Zingers is a snack cake produced and sold by Dolly Madison and Hostess, snack food brands owned by Hostess Brands.[1]
Product line
Zingers come in chocolate, vanilla, and raspberry flavors. Chocolate and vanilla Zingers have a thick layer of icing on top with creamy non-dairy filling in the middle. Raspberry Zingers do not have icing on top but are instead covered in a mixture of shaved coconut and raspberry flavored syrup.
Marketing
A series of commercials for Zingers used the Peanuts characters,[2] with Snoopy playing the part of the mysterious "Zinger Zapper".
History
Zingers are mentioned in grocery store newspaper ads as early as August and September 1968.[3]
External links
References
- Dolly Madison - Official website, Retrieved August 20, 2008^
- Dreher, Rod. I Won’t Miss You, Twinkies The American Conservative, November 18, 2012^
- Valley News, Van Nuys, California, August 22, 1968, page 86, September 19, 1968, page 81^