Tunnock's Dark Chocolate Caramel Wafers and Tunnock's Dark Chocolate Teacakes, in a tartan tin. Soft marshmallow biscuits,from Uddingston, Scotland

Tunnock's Dark Chocolate Caramel Wafers and Tunnock's Dark Chocolate Teacakes, in a tartan tin. Soft marshmallow biscuits,from Uddingston, Scotland Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

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2AFMK1A

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53 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5076 x 3648 px | 43 x 30.9 cm | 16.9 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 April 2019

Location:

34 Old Mill Rd, Uddingston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, G71 7HH

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An open traditional tartan-patterned tin contains individually wrapped Tunnock’s dark chocolate teacakes and dark chocolate caramel wafer biscuits. The close-up view shows round teacakes in blue, gold and silver foil beside rectangular 30g caramel wafer bars in distinctive blue, yellow and white wrappers. Their colourful packaging contrasts with the red, green and yellow plaid pattern around the metal container, creating a recognisable display of Scottish confectionery and nostalgic British tea-time treats. The dark chocolate teacake consists of soft marshmallow on a biscuit base, completely coated in dark chocolate. Each teacake weighs 24g and is protected by a circular foil wrapper carrying the Tunnock’s name and star emblem. The dark chocolate caramel wafer is a 30g bar made with five crisp wafer layers and four layers of caramel, also fully coated in dark chocolate. Both are ready-to-eat sweet snacks and are listed by the manufacturer as suitable for vegetarians. Thomas Tunnock Limited is a long-established family confectionery company based in Uddingston, near Glasgow, Scotland. Its teacakes and caramel wafers have become familiar supermarket, corner-shop and household products across Britain and are strongly associated with Scottish food culture. The company’s distinctive wrappers, traditional branding and tartan presentation tins also make the biscuits popular as gifts, souvenirs and nostalgic reminders of childhood, family tea breaks and shared biscuit selections. Photographed indoors under soft ambient light, the opened tin provides detailed editorial imagery of branded food packaging, dark chocolate confectionery, marshmallow teacakes, layered caramel wafers, Scottish manufacturing, traditional biscuit tins and popular everyday snack foods. The image may also illustrate consumer nostalgia, national branding, British grocery products and the enduring appeal of established family-owned food manufacturers.