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Tacs are a small hard candy made by Ferrero, an Italian confectioner. They were launched in 1969. Tic Tacs are sold in small transparent boxes with a living hinge lid. When they were released, they were dyed to fit their flavours. In modern times, the boxes are dyed to the colours and the tic tacs are white (with a few exceptions). The Tic Tac was first introduced in 1969. Besides the original Fresh mint flavor, several new varieties were added including: cinnamon a.k.a.Winter Warmer, orange (1976), spearmint, peppermint, mandarin, wintergreen, orange and lime together (2005 – 2009), cherry, passionfruit (2007), pomegranate (2010), and lime. The grape flavour was discontinued as there were health concerns with it’s red dye amarand. Orange tictacs continued without it’s grape counterpart. In the year of 2005, lime flavour was released. During the 1990s, double packs were introduced, featuring a regular Tic Tac container with two flavors inside. Available combinations were Tangerine and Lime, Orange and Grape, Berry and Cherry, and many more. In the UK, Ireland, Italy and Australia Tic Tacs are noted as being less than two kilocalories with the slogan ‘Two hours of tic tac freshness in less than two calories’. A more recent, humorous TV advertising campaign encourages potential purchasers in the UK to ‘Shake your tic tacs’. The most recent advertising campaign features the slogan ‘refreshing little lifts’. In 2008, Tic Tac introduced Tic Tac Chill, which are slightly larger than ordinary Tic Tacs and come in a dual-opening packaging, using the traditional living hinge or a sliding opening on the front of the case. These come in three flavors, Exotic Cherry, Berry Blast, and Paradise Mint. Tic Tac Chill mints are also sugar-free, the Exotic Cherry ones instead being sweetened with xylitol and the Paradise Mint ones being sweetened with aspartame.In Canada, New Zealand and Australia, the Tic Tac slogan is ‘it’s not just a mint, it’s a tic tac’. In 2006, Tic Tac introduced a Bold edition with stronger flavors. With 1.9 calories per mint (advertised as having “less than two calories”) it comes in two flavors, Mint and Fruit.The orange Tic Tacs featured in the 2007 film Juno are in an orange box because the movie was filmed in Canada and Tic Tacs there are in colored packaging with white color pills. In the USA the pills are orange and the packaging is clear. Film promoters distributed boxes of the mints prior to the film’s release.

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Flavours (please note that these are copy and pasted from wikipedia because there are soooooooooo many)

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Passion Fruit (also called Maracuja) (Summer edition, 2007, Italy, France; Netherlands; Australia, Latvia, Brazil, Belgium, Poland, United Kingdom and New Zealand)
Mango (Summer edition, 2007, Australia, France, Hong Kong and Netherlands. Introduced in Singapore, 2009)
Melon Mix (2008/2009) (Summer edition 2008 – Serbia/2009 – Italy, United Kingdom])
Tropical Acerola (Summer edition, 2007, France; Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Latvia from 2008, Summer 2009 Germany, Poland)
Pink Grapefruit (Summer edition, 2007, France and Australia)
Cinnamon (first alternative flavor from 1970s, “limited edition” in UK called Winter Warmer; discontinued in the U.S. in 2010)
Tangerine
Orange (added after the Tangerine was popular in the double pack)
Wintergreen (added in 1980s)
Cool Cherry (UK- added in 2008)
Spearmint (added in 1980s; discontinued in 2010)
Lime (added in 1990s)
Fresh mint (Europe/US); Peppermint (Australia)
Fresh Melons (Germany)
Fruit Festival (limited edition)
Citrus Twist (limited edition; discontinued in 2010)
Melon Mango
Pink (To support the fight against breast cancer)
Tropical Twist (UK – passion fruit)
Extra Mint Cherry (Brazil)
Australia, Delhi 2010
Holiday Twist
Extra Strong
Green Apple
Chocolate
Carnaval (Brazil)
Raspberry
Lemon Mint (Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Hong Kong and Poland)
Eucalyptus (Winter edition, 2007, Poland and Slovakia)
Paradise Mint Chill (2008)
Strawberry (2008) (Christmas Edition)
Cherry (2008) (Summer edition, 2008, France, Poland)
Up! (flavors like Passion Fruit and Acerola, with vitamin C) (Brazil)
Alpine Mint (Germany)
Cherry Passion (combo of cherry and passionfruit flavors)
Citrus Punch (Limited Edition Big Box, triple flavor: Orange, lemon and grapefruit).
Coconut and Pineapple (“Goût Coco Ananas”, 2009, France, Poland)
Piña Colada
Fruity Limited Edition (Orange and Cherry) 2010 (World Cup Edition) (England)
Aniseed (discontinued)
Taste Melons (“Gout Melons”, France)
Exotic Cherry Chill
Powermint