"Good Guy Pringles: The only chip company that doesn't sell air"

MissUtilis · 2015-03-31 07:39:30

There exists Kettle Brand (incidentally, their manufacturer, Diamond Foods, attempted to buy Pringles during 2011 and 2012, but the sale fell through because of a financial mishap)

Salix Babylonika · 2015-03-31 07:39:46

Calica said:
there is also a branded product called kettle chips, which is a particular brand of kettle-cooked chip

that is stupid

that's like a brand of tires called Tires

that's dumb

someone should sue them.

Calica · 2015-03-31 07:42:07

Miss Utilis said:
There exists Kettle Brand (incidentally, their manufacturer, Diamond Foods, attempted to buy Pringles during 2011 and 2012, but the sale fell through because of a financial mishap)

what is this financial mishap

i'm imagining, like, an executive accidentally lost several hundred million dollars or however much pringles the brand cost

MissUtilis · 2015-03-31 07:42:12

Miss Utilis said:
There exists Kettle Brand (incidentally, their manufacturer, Diamond Foods, attempted to buy Pringles during 2011 and 2012, but the sale fell through because of a financial mishap)

wah my trivia got ninja'd

MissUtilis · 2015-03-31 07:43:27

Calica said:

Miss Utilis said:
There exists Kettle Brand (incidentally, their manufacturer, Diamond Foods, attempted to buy Pringles during 2011 and 2012, but the sale fell through because of a financial mishap)
what is this financial mishap

i'm imagining, like, an executive accidentally lost several hundred million dollars or however much pringles the brand cost

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Diamond-Foods-calls-off-Pringles-acquisition-3334159.php

they had to restate financial results and they even had to replace their CEO and CFO

Calica · 2015-03-31 07:45:33

"Almost all cultures embrace snacks," Deutsche Bank remarked in a note.

Calica · 2015-03-31 07:46:47

so it sounds like an executive "misplaced" a bunch of payments to walnut growers

glennmagusharvey · 2015-03-31 16:48:24

Did you know there is more salt on one side of a Pringles chip than the other, and thus it's optimal to eat it such that that side falls on the top of your tongue first?

Tre · 2015-03-31 17:32:17

Planet Jane said:
what about the arguably superior Lays' Stax?

I used to be addicted to those as a kid

I'm sure I'd still enjoy them if I ever ate them again

criminalscum · 2015-03-31 17:42:39

Sun Chips > Pringles > Lays (barbecue) > Lays (other)

lee4hmz · 2015-03-31 22:05:30

Planet Jane said:
Nobody wanted "loaded hot wings" chips, Ruffles.

NOBODY

I'll take 'em! I actually like hot sauce on my chips...

glennmagusharvey · 2015-04-01 00:02:05

pringles are kinda overpriced

MissUtilis · 2015-04-01 00:02:41

yeah I have to pay $29 billion for them, that's insane

MissUtilis · 2015-04-01 00:02:53

being nouveau riche is so hard sometimes

"Good Guy Pringles: The only chip company that doesn't sell air"

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