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Fandangos (snack)

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Fandangos
The current Fandangos logo, used since 2008
Product typePuffcorn
OwnerPepsiCo (via Elma Chips)
CountryBrazil
Introduced1983
MarketsBrazil
WebsiteFandangos' 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]

Flavors

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Quem é a Elma da Elma Chips?". Super Interessante (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ "Novo Fandangos é produzido com farinha integral". EmbalagemMarca (in Portuguese). 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Junta que Dá Jogo: Pra quem você vai passar a bola?". YouTube. 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Fandangos Churrasco é a Novidade da PepsiCo". Giro News (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ "FANDOCE (eu quero!)". Anica (in Portuguese). 19 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2021-06-11.