Combos, officially called Combos Stuffed Snacks, are cylindrical tubes of cracker, pretzel, or tortilla, available with various fillings.

History

Combos Snacks, created in the early 1980s, are a snack food distributed by

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, and sold throughout

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. Though the pretzel form was produced first, Combos were first released in cracker form. They are also available with tortilla shells. In mid-June 2016, some varieties of Combos were affected by an undeclared nut-related recall.

Production

Combos are produced by forming a soft bread-like dough, which is hollowed out into a tube-shaped form. A cutter slices the dough into bite-sized lengths. The snacks are then baked, cooled, and filled with the appropriate filling.

Flavors

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Combos are available in seven standard flavors: * Cheddar Cheese Pretzel * Pizzeria Pretzel * Pepperoni Pizza Cracker * Cheddar Cheese Cracker * Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzel * Seven Layer Dip Tortilla * Sweet & Salty Caramel Crème Pretzel * Sweet & Salty Vanilla Frosting Pretzel They also offer several limited edition or exclusive flavors: * Honey Sriracha Pretzel * Spicy Honey Mustard * Jalapeño Cheddar * Cheddar Cheese Bacon Pretzel (Walgreens exclusive) * Sweet Barbeque Baked Cracker (Walgreens exclusive) * Garlic Parmesan Baked Cracker Discontinued flavors include: * Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Cracker * Cheeseburger Cracker * Mustard Pretzel * Nacho Cheese Pretzel * Zesty Salsa Tortilla * Peanut Butter Pretzel * Peanut Butter Cracker

Advertising

In 2006, Combos worked with TBWA and Agency.com to create the Man Mom campaign, and in 2008, Combos worked with Agency.com to create th
Combos Nation campaign
Combos is an official sponsor of

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driver of the number 18

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, whose car features other

products as well. Busch won the 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks with Combos as the primary sponsor of his car. It is the official cheese-filled snack of NASCAR.

In popular culture

* The 2000

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song "Top Floor Bottom Buzzer" on the album '' The Night'' contains the lines, "There's a muchacha, teachin' me to mambo. There's my buddy Pete eyein' a bowl of Combos." * Rodney Rush played the character of Christian "Combo" Ortega on the show ''

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'', named after the snack. * Comedian and actor

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references the snack in his 2015 book '' Modern Romance: An Investigation'', saying, "Should I go out with this girl even though she listed Combos as one of her favorite snack foods? Combos!!?" * The snack was featured on a February 2020 episode of the ''Bon Appétit'' YouTube channel series ''Gourmet Makes'' with

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References

External links

* {{Mars brands Brand name snack foods Food and drink introduced in the 1980s Mars confectionery brands