Shoppers might not be able to catch the gingerbread man after all as Co-op Food announces plans for its 'gingerbread person'.
The retailer is putting the finishing touches to its design and asking shoppers to come up with a gender neutral name.
It's given customers a sneak peek at what it will look like, with grey clothing, but the rest is under wraps.
People are being asked to suggest names for the new biscuit between April 10 and May 1.
The Co-op Food team will then create a shortlist of some of the best suggestions, before asking people to vote for their favourite.
Its website states: "Our Food team is adding the final touches to a new Co-op gingerbread person, but they’ve yet to come up with a name.
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"They’d like members to join in and suggest a fitting name for our new little biscuity friend.
"The plan is to give our new gingerbread fellow some seasonal costume refreshes - a distinctively Christmassy look for December and something rather spooky around Halloween for example. So they’ll need a name that works for any time of year.
"We also need to ensure that the name is gender neutral too. Join in to suggest a name. Our Food team will create a shortlist of the ones they think will best fit the bill and we’ll be back to ask you to vote for your favourite next month."
Sign up here to suggest a name for the gingerbread person.
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