Now that I got your attention, I’ll get to the Dorito story in a bit. Let’s first talk about snacking as I’m eating a small bag of honey roasted peanuts. According to Innovamarketinsights, the United States accounts for over ¼ of snack sales globally! Salty snacks in particular seem to be favored with potato-based snacks as most popular, followed by popcorn, snack nuts and seeds, corn-based snacks and pretzels. Another snack trend is sustainability whether through innovative packaging or using plant-based ingredients. It also is how the Dorito came to be and as a bonus – I’ll answer the age-old question what’s inside a Kit Kat bar?
When Walt Disney first started Disneyland in 1953, he utilized many corporate sponsors to help offset some of his costs. The Frito-Lay Company was one such sponsor. They hosted Casa de Fritos a place where you could eat Mexican type cuisine. One of the workers noticed the amount of tortillas that were being thrown out at the end of the night and decided to cut them into smaller pieces, season with taco flavoring, fry and voila the Dorito was born!
Kit Kats also have a sustainability origin. They are one of my favorite mass-produced candy bars but I must admit I never really gave any thought to the filling inside of the wafers. Well, I’m here to tell you that the filling is actually made out of broken bits of Kit Kat bars. Yes, there are people who look for the misshapen, not quite right Kit Kats and they use that to make the filling! Quite ingenious and economical.
Who knows what other snack facts are out there…please share in our comments below. What are your favorite snacks? Do you prefer salty or sweet?
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