Sweet sorrow: lolly lovers lament Starburst’s departure from Australia

Distributor confirms declining popularity and supply chain issues led to fruit chew's local demise

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Australian lolly lovers are lamenting the loss of the fruit-flavoured chew Starburst, with the distributor Mars-Wrigley confirming they have discontinued the brand.

Once a star of birthday parties and movie nights, the sweet's absence from shelves was only noticed in early August, when a TikTok lamenting the disappearance attracted 270,000 views and over 1000 comments.

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