Chewy Sweets
Our Chewy Sweets collection is the French pick-and-mix aisle in bags: Haribo favourites made for the French market such as Tagada, Dragibus, Croco and Chamallows, sour Pik sweets, Lutti, Krema and La Pie qui Chante, soft caramels, Carambar and Cémoi marshmallow bears. Epicerie Corner delivers these French sweets, many hard to find in the UK, nationwide.
French Sweets: Bonbons for Every Age
In France, sweets (bonbons) are part of childhood: bought by the handful at the bakery or the newsagent, shared at birthday parties, slipped into Christmas stockings and handed out at Halloween. Gummy and jelly sweets (bonbons gélifiés) and chewy sweets (bonbons tendres) are the most popular families. Haribo, though founded in Germany, has a long history in France, and several of its much-loved sweets are French classics, such as the Fraise Tagada, a fluffy strawberry-shaped sweet coated in sugar, the colourful bean-shaped Dragibus and the Chamallows marshmallows. French shoppers also know Lutti, Krema and La Pie qui Chante, each with its own range of chewy, fruity and fizzy sweets.
Sweets in Our Range
Haribo Classics
Choose Haribo Strawberry Tagada in a 400g bag or a resealable doypack, Dragibus and Dragibus Soft, Croco and Croco Baby with 30% less sugar, Goldbears, Happy Cola, Happy Cherry, Banan's, Fried Eggs (Œufs au Plat), Cocobat, Car, Polka, Floppy, Peaches, Berries, Squidgies, Smurfs, Flanbolo and Tutti Candi. The Chamallows L'Original are soft pink and white marshmallows, and Zanzigliss and Tirlibibi cater to liquorice lovers.
Sour Pik Sweets
The French Pik range is coated in tangy, sour sugar: Croco Pik, Dragibus Pik, Délir Pik, Miami Pik, Smurfs Pik, Tagada Pik, Orangina Pik, Rainbow Pik, Soda Twist Pik, Fan of Pik and the 550g Pik Box.
Chewy Maoam and Mint
Maoam Happy Fruttis and MaoMix chewy fruit sweets, Mao Croqui, and Starmint intense mint sweets.
Sharing Boxes and Multipacks
For parties: the Dragolo bag and 750g box, Happy Box, Happy Life, World Mix, Pocket multipack and the Mega Fête multipack of 26 mini bags, ideal for party bags and classrooms.
Lutti, Krema, La Pie qui Chante and More
Lutti Bestfizz and Fili sweets, Krema Festival and Régal'ad soft sweets and organic Mini Cub', La Pie qui Chante Goms, Bio Village organic cola bottles, Confiseo soft caramels, plus Carambar and Cémoi marshmallow bears and hedgehogs.
Sweets Through the French Year
French sweets follow the calendar. In January, children share sweets when they find the fève in the Galette des Rois. At Easter, bags of sweets join the chocolate eggs in the garden hunt. Summer means sweets in the car on the way to the beach and at the village fête, and back-to-school in September brings lunchbox treats and multipacks. At Halloween, now widely celebrated in France, children go door to door asking for "des bonbons ou un sort". Christmas closes the year with sweets in stockings and on the table after the meal. Whatever the season, a large sharing box or a multipack of mini bags makes it easy to have something ready for children and guests.
How to Choose French Sweets
- Soft and fruity: Tagada, Dragibus Soft, Floppy, Krema.
- Sour: anything in the Pik range or Lutti Bestfizz.
- Chewy: Maoam, Carambar, soft caramels.
- Marshmallow: Chamallows, Cémoi bears.
- Less sugar: Croco Baby -30% sugar.
- Diet: many gummy sweets contain gelatine of animal origin; check the ingredients on each product if you are vegetarian or follow a halal diet.
Sweets for Parties and Celebrations
A French children's birthday party usually features a sweet table or a bowl of mixed bonbons, and guests leave with a small bag of sweets. Mix several varieties in jars by colour for a candy buffet, use multipack mini bags for party favours, and decorate cakes with Dragibus or Tagada. Keep sweets in a cool, dry place and reseal bags after opening. Young children should be supervised, as small, chewy sweets can be a choking hazard. For more, browse French Confectionery and Hard Sweets.
Chewy Sweets FAQs
What is a Fraise Tagada?
Tagada is a Haribo sweet sold in France since the late 1960s: a soft, airy, strawberry-shaped sweet coated in sugar crystals. It is one of the most popular sweets in France.
What are Pik sweets?
Pik is the French name for Haribo's sour sweets, coated in acidic sugar for a tangy, fizzy taste. Many classics, such as Croco, Dragibus and Tagada, have a Pik version.
Do Haribo sweets contain gelatine?
Many Haribo gummy sweets contain gelatine, which comes from animals. Check the ingredients list on each product page if you avoid gelatine.
Are French Haribo sweets different from UK Haribo?
Some sweets exist in both countries, but many, such as Tagada, Dragibus, Croco, Cocobat, Flanbolo and the Pik range, are made for the French market and are rarely found in the UK. Recipes and flavours can also differ between countries, so French Haribo may taste slightly different from the UK versions.
Which sweets are good for a candy buffet?
Choose a mix of colours, shapes and textures: Tagada and Dragibus for colour, Chamallows for softness, Croco or Smurfs for fun shapes, and a couple of Pik varieties for sour lovers. Large boxes such as Dragolo or the Pik Box are economical for filling jars.
How long do sweets keep?
Unopened bags keep until the best-before date. Once opened, close the bag or use an airtight jar to stop sweets drying out or becoming sticky.
