These dense protein bars came in several flavors, including Chocolate Crunch and Peanut Butter Crunch.Īccording to their bag (which spelled the brand name with a hyphen, as Chee-Tos), these "crunchy snacks" – shaped like grates, with 12 squarish holes – were made with "33% more cheese" (though what this was in comparison to wasn't specified). Fans claimed they weren't the same, and in any case they're now shaped like mini-candy bars instead of spheres. More the size of marbles than BBs, these candies – once plugged on the television show "The Simpsons" – were reintroduced in 2009. A single unopened tin of these Altoids is currently listed on Amazon at a price of $499.99.Ĭhips from this Oregon-based brand, made by a company founded in 1929, were sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and northern California. There were five flavors of these "curiously strong" hard candies: raspberry, lime, tangerine, apple, and mango. These finger-shaped bars were described on their packaging as "whipped-up chocolate truffle on a crisp layer enrobed in real milk chocolate." On the other hand, there are numerous products you can’t find outside of America.Ĭollectors also sell unopened packages of the original on eBay and other sites – and some aficionados turn to crowd-sourcing platforms like and to beg companies to gear up production of their favorites again.īasically Doritos in a conical shape instead of the familiar flat triangle, these chips came in four flavors: Nacho Cheesier, Jalapeño & Cheddar, Texas Paprika, and Zesty Ranch. Consider, for example, the saga of the Mars candy company’s Peanut Butter Twix – which has been on and off the market numerous times since its debut in the 1980s.įans of discontinued snack foods have several options: Sometimes the products are still made in other countries, such as Mexico, Canada, or Australia, and these may be available by mail order. Scrapped products may be brought back in some cases, either in their original form or with slight variations (or new names). Are the Washington Redskins next?Ģ4/7 Tempo consulted numerous snack food fan pages, company histories, and rating sites to compile this list of chips, candies, and other such items that we wish we could eat again right now.
Problematic logos: Does it really matter if Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben get retired?Ĭhanging images: Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's and Cream of Wheat are changing. They just don’t generate the revenue that projections called for, and so are phased out in favor of the tried-and-true, or of other new introductions that might end up doing better. Why do such snack foods get discontinued? In most cases, it’s simply a matter of sales. While some of these products might seem like innovations, most are simply variations on existing ones, imbued with new flavorings or produced in different shapes or sizes. ( Sometimes, though, there are healthy versions of old-school junk-food snacks.) Both salty and sweet, and sometimes both at once, these items tend to tempt consumers into eating more sugar, salt, and/or fat than is good for them.Īlong the way, though, they also please us with their vivid flavors and attractive textures – and when they eventually disappear from the shelves, as many of them do, we end up missing them, even though we realize that they’re not exactly constituents of a healthy diet. Major food companies employ virtual armies of chefs, food scientists, and marketing gurus dedicated to developing, test-marketing, and (if all goes well) eventually rolling out new products.
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