Rowntree's
The nation's fruity favourite
At Rowntree's we absolutely love delicious fruity sweets, and that's why we work so hard to make sure that everything we create is crafted with care and attention.
An example of this can be found in our Fruit Pastilles. Did you know that we've been making Fruit Pastilles since 1881? The recipe is a closely guarded secret, and our factory has a special team dedicated to creating the perfect conditions for each Fruit Pastille to transform from fruity liquid into the irresistibly chewy classic sweet we know and love.
Above all, we want you to love eating our sweets as much as we love making them!
Rowntree's
the nation's fruity favourite
Jelly Tots Sweets
Rowntree's Jelly Tots are lovely little fruity-flavoured dots in five tasty flavours.
Randoms Sharing Bag
Let your random side out with every pack of completely unpredictable Rowntree's Randoms! From ping-pong paddles to paintbrushes, snowflakes to saxophones, every bag contains billions of possible combinations - you'll never know quite what you're going to get! Available in a tube or pouch.
Fruit Gums Sharing Bag
Bite into a fruit gum and release a burst of fruity flavour that lasts until the end.
Fruit Pastilles Sharing Bag
Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles contains a mixture of five fantastic flavours: blackcurrant, lemon, strawberry, lime, and orange. Still irresistibly chewy and now vegan friendly for even more people to enjoy! Available in a tube or pouch.
The Rowntree's Story
1862
In 1862, Henry Rowntree bought a simple cocoa works in York and turned it into a confectionery company. Henry was joined in business in 1869 by his brother Joseph Rowntree who eventually took over and transformed the company’s fortunes.
1881
The brothers hired French confectioner August Claude Gaget. With his expertise, they developed the recipe for Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles, which they launched in 1881. Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles were a huge success, and led the company to develop Rowntree's Clear Gums (now known as Rowntree's Fruit Gums) in 1893.
1928
Rowntree's were early adopters of many forms of advertising.
1965
1965 saw the launch of Rowntree's Jelly Tots. In 1969, Rowntree's merged with rival confectionery company Mackintosh. This merger brought a number of popular confectionery products into the Rowntree's range, including Tooty Frooties.
1988
In 1988 Rowntree's was bought by the Swiss company Nestlé, who decided to keep Rowntree's as the name of their UK fruit confectionery range.
2005
In 2005 Rowntree's pledged no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives in any of their products.
2009
Rowntree's Randoms launched in 2009, and quickly became one of the UK's favourite sweet treats.
2021
Following several requests, Rowntree's changed the recipe of their renowned Fruit Pastilles by removing gelatine to become vegan-friendly. Fruit Pastilles join our existing vegan-friendly Jelly Tots sweets and create the Rowntree's vegan-friendly range.
Today
Today, Rowntree's remain the nation's fruity favourite, with more single tubes of Fruit Pastilles sold than any other fruit confectionery product in the UK. In fact, our products are enjoyed by 15 million people every year!
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