FruChocs
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| alt = A person dressed as a FruChoc
| caption = A FruChoc mascot costume in a parade
| producttype = confectionery
| currentowner = Robern Menz
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| country = Australia
| introduced = 1948
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| previousowners = Menz
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FruChocs are a confectionery produced by Menz Confectionery in South Australia. FruChocs consist of a cube of dried apricot and peach paste, coated in milk chocolate. Since 2019, strawberry and cherry filled FruChocs have also become available. FruChocs have been produced in South Australia since 1948.{{cite web |url=http://fruchocs.robernmenz.com.au/fun-facts |title=Fun Facts |publisher=Robern Menz |accessdate=11 January 2018}} They were originally introduced to make use of excess fruit from the Riverland and Barossa Valley. Certain varieties of FruChocs are also coated in dark or white chocolate.
FruChocs were declared to be a South Australian icon in 2005.{{cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/thesourcesa/the-sa-company-behind-fruchocs-robern-menz-has-come-a-long-way-from-its-humble-beginnings-more-than-100-years-ago/news-story/d5c13d571b703ec7de21b95a10c21585 |title=The SA company behind FruChocs, Robern Menz, has come a long way from its humble beginnings more than 100 years ago |first=Roxanne |last=Wilson |date=13 September 2017 |accessdate=11 January 2018 |newspaper=The Advertiser}}
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Category:Australian confectionery