Many of us love a chocolatey sweet treat, and while there are plenty of them adorning the supermarket shelves, one Aussie option has taken the internet and our shopping baskets by storm. Tim Tam Sweet & Salty was initially launched for a limited edition run, but is now back by popular demand.
Tim Tam is an Australian icon which was first introduced by Arnott’s in 1964. Since then, it has been a firm favourite down under and a market leader in the biscuit aisle. Tim Tam Sweet & Salty was originally an April Fools’ prank
on social media in 2023. The posts went viral, and Tim Tam fans called for the fraudulent offering to become a reality.
Arnott’s took up the challenge, and a year later, the product was on Australian shelves. Tim Tam decided to branch out, taking its products international, hitting the UK biscuit aisles in 2024. Sweet & Salty joined the UK lineup in July 2025 as a limited-edition run exclusive to Tesco. The response was so great that, as of October 2025, it has become a permanent fixture.
Talyah Falabella, Tim Tam International Marketing Manager, said: “The response to Tim Tam Sweet & Salty in the UK has been nothing short of incredible. What was meant to be a limited-edition treat quickly became one of our most talked-about biscuits, with fans desperate to find it in stores. We’re so excited to be able to answer that demand and bring it back to Tesco shelves.”
If you’ve never tried a Tim Tam, think Penguin, but without the individual wrappers. Available as a multi-pack of 9 biscuits, the Sweet & Salty version is an interesting combination that fulfils the chocolate craving we often get by mid-afternoon, but with just a slight hit of savoury salinity to stimulate the taste buds, cutting through the sweetness nicely.
How do Tim Tam biscuits stack up against rivals, Penguin?
Penguins have been on UK shelves since 1932, and were the inspiration behind the Australian rival. In recent years, rises in the price of cocoa have meant that McVities, the makers of Penguin, has changed the recipe to keep consumer prices low. In doing this, the product no longer has a high enough cocoa content to be marketed as a chocolate biscuit in the UK. Instead, it’s chocolate flavoured. Arnott’s decided not to follow suit, keeping its recipe unchanged.
This gives McVities the price advantage, with a pack of 7 chocolate-flavoured biscuits costing the consumer £2 (the equivalent of £1.16 per 100g), while for Tim Tam, you’ll be parting with £2.50 for a pack of 9 (working out at £1.52 per 100g), when at full price.
Is it worth the extra? Well, that all comes down to personal taste. We tucked into Tim Tam Sweet & Salty, and they didn’t last very long…
