Cheese Nips (originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips") were a small cheese-flavored
cracker[ manufactured by ]Mondelez International
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under its brand, Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International.
Nabisco's ...
, they were originally used to compete against Sunshine Biscuit's (now Kellogg's
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 toaste ...
) Cheez-It
Cheez-It is a brand of cheese cracker manufactured by the Kellogg Company through its Sunshine Biscuits division. Approximately , the rectangular crackers are made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, cheese made with skim milk, salt, and spi ...
crackers.
Portion-controlled packages of Cheese Nips were also sold under the name Cheese Nips Thin Crisps 100 Calorie Packs (Thinsations in Canada).
History
Cheese Nips, originally stylized as "Cheese-Nips", were introduced in 1955.[ After the Kraft merger, they went by "Kraft Cheese Nips."
In November 2019, there was a recall on Cheese Nips due to a plastic contamination.][
As of 2020, Cheese Nips have since been discontinued as said by a Nabisco representative. They are still sold in Canada by a brand named "Christie" as "Ritz Cheese Nibs" as of 2022.]
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
''Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater'' is a 1979 musical theatre, musical that marked the first collaboration of composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman. Based on Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, 1965 novel of the same ...
''.[ In this satire, Sylvia becomes deranged watching her guests prefer Cheese Nips to her other food preparation.][
]Statista
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calculates that in 2016, 1.5 million Americans consumed eight or more bags of Cheese Nips.[
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See also
* Cheese cracker
The cheese cracker is a type of cracker prepared using cheese as a main ingredient. Additional common cracker ingredients are typically used, such as grain, flour, shortening, leavening, salt and various seasonings. The ingredients are formed in ...
* Cheez-It
Cheez-It is a brand of cheese cracker manufactured by the Kellogg Company through its Sunshine Biscuits division. Approximately , the rectangular crackers are made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, cheese made with skim milk, salt, and spi ...
References
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Brand name crackers
Mondelez International brands
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Products introduced in 1955
Brand name snack foods