When Rowntree Mackintosh was acquired by Nestlé in 1988, the Swiss company continued producing Polly Waffles until it was discontinued in 2009.

[4] By 1895, business had expanded rapidly and Hoadley built a five-storey premises, the Rising Sun Preserving Works.

Hoadley had acquired the firm of Dillon, Burrows & Co. and extended his products to vinegar, cocoa, and chocolate.

[11] In May 2014, a member of the Liberal Party of Australia described a government budget delivered by Treasurer Joe Hockey as "about as popular as a Polly Waffle floating in a public pool".

[12] A popular childhood prank involved throwing a Polly Waffle into a public swimming pool, to imitate faeces.

[13] It is also used to describe lies told by loquacious politicians,[14][15] since 'pollie' is Australian slang for 'politician' and 'waffle' means 'to speak or write vaguely and evasively'.