Bugles

Bugles
Bugles
Nutritional value per 25 g (0.88 oz) pouch
Energy 590 kJ (140 kcal)
15 g (0.53 oz)
Sugars 1 g (0.035 oz)
8 g (0.28 oz)
Saturated 6 g (0.21 oz)
Trans 0 g (0 oz)
1 g (0.035 oz)
Minerals Quantity %DV†
Sodium
18%
270 mg
Other constituents Quantity
Carbohydrate 15 g (0.53 oz)
Package of Bugles

Bugles are a corn chip produced by General Mills.[1]

Bugles in detail

History

Bugles were developed by a food engineer, Joe Appelbaum, who also created Daisies. Bugles were test-marketed in 1965 and introduced nationally in early 1966 as one of three new General Mills snacks,[2] the others being the flower-shaped Daisies and the tube-shaped Whistles,[3] both of which have since been discontinued.

From the time of their creation in the mid-1960s, General Mills' Bugles were manufactured exclusively at a plant in West Chicago, Illinois,[3] until that plant's closure in 2017.[4]

Ingredients and varieties

Bugles are fried in coconut oil, which contributes to their being significantly higher in saturated fat than similar snack foods, which are typically fried in soybean or other vegetable oils. Bugles contain no hydrogenated oils.

Ingredients of Original Bugles: degermed yellow corn meal, coconut oil, sugar, salt, baking soda, BHT. Ingredients for all variations of Bugles are listed on the General Mills website.[5]

Bugles produced under the Tom's Snacks label no longer use coconut oil, but rather "vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: canola oil, corn oil, or sunflower oil)."

They have been available in the following flavors: Original, Nacho Cheese, Salt & Vinegar, Sour Cream & Onion, Ranch, Chile Cheese, Salsa, Smokin' BBQ, Churros, Southwest Ranch, Sweet and Salty Chocolate Peanut Butter, Sweet and Salty Caramel, Cheddar, Ketchup, Coriander, Hot Buffalo, Shrimp, Jalapeño Cheddar, and Hot & Spicy BBQ (Exclusively manufactured by Tom's). Bugles are so-named because of their "horn" or bugle shape.

International sales

As of November 2014, Bugles were sold as Bugles in the United States, Canada, China, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, and several more countries in Central America and the Caribbean.[6]

Bugles were discontinued in Canada in early 2010 due to a decrease in demand[7] but brought back in November 2011 due to renewed consumer demand.[8] In the United Kingdom, Bugles were available in the early 2000s and manufactured by Golden Wonder. They were discontinued after several years and brought back in 2016.[9]

General Mills also licenses the name and shape to other manufacturers of the same product:

  • In Kuwait, Bugles are manufactured and marketed by the KITCO parent company.[10]
  • In France, Bugles are manufactured and marketed by the Benenuts marque of Groupe Pepsico of France under the name 3-D's Bugles in various flavors, including natural, cheese, bacon, ketchup, and ham & cheese.[11]
  • In Japan, Bugles are named "Tongari Corn" have been manufactured by House Foods since 1978.[12]
  • In South Korea, they are known as "Ggoggal Corn" (꼬깔콘) and have been produced by Lotte Confectionery since 1983.
  • In Sweden and Norway they are known as "Sombreros", made by Estrella/Maarud.
  • In Israel they are known as "Apropo", and are made by Osem.[13][14]
  • In Turkey, they are called "Cherezza Twist" and "Patos Critos" as they are manufactured by two different companies.
  • In Brazil, they are manufactured by Yoki, a brand of General Mills.[15]
  • In Singapore, Bugles are manufactured by Tong Garden Food Products under license. Tong Garden fries its Bugles in palm oil.
  • In Poland, Bugles are sold by Frito Lay Poland Ltd. under "star" brand name.
  • In the United Kingdom, Bugles are sold by Walkers.[9]
  • In the Netherlands and Germany, Bugles are sold by Lay's as Lay's Bugles.[16]
  • In Spain and Portugal, Bugles are manufactured by Matutano under the name of 3-D's Bugles and only Bacon-Cheese flavour.

References

  1. ↑ Olmsted, Monte (16 May 2014). "50 years for the Bugles brand".
  2. ↑ "General Mills: Bugles".
  3. 1 2 "8 things you never knew about Bugles". Me-TV Network.
  4. ↑ Trotter, Corilyn Shropshire, Greg. "General Mills closing West Chicago plant".
  5. ↑ General Mills box image.
  6. ↑ "General Mills: Bugles".
  7. ↑ Last Post for Bugles in Canada
  8. ↑ Bugles back in Canada Archived November 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. 1 2 "Pictures of the day: 20 July 2016". The Daily Telegraph. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bugles". www.mykitco.com.
  11. ↑ "Biscuits soufflés - Bénénuts". www.benenuts.fr.
  12. ↑ "とんがりヒストリー - とんがりコーン - ブランドサイト - ハウス食品". housefoods.jp.
  13. ↑ "No likelihood of confusion between cone-shaped snacks, says court - World Trademark Review". www.worldtrademarkreview.com.
  14. ↑ Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Israel, Page 303
  15. ↑ "General Mills Brasil lança Bugles no mercado brasileiro". Food and News.
  16. ↑ "Product assortiment". www.lays.nl.
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