Frequently Asked Questions

George Romney Ltd is a fourth-generation confectionery business that you’ll find located on the edge of the Lake District National Park in the market town of Kendal.

Mr Sam. T. Clarke, the great grandfather of the present Managing Director, Mr John Barron, started production of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake in 1918 after being medically discharged during the First World War.

Unable to obtain supplies of Kendal Mint Cake, he sought out and purchased an old recipe and started a confectionery manufacturing business.

The company name ‘George Romney Ltd.’ was chosen as a result of Kendal’s association with the famous portrait painter, as well as the fact that the family home was on Romney Road.

Romney's Kendal Mint Cake was immortalised in history on May 29th 1953 when it was carried on the first successful summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sirdar Tenzing. Read more about the History of Romney's & Everest here

Since then, Our famous Kendal Mint Cake has continued to be popular amongst walkers, cyclists & the wider outdoor market. Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake has also featured on progammes such as Inside The Factory, Ricky and Ralph’s Road Trip, Ade in Britain & Motorhoming with Merton and Webster.

Today, the 4th generation of our family leads the creation of the much-loved snack that fuels all of your epic adventures and travels, beginning in the Lake District and continuing across the world.

From Mount Everest to Mount Picchu and, Disney’s Epcot Center right back to Kendal, we’re with you every step of the way. Adventure after adventure… generation after generation.

We're still as focused as ever when it comes to bringing you a selection of treats that’ll empower you wherever you may be going.

All of our production now takes place on-site at Mintsfeet Industrial Estate, Kendal, where we have been since 1969. We now employ 16 members of full and part-time staff, who collectively produce over 100 tonnes of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake a year. We also produce a large range of fudge, gift hampers, and our very own Old Fashioned Treacle Toffee — that’s still being made to an original family recipe.

Romney's is famous for it's selection of Kendal Mint Cake which helped Sir Edmund Hillary & Sirdar Tenzing reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. But did you know we also manufacture a range fudge and old fashioned treacle toffee?

We currently make over 20 flavours of fudge, from traditional flavours such as clotted cream to liquor infusions such as Cointreau & orange. Our collaboration with local business 'Mint Drinks' has also lead to the production of four alcohol inspired flavours: Kendal Mint Cake Vodka Fudge, Lakes Gingerbread, Vodka Fudge & Herdwick Brambleberry Gin Fudge and the newest flavour, Sticky Toffee Pudding Rum Fudge.

The treacle toffee we produce is made to a traditional recipe in large copper pans and hand broken using small toffee hammers. Traditional recipe, traditional techniques, traditional taste.

Kendal Mint Cake is a Glucose based bar infused with Peppermint oil, used for centuries as a source of energy on pioneering adventures, such as the first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary & Sirdar Tenzing.

Joseph Wiper is said to have produced the first batch of Kendal Mint Cake by mistake in 1869. While making a batch of clear mints he took his eye off the pan and the mixture had become cloudy… and so Kendal Mint Cake was born. Wiper’s continued to produce Mint Cake until 1987 when they were bought out by George Romney’s Ltd, who still make Mint Cake with Wiper’s original recipe to this day.

Read more about the early History of Romney's here

Romney's Kendal Mint Cake was immortalised in history on May 29th 1953 when it was carried on the first successful summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sirdar Tenzing. Read more about the History of Romney's & Everest here

Since then, Our famous Kendal Mint Cake has continued to be popular amongst walkers, cyclists & the wider outdoor market. Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake has also featured on progammes such as Inside The Factory, Ricky and Ralph’s Road Trip, Ade in Britain & Motorhoming with Merton and Webster.

Romney's Kendal Mint Cake has a reputation as a restoritive and energy provider among the world's leading mountain climbers. Visitors who walk or climb in the Lake District take it readily. Energy is produced when the sugar and glucose gets into the bloodstream. A letter from the Nepal Himalayan Expedition stated, "The Kendal Mint Cake when eaten seemed to be coverted into energy almost immediately and we were able to undergo very strenuous activity for long periods without any further nutrition. It was an essential part of our diet. I know of no other food that would satisfy the exacting and difficult requirements of high altitude climbing so well."

