COMBOS® Baked Snacks Unite Sweet And Salty In Another Perfect Snacking Combination
New Caramel Creme and Vanilla Frosting Filled Pretzels Delight Opposing Cravings in One Tasty Bite
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., April 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- COMBOS® Baked Snacks, the brand known for delicious combinations, is satisfying 'sweet tooths' for the first time in the brand's history. Mars Chocolate North America, the makers of COMBOS® Snacks, proves that opposites do attract with two new sweet and salty flavor combinations: COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Caramel Creme Pretzel and COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Vanilla Frosting Pretzel.
The new snack is perfect for road trip noshing, movie night munching or a quick and easy snack. COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Caramel Creme Pretzel delivers a one-two punch of a salty pretzel crunch followed by a blast of sweet caramel creme candy, while COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Vanilla Frosting Pretzel brings together the nostalgic flavors of vanilla cake frosting tucked inside a crunchy pretzel for a modern taste combination.
"Our brand is on a constant journey to discover and deliver the perfect flavor combinations that our consumers crave. As tastes have changed and evolved, that led us to embrace the now-classic combination of sweet and salty, and we're excited to celebrate these flavors by wrapping them in the iconic COMBOS® pretzel shell," said Flip Block, Marketing Director, Mars Chocolate North America. "There is tremendous excitement around COMBOS® Sweet & Salty, as these are the first products in the COMBOS® Snacks lineup to combine sweet and salty flavors."
COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Caramel Creme Pretzel and COMBOS® Sweet & Salty Vanilla Frosting Pretzel are now available in 6.0 oz. bags at grocery, convenience and drug stores and wherever snack foods are sold, with a suggested retail price of $2.29.
For more info on COMBOS® Baked Snacks, please visit our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/Combos) or website (www.Combos.com).
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In 1911, Frank C. Mars made the first Mars candies in his Tacoma, Washington kitchen and established Mars' first roots as a confectionery company. In the 1920s, Forrest E. Mars, Sr. joined his father in business and together they launched the MILKY WAY® bar. In 1932, Forrest, Sr. moved to the United Kingdom with a dream of building a business based on the objective of creating a "mutuality of benefits for all stakeholders" – this objective serves as the foundation of Mars, Incorporated today. Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has net sales of more than $33 billion, six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 75,000 Associates worldwide that are putting its Principles into action to make a difference for people and the planet through its performance.
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