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Britain's most controversial chocolate bar is to go on trial at an event hosted by the country's most established debating society,.
Bounty's place in the Celebrations tub and wider popular culture will form the focus of the event held at the Oxford Union.
The debate, which is due to take place on Monday, will be hosted by presenter and DJ Chris Stark, a self-described 'Bounty lover' whose passion for the coconut treat means he'll be fighting to keep it in the tub.
The Union team will answer the question 'To Bounty or not to Bounty?' in a discussion that will pit Bounty lovers against Bounty haters.
The two sides will battle to determine its position in both the Celebrations tub and the nation's affections.
Bounty's place in the Celebrations tub and wider popular culture will form the focus of the event hosted by the Oxford Union
Are Bounty bars that bad? 80 per cent of people have nothing against the sweet, but Mars Wrigley decided to keep them out of their tubs last year
The Union team will answer the question 'To Bounty or not to Bounty?' in a discussion that will pit Bounty lovers pitted against Bounty haters
Statistics shared by Mars Wrigley with Femail reveal 78 per cent of people have nothing against the coconutty treat
Emily Owen, a senior brand manager at Celebrations said: 'The Celebrations Bounty debate rages year on year, as the British public share their love (or hate) for our much-loved Bounty bar. This year has been all about Bounty!
Mail Plus readers give their verdict on the great Bounty debate!
A poll of Mail Plus readers has intriguingly revealed that Bounty might not be the most hated Celebration after all.
That distinction was won by Milky Way, which 22 per cent voted their least favourite chocolate - while Bounty came second on 20 per cent.
Here's how readers ranked the chocolates in the tub in a vote on their least favourite variety.
Milky Way 22%
Bounty 20%
Snickers 18%
Galaxy Caramel 11%
Twix 11%
Mars 6%
Galaxy 6%
Maltesers 6%
To cast your vote, visit MailPlus
'We've created Bounty only packs, hidden Bounty blue prize-winning tickets and even turned him solid gold. Now we are looking to settle the debate once and for all with the oldest debating society in Britain – the Oxford Union.
'I for one will be eagerly watching rooting for Bounty from the stalls, #BringHomeTheBounty!'
The Bounty debate has raged for years following a poll by the confectionery company that found Bounty was the last picked chocolate in the Celebration's tub (52%).
This news resulted in Mars launching a seasonal Bounty Return Scheme where people could exchange unloved Bounty bars for Maltesers in 2021.
The chocolate giant followed this up in 2022 by trialling the removal of the coconut chocolate from Celebrations Tubs in the run up to Christmas, causing mass uproar on social media as Bounty lovers jumped to its defence.
Statistics shared by Mars Wrigley with Femail reveal that only 22 per cent of people said the Bounty was their least favourite Celebrations pick - which means that a whopping 78 per cent of people have nothing against the coconutty treat.
Meanwhile, 95 percent of people love the Galaxy, making it the most beloved sweet out of the Celebration tubs.
Mars Wrigley asked people to answer the question: 'Which chocolate is your least favourite in the Celebrations tub.'
83 per cent of people said they liked the Milky Way, making it the second most disliked sweet of the bunch, closely followed by Mars and Snickers bars, which both scored 86 per cent.
Statistics shared by Mars Wrigley with Femail reveal that only 22 per cent of people said the Bounty was their least favourite Celebrations pick, which means that a whopping 78 per cent of people have nothing against the coconutty treat. Yet Mars Wrighley has rolled out Bounty-free tubs, pictured
Meanwhile, the Twix is the third most liked sweet in the tub, with 90 per cent of people saying they liked the treat.
95 per cent of people said they liked the Galaxy Caramel, making it the second most liked sweet.
Last year, Mars Wrigley announced the special tubs of the chocolates would be available at select Tesco stores in the run-up to Christmas.
Revellers who do not care for the smooth coconut and chocolate treats can swap normal tubs bought in stores with Bounty-less ones for free, from November 8.
It comes as more than a third of Britons admitted they don't want Bountys in their festive red containers.
For these limited-edition tubs, additional Mars, Snickers, Milky Way, Galaxy and the all-time favourite – Maltesers - will be added in place of the Bounty bars.
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