Fab (brand)
Nestlé ice cream brand
Fab is a strawberry, vanilla and chocolate flavoured ice lolly made by Froneri. Like its precursor, Zoom, it was introduced by J. Lyons and Co. in the 1960s to capitalise on the popularity of the children's television series of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, principally Thunderbirds.
History
Zoom was launched first, in April to May 1963, to tie into the Andersons' space series Fireball XL5. Fab followed in May 1967. Zoom was rocket-themed and marketed at boys, leaving a niche for girls. This was filled by the development of Fab: a rounder, more feminine-shaped lolly. To appeal to the female target audience, early branding associated Fab with the Thunderbirds character Lady Penelope, who was featured on the wrapper with her butler Parker. The Thunderbirds characters used the initialism "F-A-B" as an equivalent to "Roger" (communications jargon indicating that a message has been received).
The brand's connection to Thunderbirds has not been maintained, and was quietly dropped in the early 1970s.
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