Biscuits – The newest addition to the After Eight family, these combine dark chocolate with mint in a biscuit. Mint & Blood Orange – This variation on the thin mints was a special edition for Summer 2011. The flavour was reintroduced as Orange Mint in Autumn 2022. Our brands - Chocolate and Sweets". nestle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008 . Retrieved 3 September 2015. Mint Munchies [were launched] in 1957, this product changed its name from Mintola to Mint Munchies in June 1995 After Eight is an iconic chocolate-covered mint that has been around since the 1960s. But recently Nestle has shaken things up by launching limited edition After Eight Orange & Mint and After Eight Mojito & Mint. a b Treanor, Jill (10 December 2010). "40 years and billions of mints later, Nestlé to close After Eight factory". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 October 2012.

After Eights, are a brand of mint chocolate confectionery that was created by Graham Edwards Rowntree and Company Limited in the UK.We enlisted a panel of 13 volunteers to take part in a taste test comparing After Eight Classic Mint, After Eight Orange & Mint and After Eight Mojito & Mint. Bitesize – Plain chocolate with mint fondant filling, similar in appearance to original Munchies. Originally known as Mintola, then renamed Mint Munchies in 1995, [4] before being brought under the After Eight brand in 2006. [5] [6] They were so similar, in fact, that if you mixed them up you'd have to eat them to tell them apart. One volunteer referred to the combination as a 'refreshing and delicious new twist on the classic flavour.'

Established in 1962, After Eight is crafted with 100% certified sustainable cocoa, sourced through the Nestlé Cocoa Plan in conjunction with the Rainforest Alliance. After Eight uses 100% natural peppermint oil and is free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. After Eight is now sold in countries around the world, and is especially popular in France, Germany and Spain. A silver plated 'After 8 Mint' Royal Coach (Mints not supplied) novelty table holder was available from Argos in the UK in the 1980s [8]Chocolate Santa Claus – During the Christmas season, Nestlé Germany features a 125g Santa Claus made out of white or dark mint chocolate.

The mints were originally manufactured at Rowntree's York factory, before production transferred to Castleford, West Yorkshire, in 1970. For the UK market they are now manufactured in Halifax following Nestlé's closure of the Castleford factory in 2012. However on the limited edition 2020 casing it states "made in Germany, with sugar not solely of German origin". "More than 1bn After Eights, thin fondant mints, are made every year in the Castleford factory scheduled for closure in 2012 by the Switzerland-based confectionery giant." [2]Debbie Bowen, Senior Brand Manager for After Eight said: " After Eight has had a place at the nation's dinner tables for sixty years now, and as we reach our landmark birthday, love for the brand remains as strong as ever. Hyde, Dana (March 1991). "The Nestlé takeover of rowntree: A case study". European Management Journal. 9 (1): 1–17. doi: 10.1016/0263-2373(91)90044-q.