Smarties

Smarties are color-varied sugar-coated dragée chocolate confectionery. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by H.I. Rowntree & Company in the United Kingdom, and now by Nestlé.

This article is about the internationally distributed chocolate confectionery. For the confectionery distributed in the United States, see Smarties (tablet candy). For other uses, see Smarties (disambiguation).

Smarties
OwnerNestlé
CountryUnited Kingdom
Introduced1937 (1937)
MarketsEurope (Especially Northern and Central Europe), Canada, South Africa, Australia, Middle East
Previous ownersRowntree's
Websitenestle.com/smarties.com

Smarties are oblate spheroids with a minor axis of about 5 mm (0.2 in) and a major axis of about 12 mm (0.5 in). They come in eight colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, mauve, pink and brown, although the blue variety was temporarily replaced by a white variety in some countries, whilst an alternative natural colouring dye of the blue colour was being researched.

Smarties are sold primarily in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia and the Middle East. Smarties are not distributed (except via parallel import) in the United States, where the rights to the name belong to the Smarties Candy Company, which manufactures its own hard tablet sweet under the registered trademark name Smarties.

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