The Highland Toffee bar could vanish from shop shelves after its makers went into receivership.
Millar McCowan, which also produces Wham bars and Pan Drops, is set to shut with the loss of 149 jobs.
The close of the business marks the end of a Scottish sweet-making tradition that began in 1884.
Jobs will be lost within weeks at the confectioner's plants in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, and Broxburn, West Lothian, unless a buyer can be found.
John Millar and Sons, producer of pan drops and chocolate eclairs, was founded in 1884 by the Edinburgh baker.
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McCowan's was established in 1922 by Andrew McCowan and manufactured its flagship brand Highland Toffee, one of Scotland's best loved sweets, for more than 80 years.
The chew bar Wham, a fizzy fruity bar topped with sugar, was introduced in the 1980s and sold more than 30 million bars a year.
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