Are After Eights vegan again?

[Barley]

Anyone know? :)

[gertvegan]

After Eight Dark Chocolate Mints, Orange Chocolate Mints, UK production only check ingredients for butterfat.But.... (http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html)

[Cherry]

I hate nestle. Why oh why do they have to make such tempting vegan things (after eights, jellytots) when they are so evil. Oh. I guess I answered my own question.

I admit, my nestle boycott lapses occasionally :o

[twinkle]

Asda (yes, I know, evil Walmart also, but I was forced by circumstances to go there recently) do after dinner mint chocolate thins and have recently started doing orange thins too - 99p for 200g!

They're pretty cheap chocolate tasting but they're good nonetheless, and for that price you can afford to get some to see what you think :)

[applepie]

Sainsbury's does vegan mint chocolates as well. Can't remember how much they are, but certainly cheaper than Nestlé - and muuuuuch less evil! (no difference though as far as evil calories are concerned... :()

[twinkle]

Sainsbury's does vegan mint chocolates as well. Can't remember how much they are, but certainly cheaper than Nestlé - and muuuuuch less evil! (no difference though as far as evil calories are concerned... :()

I've heard this before, but none of the branches I've been in so far seem to do them - what does the packaging look like? is it similar to After Eights?

[Troutina]

I've heard this before, but none of the branches I've been in so far seem to do them - what does the packaging look like? is it similar to After Eights?

Yeah I have been looking for after dinner mints, Tescos do some which I think are vegan but not entirely sure.
The two Sainsburys I go to don't stock them :(

[Lily]

The Co-op had vegan after dinner type mints quite recently :)

[Kumem]

Co-op After Dinner mints say on the packaging that they are vegan and they are. They are much nicer than After Eights because the chocolate is REALLY thick :D Only 99p - highly recommended.
Plus you can buy them in Co-op garages, so great for late night chocolate cravings

[applepie]

Unfortunately Sainsbury's doesn't show them on their website, I tried to find them and post a link. I can't remember what the box looks like, haven't bought them for months, but I'll check when I do my weekend shop. They're 99p for 200g, that's all I know. Sory.

[Gorilla]

Dr Hadwen Trust sell vegan mint thins made by Walkers which are really nice (although the choc's not fairtrade). some pound shops also sell them. Green & Blacks mint choc is just like a massive mint fondant bar - but i don't really buy G&B's much anymore

[princessemma]

Why is Walmart evil?

[gertvegan]

Why is Walmart evil?Have a look at the Which companies to boycott and why? (http://veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2518) thread pe. ;)

[Gorilla]

i saw the Co-op mint thins in their local store today, it's great they say vegan on them. i didn't buy any because i'd already ordered a box of the ones from Dr Hadwen, but i did buy some peppermint creams and chocolate gingers which are also labelled vegan. :) i did see some fair trade mint thins in Oxfam which might be vegan but they don't say - the sugar might not be vegan but all the other ingredients seem ok. i wouldn't have bought them anyway though as they cost £3.49 :eek:

[applepie]

Seems to be a conspiracy - I checked on the mints in my local Sainsbury's and they don't have them any more! However they are still on their website for online shoppers.

[twinkle]

I found the Sainsbury's mints today!!! :) It's a brighter green packet than After Eights.

They are also doing little vegan party favours - 4 red satiny boxes with silver bead decoration, filled with mint thins (without fondant, just mint flavoured chocolate), for 3.99.

I didn't get any because I couldn't think of a use for them personally, but I think they'd make nice stocking fillers.

[gertvegan]

Divine do After Eight Mints as well, see here. (http://www.divinechocolate.com/Templates/products.asp?NodeID=90024&strAreaColor=Lime) I've only seen them in Fresh & Wild (http://www.veganbristol.makessense.co.uk/locations/135.html) though.

[George]

Hi,
This may be in the wrong section, so feel free to move it if so!!
I know that After Eights produced within the UK have always been ok for vegans, yet have recently noticed that packets stocked in Asda, Sainsburys etc now list Butterfat as an ingredient?
Anyone know what the score is with this, are these just from outside the UK or have the UK produced ones now gone the same way???
Cheers,
g

[bryzee86]

This struck me last year. I looked at the ingredients on an after eight easter egg with mints only to find out the after eights has butterfat in....sort it out nestle! I'm gonna have to keep my eyes peeled.

[emzy1985]

Asda do their own brand of After Eights and they are vegan!

[Ruby Rose]

Ditto the Tesco 'value' own brand of after dinner mints - and they're so cheap, it seems rude not to...

[Marrers]

Shame about the real After Eights though - used to be something you could take to a dinner party and prove vegans could eat normal things. Turning up with a supermarket own brand doesn't have quite the same panache!

[Mr Flibble]

....sort it out nestle!

There are more pressing things (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9#Controversy_and_criticism) for nestle to sort out first, in my personal opinion.

[harpy]

Yeah, not keen on Nestle in general.

You can often buy these Divine fair-traded ones in Oxfam shops.

http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/divine-chocolate/divine-after-dinner-mints-200g/?osCsid=7dd00953704d80f33f0ef3eef4351056

Some of the people selling them seem to think they're vegan but I haven't written to check.

[bryzee86]

I don't buy the after eights now anyway, Mr F, cos of nestle. However it was handy when you'd go round to relatives safe in the knowledge they'd have some confectionary you could eat.

I like the tesco or waitrose own brand.