The future is in your hands (if you're a super fan that is)
Marks & Spencer recently overhauled the recipe of its iconic Percy Pig sweets – making them all vegetarian.Critics on Twitter have slammed the move, claiming that the new gelatine-free Percys ‘taste like arse’ and that they want the option to buy the original recipe sweets.
Under mounting pressure, Marks & Spencer has announced that they will be holding a Percy Pig Panel where 100 mega fans will be able to vote on the future of the sweets. The vote will be on whether a special edition, classic Percy pack with the gelatine back in should be introduced.spat out the new veggie Percy live on Good Morning BritainBut getting a spot on the panel won’t be easy – lots of people are impassioned about this change and will want to have their say.
‘You’ve probably heard that our Percy Pigs are now 100% veggie-friendly. We know some people have their tail in a twist over this so we’re giving you the chance to have your say.PercyPigPanelThe Percy Pig Panel of 100 mega fans will convene on 16th May at a Percy Pig party to make the vote. If the original Percys are voted for, Marks & Spencer has made it clear that they would be a special edition. The classic Percy pack with the gelatine would sit alongside all of the other veggie friendly, gelatine-free Percy Pigs.
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