Product type | Puffcorn |
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Owner | PepsiCo (via Elma Chips) |
Country | Brazil |
Introduced | 1983 |
Markets | Brazil |
Website | Fandangos' Website |
Fandangos is a brand of
puffcorn snack made by
Elma Chips, Brazilian representative of
Frito-Lay and a subsidiary of
PepsiCo. The snack was introduced in 1983,
[1] in corn flavor, as a shell-shaped parallel to
Cheetos. It shortly became almost as popular as Cheetos with the Brazilian public. Over time, other flavors, like cheese and ham, were introduced.
In 2017, a version of the brand made with whole flour was sold.
[2]
The brand's mascot is a scarecrow called Spiguy, introduced in 1993, one year before the introduction of Chester Cheetah in Brazil.
Until 2005, Spiguy was drawn more like a traditional scarecrow, wearing a straw hat. From then on, a more "teenage" look was adopted, featuring a green baseball cap.
Some materials spell the character's name as Spiggy. [3]
Fandangos is better known in two traditional flavors: cheese and ham. However, the snack has also been made in several limited-time flavors, such as: steak, pizza, barbecue, [4] corn, Fandangos Pipoca (Portuguese for Popcorn Fandangos) in butter and barbecue flavors and Fandoce, a sweet version, in chocolate and churro flavors. [5]
Product type | Puffcorn |
---|---|
Owner | PepsiCo (via Elma Chips) |
Country | Brazil |
Introduced | 1983 |
Markets | Brazil |
Website | Fandangos' Website |
Fandangos is a brand of
puffcorn snack made by
Elma Chips, Brazilian representative of
Frito-Lay and a subsidiary of
PepsiCo. The snack was introduced in 1983,
[1] in corn flavor, as a shell-shaped parallel to
Cheetos. It shortly became almost as popular as Cheetos with the Brazilian public. Over time, other flavors, like cheese and ham, were introduced.
In 2017, a version of the brand made with whole flour was sold.
[2]
The brand's mascot is a scarecrow called Spiguy, introduced in 1993, one year before the introduction of Chester Cheetah in Brazil.
Until 2005, Spiguy was drawn more like a traditional scarecrow, wearing a straw hat. From then on, a more "teenage" look was adopted, featuring a green baseball cap.
Some materials spell the character's name as Spiggy. [3]
Fandangos is better known in two traditional flavors: cheese and ham. However, the snack has also been made in several limited-time flavors, such as: steak, pizza, barbecue, [4] corn, Fandangos Pipoca (Portuguese for Popcorn Fandangos) in butter and barbecue flavors and Fandoce, a sweet version, in chocolate and churro flavors. [5]