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Red Skins and Chicos Allen’s lollies renamed by Nestle to Red Ripper and Cheekies – 7NEWS.com.au
Red Skins and Chicos are no longer after Nestle decided to change the names in order to ‘avoid marginalising anyone’.
Confectionery manufacturer Nestle has revealed the new names of two of its much-loved Allens-branded lollies.
The company made the decision in June to change the names of Red Skins and Chicos due to overtones which are out of step with the companys values.
Red Skins, a red coloured raspberry flavoured chewy lolly, is also an offensive slang term for Native American people.
Meanwhile, Chicos, a chocolate flavoured jelly in the shape of a baby, is the Spanish translation for boy and can be offensive…
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