M&S shares what the original Colin the Caterpillar cake looked like back in 1990
Colin the Caterpillar is a national treasure and this month he turns 30, with M&S releasing a picture of its original Colin cake from 1990 in honour of the occasion.
At 30 years of age Colin is now available in Halloween, Easter and Christmas specials, not to mention the popular sweet variation, his wife of four years Connie, giant versions, and Colin and Connie Minis. In short, M&S has a full Colin empire.
The best-selling caterpillar cake was first sold back in 1990 and has been a staple of British birthday parties ever since. Over the past 30 years, he's been changing gradually - in fact, you may not have noticed just how different Colin once looked. The picture above brings it all back with a huge dose of '90s nostalgia.
M&S sells over 450,000 Colin the Caterpillar cakes every year and over 175,000 Connie cakes. The retailer reports that Colin's attended over 10 million birthday celebrations worldwide in his three decades.
Along with releasing the nostalgic picture, the supermarket has launched Mini Colin The Caterpillar faces and declared Colin's Birthday, Wednesday 26 August, National Colin the Caterpillar day.
Colin said in the press release: “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it! I’m always out and about celebrating friend’s birthdays and now I get to celebrate my own!"
Happy Birthday Colin!
VISIT HERE To find out more about Colin's Birthday and to find delicious Colin recipes.
Mini Colin the Caterpillar Faces are available in M&S stores now and cost £2 per packet.
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