Sanrio Collection

Sanrio snacks combine two things Japan does better than anyone: character design and confectionery. This collection brings together our Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and friends range — sweets, biscuits and drinks where the packaging is half the appeal and the contents hold up their end too.

The Hello Kitty line from Red Sakura is the heart of it: milk and chocolate milk cookies in gift-ready boxes, red bean and mango mochi, and a brown sugar milk tea that is as pretty on the shelf as it is in the glass. Cinnamoroll fans get cheese cookies and jasmine peach mints, and there are soft candies that come with a collectable Hello Kitty case — the sort of small treasure that lives on a desk long after the sweets are gone.

These make exceptionally easy gifts. Sanrio fans tend to be collectors, and a box of character mochi or a tin of mints lands well for birthdays, stocking fillers and small thank-yous. They are equally good as a treat for yourself if the characters were part of your childhood.

Stock rotates as new designs land, so it is worth checking back — Sanrio items come and go with the seasons. Everything is sent from our Manchester store, with free UK delivery on orders over £75.