Freddo Frogs became part of the Cadbury product range in 1967, when MacRobertson's was sold to Cadbury. In Australia, Freddo Frogs are manufactured in Ringwood, Victoria and Claremont, Tasmania. Since the success of Freddo, an alternative chocolate named Caramello Koala (formerly Caramello Bear), also made by Cadbury, has been created. Caramello Koala is the only flavour in which the chocolate is not shaped like "Freddo". a b Berry, Steve; Norman, Phil (2014). A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers. London: The Friday Project. pp.46–47. ISBN 978-0-00757-548-0.

Where possible, we've gone with the RRP - yes, we've seen the pictures of shops selling 65p Freddos and we're just as appalled as you are. Once upon a time, the cinema used to be something you didn't have to plan an entire weekend's budget around - with adult prices not too long ago sitting just below a fiver, kids were welcomed with something even cheaper. This means that if we were subjected to the same terrible Freddo treatment as our brothers on the other side of the world, you'd be being charged 45p for the equivalent weight - and the price would reach the equivalent of 80p in 2030.

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The product was invented in 1930 by Harry Melbourne, an 18-year-old MacRobertson's employee. [1] In 1967, MacRobertson's was sold to Cadbury, which incorporated Freddo Frogs into its own product range. [2] The chocolate was originally sold only in Australia, but has been introduced into several other markets. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The company has been accused of "shrinkflation" - reducing the size of a product while keeping the price the same to boost profits. However, parent company Mondelez blamed costs associated with the production of its chocolate spiking. Boult, Adam (8 July 2016). "This is how much a Freddo is set to cost by 2030". The Daily Telegraph. There were a couple of dates handily filled in by some old news sources - AOL and BBC included - but we've filled in some of the gaps with first-hand experience and insider knowledge. Beano

Obviously, for most of us, our quality of life stems from how many Freddos we can afford in a typical day, so I looked at how many Freddos you can buy in 2000 based on average earnings, compared with how many we can buy today based on average earnings. If the price of a Freddo had increased alongside inflation, it would cost just 15p today - and still weigh the original 20g, instead of the measly 18g version we ‘enjoy’ today.

New data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 21 January showed that over 200 products, including chocolate brands Maltesers, M&Ms and Minstrels, all shrank in size between September 2015 and June 2017. Inflation figures are based off the accurate historical data, and predictions for the future are based on a static rise of inflation based on the average rate over the last 16 years (around 3.9%). Some of the staples of our childhood are being ruined before our eyes - and ruined well ahead of the rate of inflation. If the price of a Mars Bar had remained consistent with inflation, we'd be sitting at a fairly bitesize 44p. On average, this accounted for a year-on-year (YOY) price rise of 4.36%, almost double the average YOY inflation rate in the period of 2.33%.