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Cheese Nips

Cheese Nips (originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips") was a small cheese-flavored cracker manufactured by Mondelez International under its brand, Nabisco. They were originally used to compete against Sunshine Biscuits (now Kellogg's) Cheez-It crackers. Though similar in appearance to Cheez-It, Cheese Nips had a distinctly different flavor and texture.

Portion-controlled packages of Cheese Nips were also sold under the name Cheese Nips Thin Crisps 100 Calorie Packs (Thinsations in Canada).[1]

History

Cheese Nips, originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips", were introduced in 1955. 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 plastic contamination. As of 2020, Cheese Nips have since been discontinued according to a Nabisco representative.[2] They are still sold in Canada by a brand named "Christie" as "Ritz Cheese Nibs" as of 2022, however.[3][4]

In popular culture

Cheese Nips is the name of Act 1 Track 8 of the off-Broadway musical Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. In this satire, Sylvia becomes deranged watching her guests prefer Cheese Nips to her other food preparation.

Statista calculates that in 2016, 1.5 million Americans consumed eight or more bags of Cheese Nips.

See also

References

  1. Product Specific^
  2. [Beta64 Live] Phone stream! - Calling Nabisco #SaveCheeseNips YouTube, 25 January 2021^
  3. General Mills. Christie Cheese Nips Cheddar Baked Snack Crackers, 1 Box (200g) Amazon, retrieved 2022-08-07^
  4. Amazon.com: Christie Ritz Cheese Nips Crackers, 200g/7.1oz {Imported from Canada} www.amazon.com, retrieved 2023-07-20^
  5. Dan Myers. Surprising facts about your favorite snack food brands Fox News, February 28, 2017, retrieved 2017-10-22^
  6. Ryan McPhee. Release Date Set for Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Album, Featuring Santino Fontana Playbill, July 7, 2017, retrieved 2017-10-22^
  7. Charles Isherwood. Review: A Vonnegut Madman Tangled in Thickets of Dark Satire New York Times, July 28, 2016, retrieved 2017-10-22^
  8. Bags of Nabisco Kraft Cheese Nips crackers eaten in the U.S. 2016 retrieved 2017-10-22^
  9. Nabisco Recalls 11-Ounce Boxes of Cheese Nips Over Plastic Contaminaton 21 November 2019, retrieved 2022-02-24^