30 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Favorite Snack Brands
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The only thing more addicting than our favorite crunchy, salty, chewy and sweet snacks are the mesmerizing tidbits we dug up about them.
The recipe for Krispy Kreme’s famous glazed donuts is kept under lock and key at the company’s plant in Winston-Salem, NC.
The cookie-to-creme ratio of an original Oreo cookie is always, without fail, 71 percent to 29 percent.
The name of these addictive chips is derived from the word “Doradito,” meaning “little bits of gold.” Maybe Doritos are more precious than we thought.
Turns out Pop-Tarts aren’t named after the way they pop out of your toaster — the name was inspired by the pop art movement and the creations of artists like Andy Warhol.
The man who created Pringles requested that his children bury part of his cremated remains in the iconic Pringles can when he died … and they fulfilled his wish.
The lucky employees who work for Ben & Jerry’s can take home up to three pints of ice cream every single day. Talk about office perks!
The cheap, instant Ramen noodles we relied on as college students were invented to fulfill demand for the beloved soup during World War II food shortages in Japan.
Pastry maker Pietro Ferrero created Nutella during World War II by combining hazelnuts and chocolate to stretch his cocoa ration.
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These marshmallow treats aren’t just for Easter snacking — but whatever time of year you buy them, Peeps chicks outsell Peeps bunnies 4 to 1.
Did you know that Skittles originated in Britain? They were only available in the U.K. for five years before being introduced to North America in 1979. Now it’s the second most popular candy in the U.S.
Sugary cereals are tough to resist, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch may be the most addictive of them all. It’s the most popular cereal in 54 percent of states, and even holds the title of Taylor Swift’s fave.
The individually wrapped fruit chews that we know as Starburst were originally called Opal Fruits.
A janitor invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by sprinkling chili power on the traditional crunchy variety. He presented the idea to execs and has since become an executive VP at PepsiCo’s North American division.
Oreo has been the best-selling cookie in the United States since its introduction in 1912 — more than 450 billion have been purchased over the years.
The company is credited with being the first to create ice cream pops — it’s thanks to Good Humor that we can eat frozen treats like Strawberry Shortcake bars without becoming a sticky mess … most of the time.
Soldiers in the Spanish Civil War who ate pieces of chocolate covered in sugar coating inspired Forrest Mars to manufacture M&M’s with a shell to prevent them from melting.
NC State University holds an annual Krispy Kreme Challenge — a race that requires competitors to run 5 miles and consume 12 donuts, all within 1 hour.
Back in the 1930s, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups only cost one cent apiece, which explains why they were originally called “penny cups.” Inflation brought a quick change to that.
Making your favorite potato chips requires a whole lot of spuds. A Frito-Lay plant in Georgia has reported cooking almost 1 million pounds of potatoes every day to make an average of 175,000 boxes of Lay’s.
The creator of Klondike bars designed them to be an “adult” snack, which is why you won’t find them on a stick. We always thought that silver, foil wrapper looked grown-up!
Hershey’s flagship chocolate-making facility in Hershey, PA churns out 70 million foil-wrapped Kisses every day.
The key ingredient in your favorite queso recipe was first created to make use of broken Swiss cheese wheels — today Velveeta isn’t actually real cheese at all, hence the label “cheese product.”
Turns out, Reese’s Pieces aren’t made with the same filling as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, which explains the ultra-creamy consistency of these little morsels.
Some of Ben & Jerry’s most famous flavors were dreamed up by customers. In 1987, two “Dead Heads” from Portland, ME requested a flavor dedicated to Jerry Garcia, hence Cherry Garcia was born!
Planters Peanuts have been sold since 1890, but the Mr. Peanut mascot came along in 1916 when a 14-year-old submitted a drawing to a trademark contest. He received a measly $5 prize for his winning sketch.
Juicy Fruit actually hit the market before Wrigley’s classic Spearmint, and it’s still the number one fruit gum brand in the U.S.
Don’t judge a bear by its color! Haribo’s green gummy bears are actually strawberry flavored (we were convinced they’d be apple), and the white ones are pineapple.
Wondering why there are so many orange pieces in your box? The goal color distribution for Reese’s Pieces is 50 percent orange, 25 percent brown and 25 percent yellow.
There are two museums dedicated to ramen in Japan — the Ramen Museum in Yokohama and the Instant Ramen Museum in Osaka, which has interactive displays and demo stations that look like something out of Willy Wonka’s factory.
This famed Toll House cookie dough recipe dates back to the 1930s, when it was created by accident. Ruth Wakefield broke up a bar of Nestlé chocolate to make a chocolate version of her famous butter drop dough cookies, but the bits held their shape!