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MacRobertson's -

Cherry Ripe was first introduced by Australian confectionary company MacRobertson's in 1924.

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Novelty -

In 1880, Macpherson Robertson started making novelty confectionery in his bathroom and hawked them at local shops.

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Business -

Robertson was only 21 when he founded MacRobertson, and the business expanded quickly.

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Old Gold -

It became MacRobertson's Steam Confectionery Works in the late 1880s. And in the early 1900s Robertson launched Old Gold chocolate.

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1924 -

1924 saw the release of the exclusive Cherry Ripe, a chocolate bar that consisted of cherries and coconut coated in Old Gold dark chocolate.

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Popular -

Ever since, the chocolate bar has been an undeniable hit!

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1967 - MacRobertson's Steam Confectionery Works was sold to Cadbury in 1967.

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Cadbury - A couple of years later, the English confectioner merged with Schweppes Australia, becoming Cadbury Schweppes Australia.

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Cherry Ripe - And still, the Cherry Ripe lived on.

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Classic - Along with classics Old Gold, Freddo Frog and Columbines, the MacRobertson's confectioneries had their original logos kept on the packaging.

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Synonymous - MacRobertson's had such a stronghold in their home country that keeping the original logo kept the chocolate bar flying off the shelves. 

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2002 - 78 years after it was introduced, Cadbury decided to remove the original logo. 

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Recipe - There are many homemade Cherry Ripe recipes available, as well as inspired dishes and vegan alternatives.

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Flavour - The bar has intense flavours and can be added to existing recipes for more unique texture and taste.

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Rich - Cherries already have a distinct and rich flavour, adding to this flavour to coconut complements the two ingredients and allows for an intense, yet delicious outcome.

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Texture - Macerated coconut soaked in the cherry flavours also creates an exclusive texture that you will only find in a cherry ripe.

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Coconut - Although coconut has been around for a while, its diversity continues to be explored. In more recent years coconut water and coconut chips.

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Solid - Not only is coconut a huge part of the texture and flavour profile of a Cherry Ripe, but it's also its own element entirely and expertly executed in the form of a bar.

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Cherry - 'THE BIG CHERRY TASTE' isn't just a label. Cherry Ripe has a well-balanced representation of what ripe cherries taste like.

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Ripe -

It's not sickly sweet like cough syrup, and not too strong like maraschino cherries, instead holds a decadent juiciness.

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Bound - And all this deliciousness is bound together with a perfectly thin layer of Old Gold dark chocolate.

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Huge - These chocolate bars aren't for the faint-hearted. They may be rich, but they are also big.

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Size matters - There are two bar sizes - 52g and 80g - so you know you're getting your money's worth. And there is also a 180g sharepack.

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Flavourites - In 2013, Roy Morgan announced Australia's favourite chocolate bar by calculating the amount of chocolate bars consumed by Australians aged 14+ in an average four-week period.

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Winner - And the winner was Cherry Ripe, above Cadbury Dairy Milk and Mars Bars, which came in at second and third respectively.

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Last - Kit Kat came in fourth, while Boost and Crunchie were both tied last.

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Consistent - This was due to the consistent popularity throughout all age groups of the beloved Cherry Ripe, whereas most other chocolate bars deviates from one age group to the other.

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Double dipped -

In 2015, Cadbury introduced a special edition of Cherry Ripe called 'Double Dipped with 60% Cocoa'.

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Darker -

As the name suggests, the chocolate bar dipped twice in delectable Old Gold dark chocolate, giving the cherry and coconut bar more richness.

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