The mints were originally manufactured at Rowntree'sYork factory, before production transferred toCastleford,West Yorkshire, in 1970. For the UK market, they are now manufactured inHalifax following Nestlé's closure of the Castleford factory in 2012, with over one billion After Eights produced every year.[2]
After Eights were originally made from dairy-freedark chocolate. In 2002, however, Nestlé started addingbutterfat to After Eights made at certain production facilities so as to increase resistance tochocolate bloom. This practice expanded to all production facilities in 2009. Nestlé has also made special editions of After Eights, including Orange & Mint, Strawberry & Mint, Gin and Tonic & Mint, andmilk chocolate.
The fondant in the centre of After Eights is made from a stiff paste of commonsugar, water, and a small amount of theenzymeinvertase. This fondant can readily be coated with dark chocolate. After manufacture, the enzyme gradually splits the common sugar into the much more soluble sugarsglucose andfructose, resulting in a more liquid consistency.[3] Once manufactured, each completed chocolate is packaged in a sheath and then loaded into a box.[citation needed] After Eights are certifiedkosher dairy by theOrthodox Union.[2]
1 Brand owned byGeneral Mills; Produced by General Mills in the U.S. and Canada. Produced byCereal Partners under the Nestlé brand elsewhere.2 Brand owned byGeneral Mills; U.S. and Canadian production rights controlled by Nestlé under license.3 U.S. production rights owned byThe Hershey Company.4 U.S. rights and production owned by theSmarties Candy Company with a different product.5 U.S. rights and specific trade dress owned by Nestlé; rights elsewhere owned byAssociated British Foods.6 Produced by Cereal Partners, branded as Nestlé.7 Brand owned byPost Foods; Produced by Cereal Partners and branded as Nestlé in the U.K. and Ireland.8 Philippine production rights owned byAlaska Milk Corporation.9 Singaporean, Malaysian and Thai production rights owned byFraser and Neave.10 Used only in Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia.11 Used only in the Philippines.12 U.S. production rights owned by theFerrara Candy Company.13NA rights and specific trade dress to all packaged coffee and other products under the Starbucks brand owned by Nestlé since 2019.14 Brand owned byMars, sold by Nestlé in Canada.15 Produced byFroneri in the U.S. since 2020.
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