Old Dutch – Cheese Pleesers
Old Dutch isn’t a Canadian brand in the sense that it was started by our Southern neighbors and migrated north to make a name for itself. Nowadays though, when a lot of us think of…
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Riceworks – Sweet Chili
When you observe the snack scene as closely as I often do, you notice certain trends. Sweet chili is one I didn’t particularly pay close attention to when it first started, but it’s definitely become…
Takis – Dragon Sweet Chili
Sweet chili flavours are a bit hit or miss for me. Some are too much on the sweet side, some too much on the chili side. As you may well know, I am an avid…
Lay’s – Wavy Hickory BBQ
I’m not a big Lay’s fan, mostly because their classic style of chip is iconic, but not my preference. Like my women, I like my chips hard and crunchy, and I want them to be…
Snack Factory – Garlic Parmesan Pretzel Crisps
Memories escape you as you get older. Sometimes you get memories mixed up and you’re not quite sure if you are remembering something correctly. I feel like this whole concept has been done before and…
Fritos – Chili Cheese
I sort of outgrew Fritos for the most part after childhood. One of the draws was the fact that because they were small chips, and the weight was roughly the same as other chips, it…
Barbara’s – Baked Cheez Puffs
I often contemplate a lot of different things when I’m snacking. Like who the makers are, what they are up to and what the process behind product development was. Did they start with the idea…
Oh Henry! – Level Up
Oh Henry is on a very small list of snacks that the Frigid North gets that our salty northern friends in the US don’t. I can’t tell you why that is, thought I can only…
Doritos – Jalapeno Cheddar
Jalapeno is a flavour that I remember growing up with. When I first saw it in my neck of the woods, it seemed so interesting and mysterious. It wasn’t yet a mass market hit yet,…
Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP – White Cheddar Popcorn
I feel like any successful company these days, whatever market or demographic it tries to cater to will end up being bought up by one of the bigger brands at some point. Angie’s Artisan was…