Is there any other lolly currently on sale in Australia that delivers as much as the Fantale? There’s the luscious chocolate smothering a creamy, chewy caramel – the curse of many a lost filling. There’s the endless stream of entertainment trivia printed on their yellow wrappers illuminating the careers of Hollywood idols. And if that’s not enough, how many of us have gone on to tear the wrapper into as long a piece as possible?
With so many pluses, how can it be that the production of Fantales, a favourite burst of sweetness for almost 100 years, is about to cease? Turns out it’s our fault. Not enough packets of Fantales are being sold. We may have many fond memories of buying two for one cent and then chewing them in maths class, but according to Allen’s Lollies, the makers of Fantales, nostalgia does not sustain the company’s economic requirements.
