A couple of years ago, I did some videos about
discontinued food, they were actually really successful and are probably the reason a lot
of you guys even found our channel. We discontinued our discontinued food series
though and didnt really think that much about it. Then we started getting messages from some
of you guys telling us that some of the items I had talked about had actually made a return
to the market! They were back! I didnt believe it at first but sure enough,
some famous snacks that I said were dead and gone - have risen once again and you can buy
them today. Here are the 10 you need to know about, my
name is Danny Burke and this is the Top 10 Discontinued Snacks That Have Returned. Starting off at number 10 we have Twinkies[a]. For North Americans, theyre an all time favourite
- for everyone else, theyre that weird snack people always talk about in the movies. Twinkies are sold as a Golden Sponge Cake
with Creamy Filling and first appeared in the American market as far back as 1930. Over the coming decades, it became an iconic
American snack. In 1998, they released fruit and cream twinkies,
in 2007 they released banana Twinkies for the King Kong movie - things were going great
- but then, on January 11th 2012, Twinkies parent company Hostess filed for bankruptcy. Twinkies sales for the year were down 20%
of the previous year. They said their customers had found healthier
foods. By November, it was all over. Weeks went by, Twinkies became rarer and rarer. Over the next few months, they began selling
for extortionate prices on sites like ebay, up to 5,000 for a single Twinkie. Im not sure if anyone bought them for that
- but thats what they were listed as. It was the Twinkie apocalypse. Then, in March 2013, after 4 months in the
wilderness, Twinkie fans saw hope. Twinkies and other Hostess brands were purchased
out of bankruptcy by Apollo Global Management for 410 million. By July, they were back on shelves for good
- crisis averted, for now. Next up at number 9 we have Crispy M&Ms. Ill be honest, Im not the biggest fan of M&Ms,
I don't hate them - I don't mind them - I just know people that like them a lot more
than me. There are so many different types though and
one that really seemed to get people excited when they were first release were Crispy M&Ms. They came out in 1999 and were designed to
be a slightly larger version of the milk chocolate variety and also featured a crispy wafer center. They were popular, but in the M&M world, things
move quickly and they were mostly discontinued in the US in 2003 - not in Europe and Australia
though - maybe they just forgot to discontinue them. Over the years, M&M released pretzel M&Ms,
an M&M chocolate bar, Mega M&Ms - sure, they had their fans - but there were growing calls
for the return of the Crispy M&Ms. In 2015, the company gave in and Crispy M&Ms
were re released in the US! At the number 8 spot now we have the Burger
King Chicken Fries[b]. These were instantly a huge hit when burger
king released them initially IN 2005. They were intended to be one of their larger,
adult oriented products with better quality ingredients than standard menu items. The product was part of a series of product
introductions designed to expand Burger Kings menu - apparently they were specifically aimed
at 24 to 36 year old males, but everyone loved them. After 7 years though, they were discontinued
in the US in 2012 but were still sold in some other markets such as Italy. In August 204, they were introduced for a
limited time in North America - Burger King was surprised about their success - it seems
that their plan for 2005 just needed another 10 years or so. In March 2015, they were permanently re added
to the menu in over 30 countries worldwide! At the number 7 spot we have Hyrdrox Cookies[c]. To someone whos never had one of these before,
these things look like oreos but have a name like a cleaning product. Well - thats about right, the oreo thing,
theres no cleaning chemicals in them, I think. This creme filled chocolate sandwich cookie
has first hit the market in 1908 and was actually the inspiration for Oreos which came out 4
years later. Fans of Hydrox have a less sweet filling and
a crunchier cookie shell that doesnt get as soggy in milk. Its funny because nowadays people think that
Hydrox is a cheap imitation when its always been the original. It was partially because of this competition
that the cookies struggled for many decades. In the end, it was discontinued in 1999 after
Sunshine, the producer, was acquired by Keebler and later Kellogs. It seemed like it was all over but amazingly,
in 2015 it was reintroduced by Leaf Brands and has been on shelves ever since! Coming in at number 6 now we have The Double
Down[d]. KFC fans will recognise this as a sandwich
with fried chicken instead of bread. Inside is bacon, cheese and The Colonels secret
sauce. Interesting fact here: it was originally going
to be announced as an April Fools joke before its release in the US. When people showed some interest, they went
ahead and launched the item on April 12th 2010. The TV commercial for them said -so much 100
percent premium chicken, we don't have room for a bun- The joke really spiraled out of
hand when the Double Down began selling like wildfire. When they released it in Canada for a limited
time, one KFC in British Columbia had sold out by lunch time. Hopefully they were being sold to different
people … over the next few years, the Double Down kept disappearing and reappearing on
