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The story of Bonds of London Dolly Mixture
Small sweets, strong opinions
Nobody eats these one at a time. You tip a few into your palm, look them over, and save the best for last. Everyone has a system. Nobody agrees on it. A bag like this belongs to pocket money, the corner shop counter and being told you would spoil your tea. The name on this one is Bonds of London, which trade press described as one of the UK's oldest sweet businesses at the time of its 2016 sale. Old enough to know what it is doing, then.
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Jars on the top shelf
Bonds of London has historically been known for traditional British sweets such as pick'n'mix jars and hanging bags. Its best-known sweet jars include retro classics such as sherbet lemons and wine gums. If you ever pointed at a jar on a high shelf behind the counter and asked for a quarter, this is that world. Then there are the hanging bags, clipped to a stand by the till, somehow always at exactly child height. Pure coincidence, surely.
New owners, same sweet shop
In April 2016, Bonds of London was bought by US-foods wholesaler Innovative Bites in a multimillion-pound deal. Innovative Bites was founded in 2008 by Vishal Madhu, and managing director Philip Courtenay-Luck stayed on with the business after the acquisition. A year after buying Bonds of London, Innovative Bites went on to acquire pick'n'mix wholesaler Hancocks Cash & Carry in a deal worth about £100m. Somebody takes British sweets very seriously. Good. Someone has to.
The bag that never makes it home
A bag of sweets has a habit of vanishing somewhere between the shop and the front door. It goes in a coat pocket for the walk, gets passed along the row at the cinema and ends up in the glovebox for emergencies. Grandparents keep one in the kitchen drawer. Children are allowed one handful and take two. Open this one and you are nine again, arguing with your brother about who got more.