Animal Bar fans devastated as second iconic chocolate axed after Caramac

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Nestlé has announced further sad news for fans, as another nostalgic chocolate bar is set to be discontinued.Just yesterday, it was revealed that the Caramac bar had been pulled due to "low sales".

Now, the confectionary giant has confirmed that the popular children's favourite, the Animal Bar, will also be discontinued.

Sales of both have 'steadily declined' in recent years leading the confectionary giant to axe the popular bar. As reported by the Mirror, a spokesperson said: "I can confirm that Animal Bar is also being delisted due to the low performance of the product and a steady decline in its sales over the past few years."First manufactured in 1959, the Animal Bar was was originally sold by Mackintosh's under a different name until the chocolate bar was rebranded in 1963.

Each bar contains a game inside the wrapper and featured two different animals moulded into the chocolate.As the chocolate has been a popular staple since the 60s, fans have understandably taken to Facebook to voice their devastation at the loss of yet another iconic treat. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. One sad user wrote: "Not the animal bars!"A second heartbroken fan said: "Aww, just the right size to kill a fast sweet craving off."A third added: "I love this chocolate anol [sic]."While a fourth commented: "Never really liked white chocolate, still don't but had animal bars all the time as a kid."The news comes after it was confirmed that the Caramac bar would be axed from stores after 64 years, after an Edinburgh-based bakery that uses the bars in its pastries shared the news on social media.A Nestlé spokesperson told the Daily Record: "We are very sorry to