 28/10/2018 - 12:10
    +1

    Thanks OP. I will be avoiding these until they are made in Australia.

  • Hotfoot78 on 28/10/2018 - 12:24

    Oh my goodness so glad they have said this is only temporary! I brought home some Coles fruit in jelly for my kids recently only to see it is also made in China… no happy Jan.

  • nikey2k27 on 28/10/2018 - 13:52

    So are full size one too Eww there go me eat them https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/785455/mar…

  • HeWhoKnows on 28/10/2018 - 14:43
    +1

    Happening with lots of foods.
    Make a complaint to Woolies head office as well.

    And return the chocolates as they are not what you paid for.

    But just goes to show we should read the labels more carefully these days.

    Thanks for the tip OP.
    I wont be buying Chinese Snickers and probably most OBs here wont either.

  • grips on 28/10/2018 - 15:04

    My kinds called the "Fun Size" one "Disappointment Size" …

    • MrBear on 28/10/2018 - 22:09
      +2

      So does your wife..

  • Speckled Jim on 28/10/2018 - 16:31
    +1

    Classic misunderstanding of globalisation. The protests are long over. I was at many of them. Where were you?

    Factories don't care where they're put. Give them the required raw materials and they'll churn it out. Whether it's Pacific Brands making your duds or Mars their sugar-laden confectionery, the principle is the same.

    Three players here.

    Shareholder: make it wherever it will maximise my return.
    Consumer: I want the lowest price but will crack a wobbly if it's not made in the Anglosphere.
    Me: I told you so.

    • Dentshop on 27/02/2019 - 10:53

      "I want the lowest price but will crack a wobbly if it's not made in the Anglosphere."

      Sounds like a firm rejection of globalisation. Where's the misunderstanding?

      • Speckled Jim on 27/02/2019 - 11:28

        You fail to recognise the chronology, hypocrisy and bandwagon-jumping related to this issue.
        So I can't be bothered explaining.

        • Dentshop on 27/02/2019 - 16:12
          +1

          You're all hat and no cattle. I doubt you have an explanation that would be taken seriously by someone like me. So yeah - don't bother.

          • Speckled Jim on 27/02/2019 - 19:05

            @Dentshop: Add irony deficiency to all the above.

            Dentshop
            Member Since
            25/01/2019

            Nice choice of metaphor, Greenhorn.

  • Fier2 on 29/10/2018 - 10:53
    +5

    They hardly feed their kids formulas made there…so snickers from there….i guess it s easier to sell it here

  • Starlight8 on 02/11/2018 - 13:26
    +1

    Thanks for pointing it out OP, no wonder it tasted different. I never thought of checking where it was made :(

  • Save 50 Cent on 04/11/2018 - 04:37
    -1

    First world problems. Just eat them, or return them if you can be bothered and leave it at that especially when it’s temporary.

  • askme69 on 13/11/2018 - 17:59

    well MARS replied and said they are all made to the same formula. No offer of reimbursement etc.

    • codewizard on 29/04/2019 - 21:45

      Well, something is wrong with their quality control then. I could tell the difference and I'm probably the person with the worst sense of taste that I know among my family and friends. Like you, I checked the packaging after finding that they taste different. Googled Snickers China and landed here. Noob here, first thread I'm posting on.
      Anyway, I'm more disappointed than anything. It's been months since you posted so was the factory upgrade just an excuse?

  • Dentshop on 27/02/2019 - 10:44

    Bit shattered. When I lived in Japan, the Snickers bars from Australia were replaced with Chinese ones and the drop in quality was immediately obvious. Stopped eating them until I returned to Australia. Now the Australian ones are made in China and they aren't the same. No more Snickers bars for me.

  • eclaw on 01/03/2019 - 12:06

    I don't see why there is so much hate on it being made in China.

    Factory produces it, someone from management must have tried the food/product before approving it for sale in their markets.

    With all due respect here, Snicker seems to be happy enough with the final product to sell it to you regardless of where it came from.

    Regarding its taste or OP's alleged decline in quality…again, it'll be the company who gets to decide whether they think its good enough for you. I'll complain to the company, but origin of production..meh

    • bigmanlukaku on 12/03/2019 - 18:57

      its terrible. it tastes like chocolate protein bars

    • codewizard on 29/04/2019 - 21:41

      I do not hate the fact that they're not made here or that they're mic but they do taste different, and to me, not as good. Like the OP, I found that it tasted different and checked the packaging for differences.

  • JamesBPerth on 26/05/2020 - 21:37

    I am not happy about this.

    We just bought a packet of bite size Snickers in Woolies and it still shows "Made in China".

    This is despite the earlier posts saying it is temporary.

