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![]() Takis logo (top); guacamole-flavored Takis (bottom) | |
Product type | Tortilla chip |
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Owner | Barcel (subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo) |
Country | Mexico |
Introduced | 1999 |
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Tagline | Face The Intensity Are you Takis enough? |
Website | https://takis.us/ (USA) |
Takis is a Mexican brand of flavored rolled tortilla chips produced by Barcel, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo since 2019. The shape of Takis is fashioned after the taquito. Takis chips come in numerous flavors, [1] the best selling of which is the chili-lime "Fuego" flavor, sold in distinctive purple bags, introduced in 2006. [2] Besides the rolled corn chips, Takis produces other snacks with the same flavor lines, including different potato chip varieties, corn "stix", and peanuts.
Originally branded as Taquis, [3] the snack underwent a name change in 2004, switching to Takis, the name still used today. Takis were invented in Mexico in 1999 and introduced to the United States in 2001, later expanding the snack's reach to Canada in 2015. [4] [5] Barcel originally intended to aim Takis towards a Hispanic demographic, but its popularity has quickly spread further. [4] [6]
Takis are prepared in a variety of flavors, which includes:
In July 2020, Razor released their scooter designed with the Takis brand. [18] Also in that month, Totino's released Totino's Takis Fuego Mini Snack Bites, consisting of pizza rolls covered in Takis Fuego seasoning. [19] In October 2020, Takis introduced Takis Hot Nuts, featuring peanuts in a crunchy shell coated with Takis seasoning. Its flavors include Fuego, Flare and Smokin' Lime. [20] In 2021, Grupo Bimbo expanded the Takis snack portfolio to include:
There have been multiple claims on the Internet that Takis and other spicy snacks cause ulcers and cancer.[ vague ][ citation needed ] Though the aforementioned claims have been confirmed as false, scientists and doctors have attributed gastritis and other stomach-related problems to Takis, though this has only been recorded to occur when ingesting too much of the snack. [23]
In March 2024, a bill was proposed by Californian politician Jesse Gabriel, aiming to disallow the use of food coloring additives blue 1, blue 2, green 3, yellow 5, yellow 6, and red 40 in public schools [24] to stop food with these additives from interfering with students' learning or harming them. [25] These additives are found in Takis and other food like Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Gabriel made it clear that this bill would not ban Takis and other products that would be affected by the bill outright. [26]
On the topic of the bill, he said that it "would not ban specific foods or products, but rather encourage companies to make minor modifications to products sold in California and could help prompt a nationwide transition to safer alternative ingredients." [27] [26] The bill, Assembly Bill 2316 (also known as the California School Food Safety Act), [28] was sent to Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond supported the proposal. In a statement, he said: [27]
"Healthy, safe school meals are foundational to our students' wellness and ability to learn... As someone who depended on school meals growing up, I know how critical it is that our children receive food at school that is nutritious and is never harmful."
The way the bill changes the law is through an amendment to Section 49431 of the Education Code. [28] Newsom signed the bill on September 28, 2024 and it will be put into effect on December 31, 2027. [29] [24] Once enacted, it will not prohibit students from bringing their own snacks to school that contain the aforementioned chemicals. [27]