The Chocolate Gift Box With a Scandal Behind It

In 2016, Toblerone did something that made international news: it quietly widened the gaps between the triangular peaks on two of its UK bars, cutting the weight by around 10% while keeping the price exactly the same. The internet noticed within days. British tabloids and the BBC ran with it. The New York Times covered it. Fans mocked the new bar's shape as looking like "a bicycle rack." The whole thing got a nickname: Toblerongate.

Mondelez reversed the change in 2018, restoring the original triangle shape in a new size. But the episode says something real about how seriously people take this brand's identity — right down to the exact shape of the chocolate.

Where the truffles come in

Toblerone Truffles take the same honey-and-almond nougat flavour from the iconic bar and turn it into soft, rounded truffles in a gift box — no triangle-gap controversy to worry about here, just the classic taste in a different form. It's the kind of instantly recognisable gift that needs no explanation, which is exactly why it doesn't need much wrapping either.

Where to buy it in the US

Get the Toblerone Truffles 180g Gift Box from Great British Imports, shipped directly across the United States — it isn't widely stocked in American stores, so ordering online is the most reliable way to get it.