Drumsticks

How ethical is Drumsticks?

Drumsticks is a sweets brand owned by Swizzels Matlow Ltd. which has an above-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Sweets Ratings Table.

Find out more about the ethical issues facing the Sweets sector and see how other brands score in our Ethical Sweets Ratings Table.

What does Drumsticks do?

Swizzels has been making sweets since 1928 and owns a number of well-known sweet brands including Drumsticks, Rainbow Drops, Love Hearts, Refreshers and various gummy sweets.

In which areas does Drumsticks perform poorly?

Despite Drumsticks’ progress, there is still room for improvement. Drumsticks was marked down under our criteria for Palm Oil usage, Vegan optins and GMOs, due to a lack of available information in these areas.

Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does Drumsticks score well for its ethics?

We found no public record criticisms of Drumsticks relating to Political Donations or Fossil Fuels, so it also scores well for these criteria.

How can Drumsticks improve its ethical rating?

The score that Drumsticks is awarded on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Sweets Ratings Table is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.

If it applies for Ethical Accreditation, The Good Shopping Guide will be able to give Drumsticks some guidance to improve on these areas.

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