Chewits: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 18:48 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Chewits Strawberry 30 g** (5010933011207), a wanted barcode (old 2007 page "chewits strawberry"). - **Identity:** confirmed from the Open Food Facts label photos (uploads 1, 2 and 3), the Bes. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Chewits <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Chewits
website: https://www.cloetta.co.uk/brands/chewits/
founded: 1965
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target          | market | from | until | ended | status  | source        | note                                                                                                        |
| -------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/cloetta |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-chewits | Wikipedia: Chewits is manufactured by Cloetta; Cloetta UK presents the brand on its site (^cloetta-chewits) |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name     | type | locale | from | until |
| -------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Chewzits | name | en     | 1963 | 1965  |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref             | url                                                       | title                       | accessed   | publisher  | kind         | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| cloetta-chewits | https://www.cloetta.co.uk/brands/chewits/                 | Cloetta UK: Chewits         | 2026-09-13 | Cloetta UK | manufacturer |           |           |         |              |             |          |
| cloetta-history | https://www.cloetta.co.uk/brands/chewits/chewits-history/ | Cloetta UK: Chewits history | 2026-09-13 | Cloetta UK | manufacturer |           |           |         |              |             |          |
| wiki-chewits    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewits                     | Wikipedia: Chewits          | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia  | publication  |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Chewits is a British brand of cuboid soft chewy sweets made by Cloetta.[^wiki-chewits] Wikipedia dates the first production to 1963, as "Chewzits" by J A & P Holland in Southport, renamed Chewits in 1965 after the company joined Cavenham Foods. It adds that UK manufacturing closed in 2006 and moved to Slovakia.[^wiki-chewits] Cloetta UK dates the Chewits name to 1965. Its mascot Chewie the Chewitsaurus has fronted the brand's television advertising since 1976.[^cloetta-history][^cloetta-chewits]
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