Maltesers have been flattened: new Maltesers buttons and truffles to go on sale

By The Newsroom
Published 29th May 2018, 09:30 BST
Updated 30th May 2018, 11:33 BST

By Benjamin Butterworth

Brits have been devouring Maltesers since they first went on sale back in 1937.

Millions of packets of the malt chocolate balls are sold each year.

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The company even claims to be "the UK's third most popular chocolate brand", with 55 per cent of adults buying Maltesers in 2017.

But after 81 years, the classic has been reinvented in the form of a new flat button.

New range

New Maltesers buttons are set to go on sale from mid-July, along with an upmarket truffle option.

The news was originally leaked back in March, at which point Mars Wrigley, who own Maltesers, denied the rumours.