    No more Mars products for me unless they are made elsewhere.

  • 5iveburn on 03/06/2020 - 16:22

    chanced upon this, and its so sad to read this thread. so much hate from another country although indirectly stated.
    Well, I think its better to read the packaging properly before buying to be sure in getting what you want.

    just a thought. :)

  • Top G on 13/06/2020 - 21:19

    Don't really care about Chinese made, it doesn't taste the same, immediately whipped around the packet and saw the country of origin in tiny print. There's a reason they use size 4 font ;).

    Reading this thread it was supposed to be a temporary thing but still in 2020 they're comfy with it and hoping everyone's conveniently forgot to prevent consumer backlash.

    Never gonna buy Snickers again with so many other options out there.

    • Speckled Jim on 13/06/2020 - 21:39
      +1

      May I suggest Whittaker's (NZ) for chocolate?
      Aussie fruit for everything else.

  • ozisaver on 02/06/2021 - 13:32
    Merged from Snickers - No Longer Aussie Made

    What’s everyone’s thoughts about the news that Snickers are being made in China and not here?

    Do we need a poll on this?

    • CrispyChrispy on 02/06/2021 - 13:36

      Never had a Snickers bar before.

    • YeemaiI on 02/06/2021 - 13:37
      -2

      Doesn't bother me, everything's made in China anyway

    • DarthAntz on 02/06/2021 - 13:37
      +1

      link to information source?

      • JimmyF on 02/06/2021 - 13:51
        +2

        Turn the packet over and read where it is made.

    • robbyjones on 02/06/2021 - 13:38

      If this is true, my Snickers days are over

    • cloudy on 02/06/2021 - 13:38

      Thanks for the PSA. I’ve not had it in a while, and less inclined now it’s made in China (nothing against Chinese made but when they go out of their way to buy made in AU/Nz products it goes to show what their own citizens think of their own standards.

    • Jimmymancini on 02/06/2021 - 13:38

      I believed that both Mars bars and snickers were being made overseas for many many years now? I prefer Kit Kat anyway, can’t beat it

      • Hybroid on 02/06/2021 - 13:45
        +1

        Have you had a proper UK Chunky? They're awesome. Far better than the ones here. Apparently they add stuff to chocolate to help with the heat here that alters the flavour. Same for classic Dairy Milk.

      • chcse on 02/06/2021 - 13:49

        Yeah, I think they changed a few years ago "temporarily" while they upgraded the factory or something and it never came back. The new formula is disgusting though.

      • mini2 on 02/06/2021 - 13:52

        Yeah I thought some of their stuff are made in the UK…

    • battler on 02/06/2021 - 13:43
      +1

      do the chinese ones have B28? Asking for a friend.

    • MS Paint on 02/06/2021 - 13:43

      The small fun size packs have been made in China for years.

      They taste different.

      I no longer eat them.

    • BargainCowboy on 02/06/2021 - 13:46

      That's very old news, has been like that for over 2 years. I haven't bought any since then, not buying China-made foods.

    • GG57 on 02/06/2021 - 13:57

      Yes, have a poll.
      Not sure what you will ask though? Is it just if people already knew or not?

    • onetwothreefour on 02/06/2021 - 13:58

      Have they reduced the price?

    • netjock on 02/06/2021 - 14:01

      Buy the Aldi version, they are made in Germany I think.

      • djsweet on 02/06/2021 - 14:04

        About 80% as good though

        • netjock on 02/06/2021 - 14:11
          +2

          Taste is subjective. Country of origin reputation is a bit more important or that is what I think.

          • djsweet on 02/06/2021 - 14:15

            @netjock: I would be interested to see a poll on Snickers vs Titan (I think). I agree that country of origin is important, but I'm not sure that the Aldi knock-off is a viable alternative.

    • Marcsie on 02/06/2021 - 14:06
      -1

      lol

    • mapax on 02/06/2021 - 15:01

      It’s not news, it’s been like this for a very long time.

      • Blokeinhisundies on 02/06/2021 - 17:59

        EDIT: Didn't realise this was a merged thread. Ignore me.

  • HeWhoKnows on 03/06/2021 - 09:49

    Check out Mars bars as well

    same manufacturer

    But agree with many here - dont buy any Chinese chocolates

    • UFO on 24/08/2021 - 13:35

      Nup… Mars bars are still definitely made in Australia.
      I'm eating one right now :).

  • RichardL on 18/08/2022 - 16:37

    Snickers Medium Size Bars are finally back to "Made in Australia"

    PS: Also smaller now, 50g -> 44g

    • mapax on 18/08/2022 - 18:39

      But how do they taste?

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