Jaffas
| File:Jaffas.jpg Three pieces of Jaffas confectionery | |
| Type | Confectionery |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Chocolate, orange flavouring |
| |
Jaffas is an Australian–New Zealand registered trademark for a small round confectionery consisting of a solid, orange-flavoured chocolate centre with a hard covering of a red confectionery shell. The name derives from the Jaffa orange. Jaffas are part of both Australiana and Kiwiana.[1][2]
James Stedman-Henderson's Sweets Ltd., under their brand Sweetacres,[3] released Jaffas onto the Australian and New Zealand markets in 1931.[4] The confectionery is currently made in Australia by Allen's lollies, a division of Nestlé. In New Zealand, it was made by RJ's Confectionery in Levin from 2018−2025, when production of the product was discontinued in that country.[5][6]
A number of Australian and New Zealand amateur sporting groups use Jaffa as a team name. In Dunedin, New Zealand, every year[needs update] a vast quantity of Jaffas is raced down Baldwin Street – the world's steepest residential street, according to the Guinness World Records[7] – as part of the Cadbury Chocolate carnival, which is held in conjunction with the New Zealand International Science Festival.[8][9] The initial number of 20,000 Jaffas has now been increased to 30,000 Jaffas. Similarly, "rolling Jaffas down the aisle" at the movie theatre is also a piece of Australian and New Zealand folklore, to the point that it was included in advertising in the 1970s.[10][11][12]
The Australian supermarket business Coles has a generic version called "Choc Orange Balls"; similar products are made by other manufacturers.
In July 2025, RJ's announced it would discontinue production of Jaffas in New Zealand due to declining sales.[5][13]
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- ^ Charles Rawlings New Zealand's South Island Lonely Planet, 2009
- ^ "Seen in Dunedin-What's On Guide Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015
- ^ "Chocolate Carnival 2010 Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine", chocolatecarnival.co.nz, Retrieved 26 April 2010
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