Cheerios, Oreo, Mountain Dew roll out patriotic…
As the nation prepares for America’s 250th birthday celebrations this summer season, a number of major food firms are getting in on the occasion by releasing limited-edition, patriotic-themed merchandise.
Cheerios, Coca-Cola, Mountain Dew and Oreo are among the long-lasting, all-American manufacturers teasing particular gadgets to commemorate the nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary, Allrecipes.com reported.
Cheerios will release a birthday cake-flavored cereal, set to hit cabinets in a commemorative crimson, white and blue box in early summer season.
The new cereal “tastes like vanilla cake and features red, white and blue sprinkles, which are not made with artificial coloring as part of the brand’s initiative to remove all FD&C [food, drug & cosmetic] dyes from cereals by this summer,” Allrecipes reported.
General Mills first launched the breakfast cereal as Cheerioats in 1941 before renaming the model Cheerios 4 years later, according to its web site.
The Coca-Cola Co. goes all-in on the celebration with “limited-edition America250 packaging, including custom bottles and Coca‑Cola’s first-ever America250 collectible mini-cans,” according to Coke’s web site.
Each mini-can options a design distinctive to one of the 50 states, as properly as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, highlighting iconic local symbols — from Georgia’s peach to California’s “surfer culture.”
Mountain Dew has briefly rebranded itself in honor of the semiquincentennial.
PepsiCo, which owns Mountain Dew, renamed the celebrated gentle drink “American Dew” for the summer season. The rebranded soda will also characteristic American flag-themed labels and packaging.
Mountain Dew, renamed the celebrated gentle drink “American Dew” for the summer season. PepsiCo
Food giants like Cheerios, Coke, and Oreo are rolling out patriotic merchandise for America’s 250th birthday bash.
Oreo has gotten in on the anniversary motion by asserting the launch of its Firecracker Pop cookie, which was scheduled to arrive in shops on May 4.
The creation is a outcome of a collaboration between Oreo and Popsicle, Today.com reported. It options “a triple-flavored treat with blue raspberry, lemon and cherry-flavored creme sandwiched between two golden cookies.”
“Love that we have the 3-layered Oreos back!” somebody wrote on an Instagram post asserting the new taste.
Cheerios drops birthday cake cereal, Coke unveils 50-state mini-cans, and Mountain Dew turns into “American Dew.” Instacart
“Last time they did something like this, it was so gross! But I will try anyway,” another particular person commented. Others described it as “perfect for Fourth of July.”
As Fox News Digital beforehand reported, Steak ‘n Shake rolled out a $2.50 Statue of Liberty milkshake in March that went viral. The shake features vanilla ice cream “blended with birthday cake, finished with whipped cream, patriotic sprinkles and an iconic dark chocolate Statue of Liberty,” according to the company’s web site.
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