Now and then… the 1991 Mars Bar alongside one from today<\/p>\n
A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance \u2013 and the discovery has gone viral amid claims it highlights the effect of "shrinkflation".<\/p>\n
The chocolate bar with a best-before date of 1991 was found during a clear-out of a house in Scunthorpe.<\/p>\n
Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning service, posted a photo on social media of the 62.5g bar alongside one of today's Mars Bars, which is 40g.<\/p>\n
"It was nearly as big as my hand, which was kind of why I noticed it," she said.<\/p>\n
Victoria Gordon found the old Mars Bar on 5 August<\/p>\n
Speaking on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Gordon said: "We were clearing out a hoarder's house and everything we were rooting through was decades old.<\/p>\n
"This Mars Bar stood out to me because as I picked it up it was nearly the whole length of my hand.<\/p>\n
"I was like, 'Wow, look at the size of that!'"<\/p>\n
Mars Bars are made by US company Mars, Incorporated.<\/p>\n
The manufacturer also owns several other chocolate brands including Celebrations chocolate tubs, Galaxy, Hotel Chocolat, M&Ms and Maltesers.<\/p>\n
It also owns non-chocolate brands including Dreamies, Hubba Bubba, Pedigree and Whiskas.<\/p>\n
The company was founded in 1883 by Frank C Mars, from Minnesota, with his mother Elva teaching him how to hand-dip chocolate.<\/p>\n
Mars Bars were first made by hand in Slough, Berkshire in 1932 and are still made in the town.<\/p>\n
A Mars spokesperson said: "Over the last 35 years, we have made a number of updates to our bar sizes and pack formats to reflect consumer demand, alongside considering wider external factors such as manufacturing costs and the price of cocoa."<\/p>\n