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Maynards Classic Fruit Mix - 110g

Maynards Classic Fruit Mix - 110g

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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.
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About Maynards Classic Fruit Mix

About Maynards Classic Fruit Mix

There is a particular kind of bag that gets opened in the car on the way home from the newsagent and is somehow empty before you arrive. Maynards Classic Fruit Mix is that bag. It is a 110g pouch of chewy fruit gum sweets from the Maynards Bassetts range, imported from the United Kingdom, and it is exactly what British expats in Canada are usually picturing when they go looking for Maynards sweets online.

The mix brings together apple, strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry fruit flavours in proper chewy gum form. These are not vague fruit-adjacent sweets. They are the specific texture and flavour combination that anyone who grew up buying British pick-and-mix will recognise immediately, now available in a 110g pouch rather than a paper bag weighed out by someone's nan.

At The Great British Shop in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this is one of those products people add to an order because they cannot quite justify flying a bag over from the UK in someone's hand luggage, but they also cannot quite stop thinking about it. It ships across Canada, so whether you are in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or St. John's, no suitcase diplomacy is required.

Maynards Classic Fruit Mix is dairy-free, which is worth knowing if you are sorting sweets for a mixed group. The 110g format is a solid size for sharing, though experience suggests that timeline is optimistic once the bag is open.

Shop more Maynards in Canada and British sweets at The Great British Shop.

Ingredients, Nutrition & Storage
Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive

Ingredients

Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Bulking Agent (Polydextrose), Humectant (Sorbitol Syrup), Starch, Gelatine, Acid (Citric Acid), Concentrated Fruit Juices (1%) (Apple, Strawberry, Blackcurrant, Raspberry), Colours (Anthocyanins, Curcumin, Vegetable Carbon), Flavourings, Glazing Agent (Carnauba Wax), Coconut Oil. Equivalent to 6.9% fruit juice.

Allergens

May contain: wheat.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place.

Frequently asked questions about Maynards Classic Fruit Mix

Q: Do Maynards Classic Fruit Mix gums contain gelatine?

A: Yes, Maynards Classic Fruit Mix contains gelatine, which means they are not suitable for vegetarians or vegans. The ingredients also list glucose syrup, starch, citric acid, and concentrated fruit juices from apple, strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry. The product is confirmed dairy-free. If gelatine is a concern for anyone in your household, it is worth knowing before the bag gets opened.

Q: What fruit flavours are in Maynards Classic Fruit Mix?

A: Maynards Classic Fruit Mix contains concentrated fruit juices from apple, strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry, which account for the four fruity directions the bag goes in. The total fruit juice equivalent is 6.9%. They are chewy fruit gums with that particular British sweetshop character: bright, a little tangy from the citric acid, and the sort of thing that tends to be gone well before you planned.

Q: Is Maynards Classic Fruit Mix in Canada the UK version?

A: Yes, Maynards Classic Fruit Mix sold here is imported from the United Kingdom, so it is the proper British version from the Maynards Bassetts range. For people in Canada who grew up with these, or who are putting together a care package for someone who did, the appeal is usually the specific chew and flavour of the UK bag rather than a general fruit gum. It is the sort of thing that earns its place in a British grocery order.

More about Maynards Classic Fruit Mix

Maynards Classic Fruit Mix sits firmly in the British chewy sweet tradition, the kind of confectionery that has occupied newsagent counters and pick-and-mix trays in the UK for decades. Fruit gums and fruit pastilles occupy a specific corner of British sweets culture, distinct from the harder boiled sweets or the softer jellies, and Maynards has long been one of the names most associated with that chewy middle ground.

For British expats across Canada, finding Maynards sweets is often less about satisfying a general sweet tooth and more about closing a very specific sensory gap. The apple, strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry combination in this mix is not something a Canadian confectionery aisle tends to replicate in quite the same chewy, fruit-gum form, which is why searches for Maynards in Canada tend to be fairly purposeful.

The 110g bag is a practical size: enough to share, small enough to tuck into a desk drawer or a child's party bag, and easy to store in a cool, dry place without any fuss. It is also confirmed dairy-free, which is worth knowing if you are putting together a mixed sweet order for a household with dietary considerations.

Maynards Classic Fruit Mix is part of a broader range of Maynards in Canada products available here, and sits naturally alongside other British sweets for anyone rebuilding a proper British sweet selection from scratch.

Orders ship from within Canada, so whether the bag is heading to someone in Mississauga, Oshawa, Edmonton or Calgary, it arrives without the delays and customs uncertainty of an overseas parcel.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy. We keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. Manufacturers sometimes change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes or branding without notice, so the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown. If you have a question about ingredients or allergens before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check for you.

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