![]() If you love the choc-malt flavour of Tim Tams, and you've dreamt of turning it into a milkshake, then look no further. Let's just say it was a winning combination, and the rest was history. And what about the name? Well, that one came after the horse Tim Tam took out the Kentucky Derby in 1958. But, he was determined to 'make one better'. Arnott's director of food technology, Ian Norris, thought up these chocolate biscuits after he tried a chocolate Penguin biscuit during a trip to England in 1958. In the United States, the original, dark chocolate, dark chocolate mint, and caramel varieties are available for sale.You're probably very familiar with the irresistible flavour of Tim Tams, but you may be surprised to learn of their somewhat fascinating history. In October 2016 they added a mango variety to the range, and in February 2017 they launched four new flavours-choc mint, salted caramel & vanilla, coconut & lychee and black forest-in partnership with Gelato Messina. Arnott's told media in May 2016 that sales of the Tim Tam mocktail range had not met their expectations.Īrnott's introduced toffee apple and pineapple flavours to the market in June 2016. A limited edition 'mocktail' Tim Tam range was launched in February 2016 with piña colada, espresso martini and strawberry champagne variants. In October 2015, Arnott's launched Tim Tam Choc Banana. Arnott's was awarded a Shonky award for the offering, which did not contain peanuts (paprika was used as a flavour substitute) and included two fewer biscuits than the original variety Tim Tam packet.ĭuring the Valentine's Day period of 2015, Arnott's launched Choc Raspberry and Coconut Cream flavours, again collaborating with Zumbo. Also in July 2014, Arnott's launched peanut butter flavoured Tim Tams. Red Velvet was the fourth Zumbo Tim Tam creation, launched in July 2014. Point of sale displays featured Zumbo pink in contrast to traditional chocolate brown Tim Tam brand colours. In February 2014, Arnott's launched a limited edition range of three new Tim Tam flavours created by renowned Australian dessert chef Adriano Zumbo: salted caramel, choc brownie and raspberry white choc. A cheese flavour of Tim Tams has also been developed for the Indonesian market. Tim Tam chocolate sandwich biscuits are manufactured in Indonesia by Halo Arnotts. Two flavours for the South East Asian Market, choco chocolate and choco cappuccino, sold in Indonesia Freezing air cools the biscuits before they are flipped and filled with cream, dunked in chocolate and cooled again. Biscuits are then cut to 1mm thick, 11 holes are punched per biscuit and they are baked in gas ovens for 90 minutes. Biscuit dough, containing sugar, flour, colours and flavours, is mixed for 20 minutes. In 2009, Arnott's invested 37 million Australian dollars in a state-of-the-art production line at its Brisbane facility, expecting to boost productivity and increase jobs.Īt the Huntingwood bakery in Western Sydney, the production line turns out about 3,000 Tim Tams per minute and uses 20 tons of the biscuit's cream filling and 27 tons of chocolate coating each work day. To date, manufacture of Tim Tams and other Arnott's products has remained largely within Australia, including bakeries in Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane. The original Arnott's bakery, opened in 1865, was located in Newcastle, New South Wales. Pallet of original Tim Tams on sale at a food wholesaler in Western Australia in 2017 The Tim Tams are still "Made in Australia" and packaging in the United States bears the slogan "Australia's Favorite Biscuits." In 2017, an additional flavour, dark chocolate-mint, was produced for and introduced only in the American market. ![]() Pepperidge Farm, a sister company of Arnott's, began importing the Tim Tam to the United States of America in 2008. In 2003, Arnott's sued Dick Smith Foods over their Temptin' brand of chocolate biscuits, which Arnott's alleged had diluted their trademark as a similar biscuit, in similarly-designed packaging. They were named by Ross Arnott, who attended the 1958 Kentucky Derby and decided that the name of the winning horse, Tim Tam, was perfect for a planned new line of biscuits.Īpart from Penguins, products similar to Tim Tams include "Temptins" from Dick Smith Foods, New Zealand's "Chit Chats", Australian Woolworths' home brand product "Choccy Slams", the Coles brand "Chocolate Surrenders" biscuits, and various similar "home-brand" products marketed by British supermarkets. ![]()
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