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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

Plastic tub gets the snub as Nestlé tests paper container for Quality Street

A paper tub of Quality Street, with sweets surrounding it
About 200,000 of the paper tubs will go on sale in selected Tesco stores this week. Photograph: Handout

Tucking into a tub of Quality Street is a Christmas tradition for many British families, and once they have scoffed the chocolates the handy container often takes on a new life, being used for many years as a cake tin or Lego storage box.

But the useful plastic tub could be looking at its last Christmas as the confectionery brand’s owner tests the reaction of Quality Street fans to a new paper container.

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