Snickers bar to return to its old Marathon name to mark 30 years

The nut-packed snack will be called Marathon once more in Morrisons, but only for three months.

Marathon bars, as they were known in the UK, were renamed Snickers in 1990 because Mars wanted to be consistent around the world.Mars says the Marathon bars will still use the same recipe as Snickers, so there will be no changes to the product.Gemma Buggins, brand director, said:"Bringing the Marathon bar branding back for a limited time really was a no brainer.

"It's a great way to celebrate over 85 years of Mars making chocolate in the UK and we hope this serves as a wonderful treat for fans of Snickers who remember when it was called Marathon." It is not the first time Mars has given re-branded sweets their old name - in 2008 Starburst chews temporarily went back to being called Opal Fruits.

It might be that they found a couple of pallets at the the back of the warehouse and want to make a few bob.

Im just upset its been nearly 30 years...

Yay about time

Will always be a marathon for me....never a snickers

Good it was the EU I think that had Snicker brand and we followed. I may be wrong

Alright! Cool!

For the size they presently are, the name should be changed to Sprint not Marathon!

Sorry it’s always a Marathon to me, and always will be. Don’t know what possessed them to change it to Snickers.

No one should buy Cadbury any more unless they make them the original size again instead of the snack size they are now

They should never have changed their name

Why did they change the name ? Such a stupid thing to do when it was obviously selling well as a Marathon bar - if it's not broke then don't fix it !

Fantastic

That’s what I’m taking about!👏 oldskool

Should of never changed the name in the first place

The name is making a return not the chocolate bar its always been here

To me they have always been Snickers

I bet they wont be the original size tho

What?

Brexit dividend? 😏

No idea why they changed it to Snickers in the first place! Will always be a Marathon

Well if Treets (toffee) dont I'll be fucking pissed 🤬🤬

Bite size they are too !! 🤔

Amazing journalism!

Excellent! Always wanted to finish a marathon for charity 😊

Blast from the past

They taste better as marathons...

Will they be their original size as well?

a bit late, they're already out

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