Potter Brothers

New Zealand is currently caught in the grips of a “pineapple lump scandal” after a popular confectionary brand was “exposed” for buying the item in bulk and ...

Courtnay shared a series of screenshots from a conversation she had with the brand on Facebook back in 2020, asking if the pineapple chews were “store bought then covered in chocolate”, but she was unable to get a straight answer back. “It was never about the chocolates, it was the way they were marketing their product as premium and handmade. “When we started, we were young, excitable and naive, and didn’t consider how the use of some words in our content may not be appropriate,” the statement reads, according to “I have an issue with these pineapple pieces,” she explained in a video titled: “Potter Brothers exposed.” “This says ‘handmade in New Zealand’,” she states, showing the front of the packet. People were “outraged” by Courtnay’s findings, with Kiwi’s raging they’d “wasted money” as others from around the world declared they were “invested” in the saga. “The bottom has that hatched kind of texture, like it was made in a big old factory,” she continued. New Zealand is currently caught in the grips of a “pineapple lump scandal” after a popular confectionary brand was “exposed” for buying the item in bulk and passing it off as “handmade”. “The bag I got was definitely still recoated pineapple lumps, so I commented on the original story and it started getting some traction.” [video](https://www.tiktok.com/@courtnayadele/video/7207655479906962690) at the time, explaining she is one of “those people who bites off all the chocolate around the outside”, and when doing so she accidentally uncovered a second layer of chocolate – but nothing came of it. But after Potter Brothers took out the number one spot, local resident Courtnay Adele – a finalist on The Great Kiwi Bake Off – decided to “expose” the artisan chocolate brand. [The Spin Off](https://thespinoff.co.nz/kai/03-03-2023/all-the-knockoff-pineapple-lumps-ranked-and-reviewed) were so impressed with the “knock off Pineapple Lumps” they described them as a “surprise underdog” and knocked long-running leader Pascall Pineapple Lumps, which cost $3.50 in Australia, into second place.

The chocolate-coated lollies, with a chewy pineapple centre are an iconic staple in New Zealand confectionary — and one keen customer noticed an eerie ...

and all they’re doing is covering other Pineapple Lumps in their own chocolate.” No f****** way, there cannot be just a normal pineapple lump and this company has just covered it with chocolate,” she said. “Updating our website to reflect this personal and professional growth has been an ongoing, long-term project, but we acknowledge that there has been a particular focus on this in the past week,” it said. Potter Brothers said it changed the wording on its packaging more than 12 months ago from “handmade” to “small batch” to better represent its “product and process”. I was so pumped for the Potter Brothers to have a pineapple taffy in the middle ... “Doesn’t that look familiar ...