Marks & Spencer is now selling a Colin the Caterpillar frappé, and it’s set to be the most “Instagrammed drink of 2022”.
It’s fair to say that the supermarket retailer’s iconic chocolate character cake has had a whirlwind couple of years, especially after being at the centre of the M&S vs Aldi “copycat” legal case that well and truly grabbed the attention of the nation back in 2021.
And now, he’s been stuck in a blender.
After more than 30 years being the centrepiece at many a birthday party, Colin the Caterpillar is now taking on the world in frappé form, as part of M&S’s new range of chilled summer drinks being sold in cafes nationwide.
According to M&S, this delicious blended chocolate combines everything we know and love about the beloved chocolate cake.
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The Colin the Caterpillar Frappé is part of a collection of new chilled drinks at M&S cafes this summer / Credit: Marks & Spencer
The blended chocolate frappé comes topped with chocolate whipped cream, a chocolate sauce drizzle, Colin sprinkles, finished with a Colin the Caterpillar chocolate face.
Colin the Caterpillar frappés are now available to eat in or takeaway in any one of the 300+ M&S cafés across the UK, and it’ll only set you back £3.50.
The chocolate drink is just one of a collection of new blended drinks that M&S has introduced to its cafe menu as the summer fast approaches, with the frappe being launched alongside M&S’s new Minty Mango Smoothie (£3.25) – a vegan mango and mint frozen smoothie, blitzed with a refreshing helping of ice and fresh mint.
The first Colin the Caterpillar cake was baked way back in 1990 / Credit: Marks & Spencer
There’s also a limited-edition Strawberry Shortbread Frappé (£3.50) to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which comes complete with whipped cream, strawberry drizzle, and strawberry coulis, all finished off with a miniature all-butter Scottish shortbread.
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Claire Hodgson – Product Development Manager at M&S – said: “With M&S quality foods and drinks served fresh to customers every day, you really can’t go wrong in the M&S café.
“This summer, I wanted to introduce some sensational drinks for our customers to get excited for, and plaster all over their Instagrams.
“Because they are just so good.”
Featured Image – Marks & Spencer
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Manchester has been named one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK
Emily Sergeant
A new study has crowned Manchester as one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK.
With reviews playing a huge part in the success of small businesses – especially in the hospitality and tourism sector – business insurance expert MoneySuperMarket has analysed more than 100,000 reviews of customer-facing businesses in over 100 cities worldwide to discover where the UK’s ‘friendliest’ places are.
Their new research reveals which cities nationwide attract the highest number of reviews that particularly highlight friendly staff and excellent customer service in their venues and attractions.
For each city, the reviews were analysed for mentions of friendly staff and excellent service.
Cities were then ranked by the percentage of reviews containing these markers – with the highest percentage earning the top spot for friendly customer service.
Manchester came in at a very respectable ninth place in the whole of the UK, with just over 50% of reviews mentioning friendly staff and service.
Other northern cities in the top 10 include Leeds at number six and Liverpool at number two, while looking at the global rankings, the UK dominates for friendliness – with four cities making the top 10, more than any other country in the world.
According to MoneySupermarket, the even spread of cities across the UK suggests that excelling in customer service is a national trait, rather than a local one.
European cities make up seven of the top 10 spots, suggesting that hospitality and friendly service are deeply embedded in the continent’s culture.
Featured Image – Manchester City Council
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
Emily Sergeant -
22nd April 2022 
