Neapolitans (chocolate)
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Neapolitans were solid, oblong chocolates of assorted flavours, individually wrapped in foiled paper. Neapolitans were manufactured by Terry's
Terry's
Terry's was a chocolate and confectionery maker in York, England. Its history stretched back to 1823, but in 1993 it was taken over by Kraft Foods. The York factory closed in 2005 and Terry's products are now produced in other Kraft facilities in Poland, Sweden, Belgium, and...

 in York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

. They were particularly popular around Christmas
Christmas
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 time in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. They were mainly packaged in a box but were also available loose in an old-style tall glass or plastic jar.

The flavours were:

Blue - Milk Chocolate

Red - Plain Chocolate

Brown - Mocha (coffee flavoured plain chocolate)

Yellow - Cafe Au Lait (coffee flavoured milk chocolate)

Orange - Orange Chocolate

Green - Mint

Since September 2005, the chocolates are no longer being produced, due to the closure of Terry's factory by new owners Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...

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