rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned by Associated British Foods. When the Trade Marks Act 1994 was introduced in the United Kingdom, Nestlé applied to register the shape of the Polo mint.

By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Smoothies: These creamy sweets came in flavours such as blackcurrant, sunshine fruits and strawberry. This application however was opposed by Kraft Foods, the then owner of Life Savers, and Mars UK, because of the lack of distinctive character of the mint in question. The jersey fabric is crafted from the finest cotton yarns, which are extra smooth thanks to a special mercerised wash.Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the product information provided, products and their ingredients may change. When US troops were stationed over here during the war, Rowntree started to manufacture Lifesavers for them under licence. Polo mints are produced in the city of York in the North of England and have been since they were launched by Rowntree's in 1948. NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019.

Polo mints were developed by Rowntree's, after manufacturing Life Savers during World War 2 under licence.The peppermint flavoured Polo was first manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1948, by employee John Bargewell at the Rowntree's Factory, York, and a range of flavours followed. POLO Sugar Free and POLO Sugar Free Extra Strong do not contain any sugar, but instead have the sugar substitute, sorbitol. With the launch of the spearmint variety, a new television campaign featured a voiceover by Danny John-Jules, using a voice similar to the one he employed as the Cat on Red Dwarf. In 1998, they collaborated with PolyGram for a compilation album, Cool Grooves, [9] which reached No. The original Polo is white in colour with a hole in the middle, and the word 'POLO' embossed twice on the upper flat side of the ring, hence the popular slogan The Mint with the Hole.

In 1995, the company launched a major advertising campaign produced by Aardman Animations, which showed animated Polos on a factory production line. We invite users to post interesting questions about the UK that create informative, good to read, insightful, helpful, or light-hearted discussions. These come in the following flavours: Raspberry Mint, Blackcurrant Mint, Peppermint, Lime Mint and Cherry Mint. A green and blue paper wrapper, with the word 'POLO', binds the foil wrapper, with the Os in 'Polo' represented by images of the sweet.A clean forward-point collar has a sharp and modern look, and the concealed button-down feature delivers a neat finish.