It is preferred over chocolate and other sugar based rations as it does not create thirst and is generally considered a refreshing confectionery treat.

Kendal Mint Cake is made up of four simple ingredients: sugar, glucose, water and peppermint oil.

White Kendal Mint Cake is made using white sugar, Brown Kendal Mint Cake is made using brown sugar and Chocolate Coated Kendal Mint Cake is White Kendal Mint Cake coated in Belgian dark chocolate.

All Romney's Kendal Mint Cake is Vegetarian. Our Kendal Mint Cake is produced in the same production room, using the same equipment as our hand made fudge, meaning traces of MILK could be found in Kendal Mint Cake bars.

Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake carries a best before date of 12 months but the product would likely last much longer.

The initial bite into a bar of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake is firm but it quickly goes soft, melting in your mouth as it releases the cool peppermint oils. That's what makes it refreshing and a quick release of energy. The texture of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake is much firmer and sugary than traditional cakes. Kendal Mint Cake is very popular with tourists and hikers in the Lake District. It is widely regarded as the original energy bar.

Kendal mint cake continues to be popular with Hikers, cyclists and runners as a portable, durable source of energy. Emma Stevenson, a professor of sport and exercise science at Newcastle University, explained, “It is high in glucose and therefore is rapidly digested when consumed, and so is a quick source of energy. This is why it is popular on walks etc.”

Read more about the benefits of Kendal Mint Cake here

Not only does Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake taste great, but it also provides your body with a quick source of energy during sporting activities. This energy boost occurs as our bodies are designed to rapidly digest glucose, which is one of the four main ingredients of Romney’s Kendal Mint Cake. It is extremely useful during high altitude sports as the this is when the body finds food hard to digest and craves sugar. The problem of dulled taste buds is also overcome by the strong peppermint flavour.

White Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: 379kcal

Brown Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: 379kcal

Chocolate Coated Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: 402kcal

White Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: Energy 1612kj / 379kcal, Carbohydrate 97.7g of which sugars 87.4g

Brown Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: Energy 1612kj / 379kcal, Carbohydrate 97.7g of which sugars 87.4g

Chocolate Coated Kendal Mint Cake - Typical values per 100g: Energy1699kj / 402kcal, Carbohydrate 84g of which sugars 75.5g

None of the products we manufacture contain nuts and no nuts are allowed within our production areas. We do have some products that contain nuts in our warehouse but they are kept in a separate area. Please check individual product labels for more information regarding allergens.

The ingredients and production techniques used to create Romney's kendal Mint Cake have remained the same for over 100 years, meaning each one of bars has the same great minty flavour! If you haven't had a bar of Romney's Kendal Mint Cake in a number of years, the taste might seem different but this is likely because as we get older, our taste buds begin to regenerate slower, resulting in a dimished sense of taste.

a soft crumbly or chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk

All Romney’s fudge flavours are made using the same base ingredients: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Full Cream Sweetened Condensed MILK (milk, sugar, lactose), Non Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat (Palm, palm kernel oil), Salted BUTTER (4%) (butter, salt), Fondant (sugar, glucose syrup, water), Salt.

Please see individual fudge flavours for full ingredients list

Every flavour of Romney’s fudge is Vegetarian. Our fudge is made using Milk & Butter meaning it is not suitable for Vegans.

We currently manufacture 20 flavours of fudge ranging from traditional flavours such as Clotted Cream and Rum & Raisin, to liquor infused flavours such as Mint Cake Vodka & the new Sticky Toffee Pudding Rum, made in collaboration with local business Mint Drinks.

To view our full fudge range click here

Romney’s butter budge is sort and smooth, but the texture varies from flavour to flavour

All Romney’s fudge is given a 9 month BBE date from the date it is manufactured.

The number of calories in Romney’s fudge varies from flavour to flavour. Please find more nutritional information about each flavour on it’s product page or on the back label of the product.

