Sweet Shop News & Updates

Read the latest news from Giant Bradley’s Sweet Shop, including new sweets online, product launches, behind-the-scenes updates, seasonal treats, sweet gift ideas and stories from our Yorkshire sweet shop.

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Don’t BLINK and miss these creepy Jelly Eyeballs...

Ruby Willingham

Don’t BLINK and miss these creepy Jelly Eyeballs. They are an essential for Halloween and are bound to get people talking. They are squishy, fruity flavoured, glossy, life-like eyeballs. They really are staring right into your next treat bowl! Grab them in pouches, jars or bulk bags today, be quick…...

Spooky season has arrived...

Ruby Willingham

Spooky season has arrived... Pumpkin Mallows are the perfect pick ‘n’ mix sweet for Halloween. They are spookily delicious, soft and fluffy vanilla marshmallows in the perfect pumpkin shape. Whether you’re adding them to your trick or treat bowl, impressing party guests or just want to indulge in spooky season,...

Once known as medicine, now a beloved treat

Ruby Willingham

This sweet helped put a Yorkshire town on the map. Pontefract cakes were named after the town of Pontefract in North Yorkshire, which has been famous for liquorice production since the 1600s. The name cake refers to the old-fashioned meaning of a compressed disc or tablet. They are chewy discs...

The Sweet Nostalgia of Jelly Babies

Ruby Willingham

Did you know that Jelly Babies were first sold in the UK in 1864 but got their name in 1918 to celebrate the end of World War One, they were sweet symbols of calm after the chaos. They are often known as ‘Peace Babies’ symbolising hope and new beginnings. They’re...