Pacers (confectionery)
Confectionery brand (discontinued)
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Pacers is a discontinued British brand of mint flavoured confection, manufactured by Mars.[2]
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| Product type | Mint |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mars, Inc. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Introduced | ? (as "Pacers" in 1976)[1] |
| Discontinued | 1985[1] |
Originally known as "Opal Mints",[3] they were plain white coloured chewy spearmint flavoured sweets, launched as a sister product to Opal Fruits (now known as Starburst). The product was subsequently relaunched as Pacers around 1976, and later, three green peppermint stripes were added to the sweet,[4] possibly to align it with a similar American product of the same name.[5] Television commercials for the sweet alluded to sport and fitness, with participants wearing green and white-striped kit, featuring the slogan "Peppermint striped for two-mint freshness".[5] The brand was discontinued in 1985.
At one point the Glasgow Celtic football team were nicknamed "The Pacers" because of the similarity of their kit to the sweets.[6]
