Smarties are a colour-varied sugar-coated
chocolate confectionery popular primarily in the
United Kingdom, the
Isle of Man,
Ireland,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Slovakia,
Czech Republic,
Portugal,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Liechtenstein,
Germany,
Austria, the
Netherlands,
France,
Italy,
Greece, the
Nordic countries,
South Africa, and the
Middle East. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by
H.I. Rowntree & Company in the UK. They are currently produced by
Nestlé.