Andy Capp's is an American brand of flavored corn and potato snack made to look like French fries. The product was created in 1971 by Goodmark Foods, Inc., which licensed the name and likeness of the comic strip character Andy Capp from Publishers-Hall Syndicate.[1] Until recent years[when?] the strip was featured on the back of packages. In 1998 Goodmark Foods was acquired by ConAgra Foods, which manufactures and distributes the product to this day.[2][3]
Andy Capp's fries come in 0.85 ounces (24 grams), 1 ounce (28 grams), 1.5 ounces (43 grams), 1.75 ounces (50 grams), 2.0 ounces (57 grams), 3.0 ounces (85 grams), 3.5 ounces (99 grams), 6 ounces (170 grams), and more recently, 8 ounces (230 grams) packages. Packages come in seven flavors: Hot Fries, Ranch Fries, Cheddar Fries, BBQ Fries, Fire Fries, Beer Battered Onion Rings and Beer Battered Onion Rings: Hot, the last of which are shaped like onion rings as opposed to fries, and are now hot. Hot Fries were the first popular flavor in this line of snack foods.[3] On the back of some packages, Zesty Ranch was listed as one of the flavors, and was distributed to schools for snack purchases.[4] The Pub Fries, Salsa, Hot Chili Cheese Steak, and White Cheddar Steak Fries flavors have all been discontinued.[5][6]
The BBQ Fries, after being discontinued,[5] resurfaced in 2011 in a new bag design made to match the current Hot Fries flavors.[7]
In November 2023 Fire Fries were introduced, which are a spicier variant of Hot Fries.
List of flavors
- Pub Fries (discontinued)
- Hot Fries
- Hot Chili Cheese Steak Fries (discontinued)
- Salsa Fries (discontinued)
- Cheddar Fries
- Cheddar and Bacon Fries (Mid-west & Southeastern U.S. only)
- White Cheddar Steak Fries (discontinued)
- Ranch Fries
- BBQ Fries
- Beer Battered Onion Rings
- Beer Battered Onion Rings: Hot
- Fire Fries
References
- ^ Maley, Don. "Super Roads to Riches are Paved with Comics," Editor & Publisher (Nov. 30, 1968). Archived at The Internet Archive. Accessed Nov. 15, 2023.
- ^ GoodMark Foods Company History
- ^ a b http://www.andycapps.com - Andy Capp's Official Product Page
- ^ "Andy Capp's Cheddar Fries". CandyFavorites.com. Selavy, Ltd. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Discontinued Products - Clean out your coupon file". RefundCents. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Hometown Favorites: Discontinued Foods". Hometown Favorites, LLC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "ConAgra Foods Brings Bold New Flavors To America's Favorite Snacks With New Items From Slim Jim®, DAVID® Seeds and Andy Capp's®". ConAgra Foods. ConAgra Foods Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
