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⚫ '''Kinder Happy Hippo''' is a biscuit/] made by the Italian chocolate and confectionery company ] owned by ].
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⚫ '''Kinder Happy Hippo''' is a biscuit/] made by the Italian chocolate and confectionery company Kinder owned by ].


==Taste== ==Composition==
The candy consists of a ] biscuit shaped like a ]. Inside the crisp hollow biscuit are two flavors of ]: ]-flavored and ] cream in the original flavor, milk cream and chocolate cream in the cocoa flavor. The underside of the wafer is dipped in chocolate frosting sprinkled with crumbly ] pieces. The candy consists of a ] biscuit shaped like a ]. Inside the crisp hollow biscuit are two flavours of ]: ]-flavored and ] cream in the original flavour, and milk cream and ] cream in the cocoa flavour, similar to a ]. It is available in milk, dark, and white chocolate variants.


A milk-flavoured and ] icing in the strawberry flavour was introduced in summer for a limited time, but was quickly discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Kinder Happy Hippo - Kelsey Rosa-Mae Designs |url=https://kelseyrosamaedesigns.co.uk/kinder-happy-hippo/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
⚫ '''Happy Hippo''' were made famous by a series of popular animated commercials featuring a dog and a hippo getting into various situations that generally end in the two sharing a Happy Hippo biscuit. The original light blue Happy Hippo character was created by the French designer ] for Ferrero chocolates in 1987 and became famous worldwide due to its repeated appearances as a toy in easter eggs<ref name="weeklycandy">{{cite news |last= |first= |url= http://mycitypaper.com/Blogs/WEEKLY-CANDY-Kinder-Happy-Hippos/ |title=WEEKLY CANDY: Kinder Happy Hippos |work=] |date=2011-11-22 |accessdate=2016-06-17}}</ref> The Happy Hippo toys came in various costumes and character designs, including an authorized parody character (named "Hipperium") from the ] '']'' trilogy.

== Marketing ==
⚫ "Happy Hippo" were made famous by a series of popular animated commercials featuring a dog and a hippo getting into various situations that generally end in the two sharing a Happy Hippo biscuit. The original light blue Happy Hippo character was created by the French designer ] for Ferrero chocolates in 1987 and became famous worldwide due to its repeated appearances as a toy in easter eggs.<ref name="weeklycandy">{{cite news |url= http://mycitypaper.com/Blogs/WEEKLY-CANDY-Kinder-Happy-Hippos/ |title=WEEKLY CANDY: Kinder Happy Hippos |work=] |date=2011-11-22 |accessdate=2016-06-17}}</ref> The Happy Hippo toys came in various costumes and character designs, including an authorized parody character (named "Hipperium") from the ] '']'' trilogy.{{cn|date=August 2023}}


==Availability== ==Availability==
⚫ Kinder Happy Hippos can be purchased in parts of the ] (primarily in the Northeast), ], ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], the ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].


In ] and ], Kinder Happy Hippos started appearing in petrol stations and supermarket chains, developing a slightly cult-like following amongst some adults, before the biscuits were discontinued in 2010. They returned to supermarkets in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Katherine |date=2021-05-06 |title=Cult biscuit returns to Australia after 11-year hiatus |url=https://kitchen.nine.com.au/latest/kinder-happy-hippo-returns-to-australia-after-11-year-hiatus/c0e5b77f-192b-4d00-abb4-99c1434ca534 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=kitchen.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>
⚫ Kinder Happy Hippos can be purchased in parts of the ] (primarily in the Northeast and Southeast), ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. In ], they are mostly available at Sky.

In ], Kinder Happy Hippos started appearing in petrol stations and supermarket chains, developing a slightly cult-like following amongst some adults, before the biscuits were discontinued in 2010.


==See also== ==See also==
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Happy Hippo
Product typeWafer biscuit
OwnerFerrero SpA
CountryItaly
IntroducedAugust 7, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-08-07)
MarketsWorldwide
Websiteferrero.it/happyhippo

Kinder Happy Hippo is a biscuit/candy made by the Italian chocolate and confectionery company Kinder owned by Ferrero.

Composition

The candy consists of a wafer biscuit shaped like a hippopotamus. Inside the crisp hollow biscuit are two flavours of icing: milk-flavored and hazelnut cream in the original flavour, and milk cream and chocolate cream in the cocoa flavour, similar to a Kinder Bueno. It is available in milk, dark, and white chocolate variants.

A milk-flavoured and strawberry icing in the strawberry flavour was introduced in summer for a limited time, but was quickly discontinued.

Marketing

"Happy Hippo" were made famous by a series of popular animated commercials featuring a dog and a hippo getting into various situations that generally end in the two sharing a Happy Hippo biscuit. The original light blue Happy Hippo character was created by the French designer André Roche for Ferrero chocolates in 1987 and became famous worldwide due to its repeated appearances as a toy in easter eggs. The Happy Hippo toys came in various costumes and character designs, including an authorized parody character (named "Hipperium") from the George Lucas Star Wars trilogy.

Availability

Kinder Happy Hippos can be purchased in parts of the United States (primarily in the Northeast), Canada, Mexico, Slovakia, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland, Puerto Rico, Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Romania, Cyprus, South Africa, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Algeria, Chile, Malta, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Brazil, France and Latvia.

In Australia and South Korea, Kinder Happy Hippos started appearing in petrol stations and supermarket chains, developing a slightly cult-like following amongst some adults, before the biscuits were discontinued in 2010. They returned to supermarkets in 2021.

See also

References

  1. "Kinder Happy Hippo - Kelsey Rosa-Mae Designs". 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  2. "WEEKLY CANDY: Kinder Happy Hippos". Philadelphia City Paper. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  3. Scott, Katherine (2021-05-06). "Cult biscuit returns to Australia after 11-year hiatus". kitchen.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2023-02-05.

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