MP launches campaign to cut price of Freddo chocolate bar to 5p
MP launches campaign for 5p Freddo bars
BBC
A Labour MP has launched a campaign to cut the price of Freddo chocolate bars to 5p. Patrick Hurley, who represents Southport, has said he set up a petition after speaking to students at a school in his constituency. Announcing the move on social media, he said: "20 pence for a Freddo is too much, especially in a cost of living crisis". The 18g Cadbury chocolate bar was originally introduced to the UK in the 1973 and then relaunched in 1994 when it cost 10p.
For over a decade, the price of a Freddo stuck at 10p, not rising with inflation. Since the mid 2000s the price started to rise and costs currently stand at around 30p. However, the 10p Freddo has gained a nostalgic status, and price increases are greeted with, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, outrage.