Revealed: The discontinued cereals people most want to make a comeback (2024)

Many Britons are familiar with the heartbreak of seeing their favourite cereal drop off the supermarket shelves.

Brands regularly change recipes and trim down their offerings to make way for new products.

But with cereal such a staple part of people's breakfast - with a staggering 14million people eating it daily - it's no wonder old products are missed dearly.

That's why FEMAIL picked its favourite discontinued cereals which it would like to see return in the future.

What's more, we want to know what you hanker for after all these years without your best-loved cereal.

Sugar Puffs

Although this cereal does technically still exist, it appears on shelves in a very different form.

After sales nosedived in 2014 manufacturersrenamed the brand toHoney Monster Puffs and dramatically altered the recipe.

More importantly, its iconic original flavour has gone after producers reduced its sugar content by 20 per cent.

Ricicles

Throughout the 1980s and 90s Ricicles was exceptionally popular. But, due to its high sugar levels, they were dropped by Kellogg's and duly discontinued in 2017.

The breakfast cereal was a very similar to Rice Krispies with an extra of sugar.

The cereal had a number of mascots promoting the brand includingNoddy in the 60s, children's cartoon character Henry's Cat and later Captain Rik.

Corn Pops

Described as a'crunchy sweetened popped-up corn cereal', Corn Pops were a hit on the market in the 50s.

Originally called Sugar Corn Pops, the name was dropped 20 years later after describing products as sugary became less fashionable.

Its popularity grew so much that they took on the music scene and sponsored Take That's mammoth tour in 1993.

But less than a decade later Corn Pops were discontinued and have not been on supermarkets' shelves since 2004.

Start

Introduced as a breakfast cereal to improve sports performance, Start was incredibly popular with parents and children and children.

Its own adverts even included athletes such as Steve Cram and Tour de France rider Robert Miller. The cereal contained oats, corn and wheat and came in a clover shape.

But in 2018 they were dropped. The news came at a time when Kellogg's vowed to overhaul its products and make them healthier.

Banana Bubbles

A staple part being a child in the 90s was having Banana Bubbles for breakfast. Mixed with milk, the cereal tasted like a fruit-infused milkshake.

Boxes of Banana Bubbles contained pictures of the Rugrats characters too, including the ever-present Tommy, Angelica and Chuckie. But in '96 it was reported that Kellog's would be axing the cereal alongside Golden Crisp to make way for new products.

Golden Grahams

Produced by Nestle, Golden Grahams were small square-shaped cereal pieces made of corn and wheat.

They reached the peak of their popularity in the 80s and 90s but were discontinued in the early 00s. To the delight of fans Nestlebrought them back to cereal aisles in 2011.

But last year the brand delivered another killer blow after deciding to discontinue the cereal for a second time.

Force Flakes

Force Flakes were manufactured in the UK during the 50s and were the first commercially successful wheat flake cereal in the market.

Producers, however, ceased production in 2013. They did make a brief return to the market, but were only sold at Waitrose supermarkets for a short period.

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