Haribo Pontefract Cakes 26 Front Street, Pontefract WF8 1NJ

Pontefract Cakes are a small, roughly circular black sweet made of liquorice, originally manufactured in the Yorkshire town of Pontefract.

Liquorice has been grown in England since at least the 16th century. Records indicate it's use in Pontefract since the 17th century. Today the principal manufacturer of Pontefract Cakes is Haribo (formerly Dunhill). Another manufacturer is Tangerine Confectionery in the district of Monkhill. A list of old manufacturers can be downloaded here.