1. Department: Food

New Raspberry Maltesers Cake Bars

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Mars Chocolate Drinks & Treats has just launched a new variant, Raspberry Maltesers Cake Bars. With five individually wrapped bars in each pack, Raspberry Maltesers Cake Bars, combine raspberry-flavoured sponge, topped with a malt flavour cream containing crunchy Maltesers pieces then covered in delicious chocolate.…

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