Bertie Beetle

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A Bertie Beetle is an Australian chocolate bar manufactured by Nestlè. It is made of chocolate with little bits of honeycomb pieces mixed throughout. It was created as a way of using up broken pieces of Violet Crumble.

They were available in a KFC Kids' Meal in the late 1990's but were quickly discontinued. Yet the popularity of Bertie Beetles has increased so much that they are available individually as well as in showbags at the annual Australian royal shows.

The 'Bertie Beetle Showbag' is one of the most popular showbags ever made. The showbag traditionally costs $2 and comes with a few Bertie Beetles and some Allens lollipops. There is also a 'Bertie Beetle Bonanza', which comes with many Bertie Beetles as well as some other goodies. At the 2006 shows there will be four bags; a small red bag, a medium sized blue bag, a large gold bag and the '1-2-3' bag, which contains the three bags as well as some extras. The price for the classic blue 'Bertie Beetle' showbag has increased in 2006 to $3.

Bertie Beetle comes in the regular packaging as well as a red and white Christmas edition. The standard sizing for both versions is 10 grams.

No longer available is Lady Beetle, Bertie's white chocolate equivalent. She had her own, slightly more expensive showbag.