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| Type | Snack |
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| Region or state | North America |
| Created by | Mars, Incorporated |
| Invented | 1980s |
Combos, officially called Combos Stuffed Snacks, are cylindrical tubes of cracker, pretzel, or tortilla, available with various fillings.
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| Type | Snack |
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| Region or state | North America |
| Created by | Mars, Incorporated |
| Invented | 1980s |
Combos, officially called Combos Stuffed Snacks, are cylindrical tubes of cracker, pretzel, or tortilla, available with various fillings.
Combos Snacks, created in the early 1980s, are a snack food distributed by Mars, Incorporated, and sold throughout North America. [1] Though the pretzel form was produced first, Combos were first released in cracker form.[ clarification needed ] They are also available with tortilla shells.
In mid-June 2016, some varieties of Combos were affected by an undeclared nut-related recall. [2]
Combos are produced by forming a soft bread-like dough, which is hollowed out into a tube-shaped form. A cutter slices the dough into bite-sized lengths. The snacks are then baked, cooled, and filled with the appropriate filling.
Combos are available in six standard flavors: [3]
They also offer several limited edition or exclusive flavors:
Discontinued flavors include:
In 2006, Combos worked with TBWA and Agency.com to create the Man Mom campaign, [4] [5] and in 2008, Combos worked with Agency.com to create the Combos Nation campaign. Combos was an official sponsor of Kyle Busch, NASCAR driver of the number 18 Toyota Camry, whose car featured other Mars, Incorporated products as well. Busch won the 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks with Combos as the primary sponsor of his car. [6] It is the official cheese-filled snack of NASCAR. [7]
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