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More About Chewy Sweets
Our Chewy Sweets collection is the French pick-and-mix aisle in bags: Haribo favourites made for the French market such as Tagada, Dragibus, Croco and Chamallows, sour Pik sweets, Lutti, Krema and La Pie qui Chante, soft caramels, Carambar and Cémoi marshmallow bears. Epicerie Corner delivers these French sweets, many hard to find in the UK, nationwide.
French Sweets: Bonbons for Every Age
In France, sweets (bonbons) are part of childhood: bought by the handful at the bakery or the newsagent, shared at birthday parties, slipped into Christmas stockings and handed out at Halloween. Gummy and jelly sweets (bonbons gélifiés) and chewy sweets (bonbons tendres) are the most popular families. Haribo, though founded in Germany, has a long history in France, and several of its much-loved sweets are French classics, such as the Fraise Tagada, a fluffy strawberry-shaped sweet coated in sugar, the colourful bean-shaped Dragibus and the Chamallows marshmallows. French shoppers also know Lutti, Krema and La Pie qui Chante, each with its own range of chewy, fruity and fizzy sweets.
Sweets in Our Range
Haribo Classics
Choose Haribo Strawberry Tagada in a 400g bag or a resealable doypack, Dragibus and Dragibus Soft, Croco and Croco Baby with 30% less sugar, Goldbears, Happy Cola, Happy Cherry, Banan's, Fried Eggs (Œufs au Plat), Cocobat, Car, Polka, Floppy, Peaches, Berries, Squidgies, Smurfs, Flanbolo and Tutti Candi. The Chamallows L'Original are soft pink and white marshmallows, and Zanzigliss and Tirlibibi cater to liquorice lovers.
Sour Pik Sweets
The French Pik range is coated in tangy, sour sugar: Croco Pik, Dragibus Pik, Délir Pik, Miami Pik, Smurfs Pik, Tagada Pik, Orangina Pik, Rainbow Pik, Soda Twist Pik, Fan of Pik and the 550g Pik Box.
Chewy Maoam and Mint
Maoam Happy Fruttis and MaoMix chewy fruit sweets, Mao Croqui, and Starmint intense mint sweets.
Sharing Boxes and Multipacks
For parties: the Dragolo bag and 750g box, Happy Box, Happy Life, World Mix, Pocket multipack and the Mega Fête multipack of 26 mini bags, ideal for party bags and classrooms.
Lutti, Krema, La Pie qui Chante and More
Lutti Bestfizz and Fili sweets, Krema Festival and Régal'ad soft sweets and organic Mini Cub', La Pie qui Chante Goms, Bio Village organic cola bottles, Confiseo soft caramels, plus Carambar and Cémoi marshmallow bears and hedgehogs.
Sweets Through the French Year
French sweets follow the calendar. In January, children share sweets when they find the fève in the Galette des Rois. At Easter, bags of sweets join the chocolate eggs in the garden hunt. Summer means sweets in the car on the way to the beach and at the village fête, and back-to-school in September brings lunchbox treats and multipacks. At Halloween, now widely celebrated in France, children go door to door asking for "des bonbons ou un sort". Christmas closes the year with sweets in stockings and on the table after the meal. Whatever the season, a large sharing box or a multipack of mini bags makes it easy to have something ready for children and guests.
How to Choose French Sweets
- Soft and fruity: Tagada, Dragibus Soft, Floppy, Krema.
- Sour: anything in the Pik range or Lutti Bestfizz.
- Chewy: Maoam, Carambar, soft caramels.
- Marshmallow: Chamallows, Cémoi bears.
- Less sugar: Croco Baby -30% sugar.
- Diet: many gummy sweets contain gelatine of animal origin; check the ingredients on each product if you are vegetarian or follow a halal diet.
Sweets for Parties and Celebrations
A French children's birthday party usually features a sweet table or a bowl of mixed bonbons, and guests leave with a small bag of sweets. Mix several varieties in jars by colour for a candy buffet, use multipack mini bags for party favours, and decorate cakes with Dragibus or Tagada. Keep sweets in a cool, dry place and reseal bags after opening. Young children should be supervised, as small, chewy sweets can be a choking hazard. For more, browse French Confectionery and Hard Sweets.
Chewy Sweets FAQs
What is a Fraise Tagada?
Tagada is a Haribo sweet sold in France since the late 1960s: a soft, airy, strawberry-shaped sweet coated in sugar crystals. It is one of the most popular sweets in France.
What are Pik sweets?
Pik is the French name for Haribo's sour sweets, coated in acidic sugar for a tangy, fizzy taste. Many classics, such as Croco, Dragibus and Tagada, have a Pik version.
Do Haribo sweets contain gelatine?
Many Haribo gummy sweets contain gelatine, which comes from animals. Check the ingredients list on each product page if you avoid gelatine.
Are French Haribo sweets different from UK Haribo?
Some sweets exist in both countries, but many, such as Tagada, Dragibus, Croco, Cocobat, Flanbolo and the Pik range, are made for the French market and are rarely found in the UK. Recipes and flavours can also differ between countries, so French Haribo may taste slightly different from the UK versions.
Which sweets are good for a candy buffet?
Choose a mix of colours, shapes and textures: Tagada and Dragibus for colour, Chamallows for softness, Croco or Smurfs for fun shapes, and a couple of Pik varieties for sour lovers. Large boxes such as Dragolo or the Pik Box are economical for filling jars.
How long do sweets keep?
Unopened bags keep until the best-before date. Once opened, close the bag or use an airtight jar to stop sweets drying out or becoming sticky.