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In the late 1990s, there were commercials on the Ambrosia flavoured custards which featured custard splatting into the face of a man who licks it off and replies "Mmmm; strawberry/banana/chocolate flavour" and finally, the end of the theme from
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In November 2018, Premier Foods announced that they were exploring the possible sale of the Ambrosia factory and brand in a move to focus on its growing brands, such as
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In 1999, Ambrosia launched Ambrosia Splat! Custard, aimed at young children. As part of their marketing, they sponsored a popular Saturday-morning kids' TV show
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The product soon came to the attention of the British armed forces, who took significant quantities for its soldiers, still fighting in the
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In 1957, following increasing demand, the creamery opened a new factory near to the original production facility.
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in Devon, to make rich food for infants. He took milk from local farms, where most of the cows were the
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When the Ambrosia Rice pots were released in 2012, a variation of the strapline was used, saying "
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ready in a tin. Following the outbreak of war, the vast majority of production was placed in
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After the end of hostilities, Ambrosia relaunched the product, along with a creamed
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The Ambrosia Creamery was founded in 1917 by Alfred Morris, in his home village
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is a brand of food products in the United Kingdom. Its original product was a
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powder for infants, but it is now mostly known for its
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