The number of energy/carbohydrates in Romney’s fudge varies from flavour to flavour. Please find more nutritional information about each flavour on it’s product page or on the back label of the product.

Romney's Butter Tablet Pieces are inspired by an original Scottish butter tablet recipe which was first created in the 1800's.

It is still made today, as it was then, in open copper pans and broken by hand.

Butter Tablet has a rich butter taste and a crumbly sugar texture which is unique, once tasted it is never forgotten.

The taste of Butter Tablet is much sweeter than our fudge flavours. The texture is also grainy in comparison to traditional fudge.

The vegetable fat used to make Romney’s fudge does contain palm oil however it is from a sustainable source which has RSPO certification. We take a great deal of care to ensure that all of our products are sustainably soucred.

Read more about our environmenal pledge here

None of the products we manufacture contain nuts and no nuts are allowed within our production areas. We do have some products that contain nuts in our warehouse but they are kept in a separate area. Please check individual product labels for more information regarding allergens.

Romney’s Treacle Toffee is made to an old family recipe in traditional copper pans and broken by hand using traditional toffee hammers, our brittle pieces of treacle toffee will leave you wanting more and more!

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Treacle Syrup (2%), Non Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat (Palm, Palm Kernal Oil), Salted Butter (Milk), Treacle Flavouring, Salt.

Romney’s Treacle Toffee is Rich, buttery and deliciously dark

Romney’s Treacle Toffee is a hard confectionery. We do not advise biting into the Treacle Toffee due to its tough texture. It should be eaten with care and sucked on over time.

Yes, both our Treacle Toffee & Bonfire Toffee is made to the exact same recipe. Bonfire Toffee is also known as Plot Toffee and is traditionally eaten on Bonfire Night when the UK celebrate the downfall of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot.

The vegetable fat used to make Romney’s treacle toffee does contain palm oil however it is from a sustainable source which has RSPO certification. We take a great deal of care to ensure that all of our products are sustainably soucred.

Read more about our environmenal pledge here

£5.95 Standard UK Mainland Delivery (3-5 days) via Royal Mail 48/UPS

£7.50 Express UK Mainland Delivery (1-3 days) via Royal Mail 24/UPS -  Express orders need to be received by 11:30am for same day dispatch. Express orders received after 11:30am on a Thursday will be delivered on the following Monday.

Deliveries will not be made on a weekend

All orders over £40 qualify for free delivery*

*Free delivery is not available to the Scottish Highlands & Islands, Channel Islands, Northern Ireland or R.O.I and a shipping price will be calculated by our warehouse team

This Christmas Romney's factory will be closing on Wednesday 21st December and reopen Tuesday 3rd January 2023. Up until the 21st we will still be able to process online orders and deal with any queries you may have. So whether you're shopping for Christmas Gifts & Stocking Fillers or looking to buy some famous Kendal Mint Cake or Hand Made Fudge, make sure you get your order in with plenty of time to spare this Christmas!

Christmas Postage Dates: final orders must be placed on the following dates to give our warehouse team the best chance of processing your orders in time for Christmas delivery.

Standard Delivery (£5.95) - Tuesday 20th December Before 12pm (Via UPS)

Express Delivery (£7.50) - Tuesday 20th December Before 12pm (Via UPS with Priority Picking & Packing within our warehouse)

Free Delivery (Order value exceeds £40) - Tuesday 20th December Before 12pm (Via UPS with Priority Picking & Packing within our warehouse)

All orders made after this date will not be processed & dispatched until Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at the earliest.

Please note CWU members are taking national strike action on 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 23rd & 24th December 2022.

Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

To return your product, you should mail your product to: George Romney Limited, Mintsfeet Trading Estate, Kendal, Kendal, LA9 6NA, United Kingdom

You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable. If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.

Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.

If you are shipping an item over £75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.

Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. We will also notify you of the approval or rejection of your refund.
If you are approved, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a certain amount of days.

If you haven’t received a refund yet, first check your bank account again.
Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted.
Next contact your bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.
If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at sales@kendal.mintcake.co.uk.