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Cadbury StarBar - 49g

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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
More about this product

Buy Cadbury StarBar - 49g in Canada

Cadbury StarBar - 49g is a British Cadbury milk chocolate bar shot through with peanuts and creamy caramel.

It is chewy, nutty, properly satisfying and very much not a quiet little chocolate bar. StarBar has the sort of dense, peanut-caramel middle that makes a cup of tea feel like it has met its match.

This 49g Cadbury StarBar was launched in 1976, later renamed Peanut Boost in 1989, then renamed again as Starbar in 1994. Chocolate history, but with more peanuts.

The Great British Shop keeps Cadbury StarBar - 49g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British chocolate in Canada. Imported from the UK, this is the genuine UK version and easy to order online in Canada when Cadbury chocolate is what you actually meant to buy.

Shop more British Cadbury in Canada and British chocolate

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Milk, Peanuts, Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Whey Powder (from Milk), Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Skimmed Milk Powder, Humectant (Glycerol), Rice Flour, Wheat Flour (with Added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Emulsifiers (E442, E471, E476), Salt, Flavourings, Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonates), Barley Malt Syrup, Barley Malt Extract.

Milk Chocolate: Milk Solids 14% Minimum. Contains Vegetable Fats in Addition to Cocoa Butter.

Allergens: Contains Milk, Peanuts, Wheat and Barley. For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Nutritional information per 100g and per bar (49g).

Typical values Per 100g Per bar (49g) % per bar
Energy 2127kJ 1042kJ 12%
Fat 28.00g 14.00g 20%
of which saturates 12.00g 6.10g 31%
Carbohydrate 54.00g 26.00g 10%
of which sugars 44.00g 22.00g 24%
Fibre 2.70g 1.30g
Protein 10.00g 4.90g 10%
Salt 0.34g 0.16g 3%
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Lait, arachides, sirop de glucose, sucre, graisses végétales (palme, karité), poudre de lactosérum (de lait), beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao, poudre de lait écrémé, humectant (glycérol), farine de riz, farine de blé (avec calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine ajoutés), émulsifiants (E442, E471, E476), sel, arômes, agent levant (carbonates de sodium), sirop de malt d’orge, extrait de malt d’orge.

Chocolat au lait : matières sèches de lait 14% minimum. Contient des graisses végétales en plus du beurre de cacao.

Allergènes : Contient du lait, des arachides, du blé et de l’orge. Pour les allergènes, y compris les céréales contenant du gluten, voir les ingrédients en gras.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs nutritionnelles par 100g et par barre (49g).

Valeurs typiques Par 100g Par barre (49g) % par barre
Énergie 2127kJ 1042kJ 12%
Lipides 28.00g 14.00g 20%
dont saturés 12.00g 6.10g 31%
Glucides 54.00g 26.00g 10%
dont sucres 44.00g 22.00g 24%
Fibres 2.70g 1.30g
Protéines 10.00g 4.90g 10%
Sel 0.34g 0.16g 3%
More About Cadbury StarBar - 49g

Cadbury StarBar - 49g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British chocolate and the familiar Cadbury peanut and caramel bar. At The Great British Shop, Cadbury StarBar - 49g is stocked as the genuine UK version for customers searching for authentic British food in Canada.

This 49g Cadbury StarBar combines milk chocolate, peanuts and creamy caramel in a compact bar with a bit more substance than your average quick chocolate snack. It was first launched in 1976, renamed Peanut Boost in 1989, and became Starbar again in 1994, which is quite a lot of admin for one chocolate bar.

Customers in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and across Nova Scotia often search for British groceries in Canada by exact product name, especially for Cadbury StarBar, Starbar chocolate, British chocolate bars and peanut caramel chocolate. Cadbury StarBar - 49g fits naturally into those searches for British chocolate available in Canada.

Shoppers in Toronto, Ottawa, Mississauga, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver also order British food online in Canada when they want recognisable chocolate, sweets, crisps and biscuits delivered without turning the snack cupboard into an import negotiation. Cadbury StarBar - 49g ships from within Canada, so it can sit in the basket alongside the rest of the proper British stuff.

Whether you are searching for Cadbury StarBar - 49g specifically or browsing British chocolate in Canada more broadly, The Great British Shop keeps it straightforward. You can buy Cadbury StarBar - 49g in Canada, order it online in Canada, and keep a proper Cadbury peanut caramel bar ready for the next time plain chocolate feels a bit too polite.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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