OVALTINE
Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about OVALTINE!
What is Ovaltine, please?: Associated British Foods recently paid over $270 million to purchase the Ovaltine beverage line from Novartis AG, a Swiss conglomerate. What exactly is…
Ovaltine, Vegemite Banned in Denmark: Denmark has ordered the products off its shelves because food authorities have never confirmed claims that it is a “rich source of Vitamin B” and folate.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Ovaltine, a registered trademark of Associated British Foods, is made by Wander AG . the company acquired the brand from Novartis in 2002 . it is technically a form of gruel, however the Ovomaltine was exported to Britain in 1909 . a misspelling of the name on the trademark registration application led to the name being shortened to Ovaltine in English-speaking markets . by 1915, O Originally advertised as consisting solely of “malt, milk, eggs, flavoured with cocoa” formulation has changed over the decades . several formulations are sold in different parts of the world . PDQ drink mixes were very popular from the 1960s to the 1980s . Ovaltine discontinued the products around 1996 . Jean Shepherd offered a humorous look back at the Little Orphan Annie Secret Circle . another radio program aimed at five- to fourteen-year-olds was broadcast to Great Britain by Radio Luxembourg . like with the U.S. program, listeners could obtain badges, pins, and secret codes . the Villa park Historical Society maintains a permanent exhibit of Ovaltine advertising and memorabilia . the old factory was converted to loft apartments keeping the original floors and wall exposed . in 1992, Himmel Group obtained the right to Nestlé acquires Novartis’ medical nutrition division and has rights to Ovaltine . the art deco style factory in Kings Langley is a well-known local landmark . production ceased in 2002 and the factory the farm land was later sold and is now largely occupied by the M25 motorway . the Ovaltine Egg Farm is now the site of Renewable Energy Systems Ltd. and the site for the first wind turbine visible from the M in the United States Nestlé manufactures Ovaltine . in Hong Kong, it is known as a café drink . it is served hot, or on ice as it is a cold drink. in Brazil, it in the Asian market, it is a chocolate ice cream flavoured with Ovaltine powder . the brand is highly recognizable in Switzerland . in Malaysia, it has lost its popularity to Nestlé Milo . Brazilian fast-food chain Bob’s offers milkshakes and sundaes made with compressed Ovaltine . it goes by the name of “Ovomaltine”, which became a flagship product of the fast- In 2014 this was reversed. by Brendan I. Koerner