Cheese Nips (originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips") were a small cheese-flavored cracker[1] manufactured by Mondelez International under its brand, Nabisco, they were originally used to compete against Sunshine Biscuit's (now Kellogg's) Cheez-It crackers.
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| Product type | Cracker |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mondelez International |
| Country | U.S. |
| Introduced | 1955 |
| Discontinued | 2020 |
| Previous owners | Nabisco |
Portion-controlled packages of Cheese Nips were also sold under the name Cheese Nips Thin Crisps 100 Calorie Packs (Thinsations in Canada).[2]
History
editCheese Nips, originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips", were introduced in 1955.[1] After the Kraft merger, they were known as "Kraft Cheese Nips". However, on November 21, 2019, there was a recall on Cheese Nips due to a plastic contamination.[3] As of 2020, Cheese Nips have since been discontinued according to a Nabisco representative.[4] They are still sold in Canada by a brand named "Christie" as "Ritz Cheese Nibs" as of 2022, however.[5][6]
In popular culture
editCheese Nips is the name of Act 1 Track 8 of the off-Broadway musical Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.[7] In this satire, Sylvia becomes deranged watching her guests prefer Cheese Nips to her other food preparation.[8]
Statista calculates that in 2016, 1.5 million Americans consumed eight or more bags of Cheese Nips.[9]
See also
editReferences
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Myers, Dan (February 28, 2017), "Surprising facts about your favorite snack food brands", Fox News, retrieved 2017-10-22,
Cheez-its debuted in 1921 and...today they're made by Sunshine Biscuits, which is owned by Kellogg. Nabisco, owned by Kraft, released their own version in 1955 called Cheese Nips.
- ^ Product Specific Archived November 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nabisco Recalls 11-Ounce Boxes of Cheese Nips Over Plastic Contaminaton, 21 November 2019, retrieved 2022-02-24
- ^ "[Beta64 Live] Phone stream! - Calling Nabisco #SaveCheeseNips". YouTube. 25 January 2021.
- ^ General Mills. "Christie Cheese Nips Cheddar Baked Snack Crackers, 1 Box (200g)". Amazon. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Christie Ritz Cheese Nips Crackers, 200g/7.1oz {Imported from Canada}". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (July 7, 2017), "Release Date Set for Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Album, Featuring Santino Fontana", Playbill, retrieved 2017-10-22
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Isherwood, Charles (July 28, 2016), "Review: A Vonnegut Madman Tangled in Thickets of Dark Satire", New York Times, retrieved 2017-10-22,
All they want to eat is Cheese Nips, while stuffing the silver in their handbags.
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Bags of Nabisco Kraft Cheese Nips crackers eaten in the U.S. 2016, retrieved 2017-10-22,
The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS).