Cheez-It is a brand of

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manufactured by the

Kellogg Company The Kellogg Company, doing business as Kellogg's, is an American multinational food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Kellogg's produces cereal and convenience foods, including crackers and toas ...

through its

Sunshine Biscuits Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, was an independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, which became a brand on a few products such as Cheez-Its, was purchased by Keebler Compa ...

division. Approximately , the rectangular crackers are made with

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flour,

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, cheese made with

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, and

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s. Cheez-It crackers were introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in

Dayton, Ohio Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater D ...

, and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked

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." Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932. Sunshine Biscuits became a subsidiary of the

Keebler Company The Keebler Company is an American cookie and former cracker manufacturer. Founded in 1853, it has produced numerous baked snacks, advertised with the Keebler Elves. Keebler had marketed its brands such as Cheez-It (which have the Sunshine Bisc ...

in 1996. Keebler, in turn, was acquired by Kellogg in 2001.

Cracker

Cheez-It crackers are rectangles, though they are often believed to be squares. Cheez-It crackers are made with actual cheese, and are marketed by Kellogg's as such.

Flavors and types

There are a variety of Cheez-It flavors and products, including: *

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* Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping) * Cheese Pizza *

Chipotle A chipotle (, ; ), or ''chilpotle'', is a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño chili pepper used for seasoning. It is a chili used primarily in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, such as Tex-Mex and Southwestern United States dishes. It comes in dif ...

Cheddar * Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan * Duoz Bacon & Cheddar * Duoz

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& Cheddar Jack * Extra Toasty * Gripz "mighty tiny" * Grooves Bold Cheddar * Grooves Sharp White Cheddar * Grooves Zesty Cheddar Ranch * Grooves Scorchin' Hot Cheddar * Hot & Spicy (without

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) * Italian Four Cheese *

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* Original * Pepper Jack * Provolone (with real hickory smoke flavor added) * Puff'd * Queso Fundido * Reduced Fat * Reduced Fat White Cheddar * Scrabble Junior * Snack Mix * Snack Mix Double Cheese * Snack Mix Sweet & Salty * Snap'd * Snap'd Cheddar Sour Cream * Snap'd Double Cheese * Snap'd Jalapeño Jack * Snap'd Barbecue *

White Cheddar Cheddar cheese (or simply cheddar) is a natural cheese that is relatively hard, off-white (or orange if colourings such as annatto are added), and sometimes sharp-tasting. Cheddar originates from the English village of Cheddar in Somerset. Che ...

* Whole Grain * Zingz Chipotle Cheddar * Zingz Queso Fundido Cheez-It Grooves is available in Canada as Cheez-It Crunch.

Discontinued

Former offerings include: *

Asiago Asiago (; Venetian: ''Axiago'', Cimbrian: ''Slege'', German: ''Schlägen'' ) is a minor township (population roughly 6,500) in the surrounding plateau region (the ''Altopiano di Asiago'' or '' Altopiano dei Sette Comuni'', Asiago plateau) in th ...

* Atomic Cheddar * Baby Swiss * Barbecue & Cheddar Snack Mix * Cheesy Sour Cream & Onion * Chili Cheese * Colby * Duoz Smoked Cheddar and Monterey Jack * Duoz Zesty Queso and Cheddar Blanco * Hot & Spicy (with

) * Hot & Spicy Grooves * Nacho *

Parmesan Parmesan ( it, Parmigiano Reggiano; ) is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cows’ milk and aged at least 12 months. It is named after two of the areas which produce it, the provinces of Parma and Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' ...

& Garlic *

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* Smoked Cheddar * Snack Mix

Sriracha Sriracha ( or ; th, ศรีราชา, ) is a type of hot sauce or chili sauce made from a paste of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt. Use In Thailand, sriracha is frequently used as a dipping sauce, particula ...

* Twists Buffalo Bleu

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External links

* * {{Kellogg's Brand name crackers Cheese History of Dayton, Ohio Kellogg's brands Products introduced in 1921

Cracker

Flavors and types

Discontinued

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