About 11 million Toblerones are sold at Poundland each year, making it one of the chain’s most popular chocolate bars Charlotte Ball/PAToblerone’s shape is no longer distinctive enough to warrant a unique trademark, a discount store has claimed. Poundland had to delay the launch of Twin Peaks, an own-brand chocolate bar that bears a significant resemblance to Toblerone last month. About 11 million Toblerones are sold at Poundland each year, making it one of the chain’s most popular chocolate bars. The new Twin Peaks bar was created “in response to the unfavourable reception” to the Toblerone bar with fewer chunks that was launched last year, the retailer said. In documents seen…

Source: The Times August 16, 2017 23:15 UTC