menus around the world but by mid 2011 they were a permanent fixture … Next up at number 5 we have Surge[e]. OK this one isnt technically a snack - its
more of a drink - but with the amount of sugar in it, some people might actually call it
a snack. It was released as a citrus flavored soft
drink in 1997 by Coca Cola - they wanted to launch a director competitor the Pepsis Mountain
Due. They marketed it was a more hardcore version
of the two drinks. Yeah - sugary drinks - hardscore. The drink sold well into the new millennium
but by 2003, sales had faltered and Surge was discontinued. The drink might have gone - but its fans didnt,
over the next 10 years, they started online groups and began to campaign Coca Cola to
re release the drink - it was called the Surge Movement. Theres national revolutions with less excitement
than this … after 11 years, their efforts paid off, Coca Cola re released Surge on September
15th 2014 in the US, available only on Amazon prime. By 2018, Surge had returned to international
markets, over 20 years after its initial release. Next up at number 4 we have French Toast Crunch[f]. This cereal was first launched by General
Mills in 1995 and was designed to be like mini slices of French toast - in both appearance
and taste - however, they eventually changed it to be more like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. On the back of the box it read -New French
Toast Crunch - for a taste that will have you flipping! Wendell has cooked up an awesome new cereal
with all the stuff you love. Delicious French toast cereal with syrup specially
baked onto every crunchy piece. And each scrumptious piece looks and tastes
like French toast! Grab your spoon, and discover this crunchy
sensation - For a taste that will have you flipping.- … a taste that will have you
flipping. Amazing. Do cereal boxes even have that kind of stuff
on them anymore? I don't really eat much cereal. It was discontinued in 2006 after 11 years. Eventually, popular demand made General Mills
reintroduced French Toast Crunch on December 5th 2014. Coming in at number 3 we have have The McRib[g]. This one really needs no introduction but
here we go. The McRib is the bbq flavored pork sandwich
sold by McDonalds since its release in 1981. It tends to either attract or repulse people. Mcdonalds test marketing seemed to show a
positive reaction by their customers. It was also developed by a guy called Rene
Arent who invented McDonalds chicken nuggets so yeah, McDonalds thought they were onto
a winner and began rolling it out almost everywhere. The next 4 years didnt look so great though,
sales were mediocre at best and it was removed in 1985 as McDonalds executives determined
that pork is not eaten frequently enough in the United States to justify keeping it on
the menu. It wasnt the end though, in the past 20 years
or so, the McRib has made a number of appearances for special occasions. Its even returned permanently in Germany - so
yeah, its not really fair to say its discontinued when McDonalds just bring it back every few
months … and you can get one in Germany whenever. I just mentioned that. At the number 2 we Cheez Balls[h]. I did a few videos talking about Discontinued
Snacks last year and this was one of the products I talked about - I thought they were gone
forever, thats why I put them on the list - then, in Summer 2018, they made a triumphant
return. For anyone unfamiliar with them, theyre an
old school favourite in the US - puffed cheese flavored corn snacks sold by planters since
1981. With competitors rising up left right and
centre and supermarkets making their own cheaper versions, Cheeze Balls were eventually discontinued. Then, in 2018, Planters made an announcement,
saying -We heard many impassioned pleas for us to bring Cheez Balls and Cheez Curls back
over the years and we wanted to give our fans a chance to reunite with their most-missed
cheesy snack. We made sure our Cheez Balls and Cheez Curls
still have the same delicious taste, airy texture and fluorescent color you know and
love, so our fans can enjoy a nostalgic trip down memory lane with every canister- … amazing. CLAP. I love the amount of passion people have for
a small cheese flavored corn snack. This is what lifes all about. And finally at number 1 we have Fruity Yummy
Mummy and Fruit Brute Cereal - whacky names, whackier cereal. These cereals belonged to the Monster Cereals
released by General Mills. They launched in 1971 and were based around
5 classic horror characters there was Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute
and Fruity Yummy Mummy. For some reason, those first 3 were a success,
General Mills has been releasing them seasonally almost every year - Fruit Bruit and Fruity
Yummy Mummy werent so lucky though. Fruit Brute was discontinued in 1974 and discontinued
in 1982 to be replaced with Fruity Yummy Mummy which itself was discontinued in 1992. The years rolled by and Monster Cereal fans
almost forgot about the missing characters and the fruity cereals they represented. In August 2013 though, General Mills released
all 5 monster cereals in the lead up to Halloween - it was the first time in 31 years that the
discontinued flavors had made a return. In the years since then, it seems that the
long lost Monster Cereals are finally back for good and its like they were never gone
in the first place! Hope you enjoyed! Fave snack? Part 2? May have to wait for others to be discontinued.
