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A protest is set to take place in Cardiff next week against the rising cost of the popular chocolate bar Freddo.

The price of the 18g frog-shaped treat, made by Cadbury, now retails at 30p in some shops, up from 25p earlier this year.

Now people in Cardiff say they are “taking a stand” against the price hike by holding a protest next to the Aneurin Bevan statue on Queen Street.

It will take place on Saturday, September 23 from 2pm – and according to a Facebook group more than 370 people will be attending.

One person on the group said: “It’s time to come together and stand up for what’s right. I’m sick of paying 15p more than I should. #justice4freddo”

Another added: “We wont mellow until the 10p Freddo.”

It’s not the first time chocolate lovers have become upset in recent months.

Last year Toblerone faced the wrath of fans when it spaced out the number of triangles per bar.

Mondelez, the company which owns Cadbury, told the BBC earlier this year: “Ultimately it is the retailer who sets the price in store.

“It is well reported that food and drink manufacturers have been experiencing increasing input costs for some time which, coupled with recent foreign exchange pressures, are making food products more expensive to make.

“We have, and continue to, carry these increased costs within our business as much as possible, because our priority is to keep our brands as affordable as we can.

“Increasing prices is always a last resort, but to ensure we can keep people’s favourite brands on shelf and look after the 4,000 people we employ in the UK, we are having to make some selective price increases with our customers in the UK.”