Ice-cream sellers in UK and Ireland are struggling to get hold of Cadbury's 99 Flakes.Cadbury's owner confirmed that it has having supply issues thanks to an unexpected spike in demand. The UK and Ireland's most iconic soft-serve ice cream combo, known as the 99 Flake, could be under threat this summer as the company that makes the iconic topping grapples with a surge in demand.
The Flake is a thin bar of folded chocolate popular at ice-cream trucks — when topping an ice-cream cone, the combo is called a 99 Flake. According to, ice-cream sellers in Ireland have reported problems sourcing Cadbury's half-length chocolate Flake. Cadbury's owner Mondelez International confirmed the shortage in a statement to Insider and said it was a result of high demand.
"We are seeing a recent increase in demand for our Cadbury 99 Flake in the UK and Ireland that we had not expected," a spokesperson said, adding that the product had not run out completely, and was still available for ice-cream sellers to buy. LoadingBy clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our