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Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, the chocolate-and-peanut-butter cup candy invented by H.B. Reese in 1928 in Hershey, Pennsylvania and made by The Hershey Company since 1963; top US Halloween candy, 25 million cups made daily, classic recipe restored for coated products in 2027.
Reese's Pieces
Reese's Pieces: bite-sized peanut butter candy in orange, yellow, and brown crunchy shells, made by The Hershey Company since 1978; contains no chocolate; famous for the 1982 E.T. product placement that tripled sales.
Ritter Sport
Ritter Sport is a German family-owned chocolate brand (Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG), founded 1912, known for square bars, colorful packaging, 100% Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa since 2018, and 712 million euros in 2025 sales.
Ritz Crackers
Ritz Crackers, also RITZ, is a round buttery snack cracker brand introduced by Nabisco in 1934 and owned by Mondelēz International; seven perforations, scalloped edge, once 29 million baked daily.
RJR Nabisco
RJR Nabisco (R.J.R. Nabisco, Inc.), the 1985 tobacco-food conglomerate formed by R.J. Reynolds' $4.9 billion purchase of Nabisco Brands, taken private by KKR in 1988-1989 in the then-largest leveraged buyout, about $25-26 billion, and split apart in 1999.
Rowntree's
Rowntree's, British confectionery company of York founded 1862 by Henry Isaac Rowntree; maker of KitKat, Smarties, Fruit Pastilles, Aero, After Eight; merged with Mackintosh 1969, acquired by Nestlé in 1988 for £2.5 billion.
Ruby chocolate
Ruby chocolate is a pink, sour, berry-flavored fourth type of chocolate introduced by Barry Callebaut in Shanghai on September 5, 2017, made from underfermented or unfermented cocoa beans, first sold as Nestlé KitKat Ruby in Japan in 2018.
Sara Lee Corporation
Sara Lee Corporation, once Consolidated Foods Corporation, was an American conglomerate selling packaged meats, bakery, coffee, and apparel, dismantled into separate companies between 2005 and 2012.
Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (શ્રી મહિલા ગૃહ ઉદ્યોગ લિજ્જત પાપડ)
Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (Lijjat Papad), the Indian women's worker cooperative founded 15 March 1959 by seven women in Girgaum, Mumbai, with Rs 80; ~45,000 sister members, Rs 1,600 crore turnover, 54% of organized papad market.
Skittles (confectionery)
Skittles is a Mars Wrigley fruit candy with a hard shell and chewy center, launched in the UK in 1974 and in the US in 1979; titanium dioxide was removed in 2025 and FD&C-free versions launched in 2026.
Slim Jim (snack food)
Slim Jim is an American spicy processed-meat snack stick brand made from beef, pork, and mechanically separated chicken. Created by Adolph Levis (accounts date it 1928, 1929, or the 1940s), sold to General Mills in 1967, owned by Conagra Brands since 1998, famous for the Macho Man slogan.
Smarties
Smarties: Nestlé's candy-coated milk chocolate, created by Rowntree's in 1882 as Chocolate Beans, renamed Smarties 1937; distinct from the American dextrose wafer candy sold as Rockets in Canada.
Smarties (tablet candy)
Smarties (tablet candy), US pressed-dextrose tablets by Smarties Candy Company (founded 1949 as Ce De Candy), six flavors, 25 calories per roll, vegan and gluten-free; sold in Canada as Rockets, distinct from Nestlé's chocolate Smarties.
Snickers
Snickers (formerly Marathon in the UK) is a Mars, Incorporated chocolate bar of nougat, caramel, and peanuts, launched in Chicago in 1930, named after the Mars family horse, with about $3.5 billion in 2012 sales.
Sour Patch Kids
Sour Patch Kids, also Mars Men, Very Bad Kids (France), Maynards Sour Patch Kids (UK/Canada): sour-then-sweet gummy candy created in Canada in the late 1970s, renamed in 1985, owned by Mondelēz International.
Soylent (meal replacement)
Soylent is an American meal replacement brand founded in 2013 in Silicon Valley by Rob Rhinehart and co-founders, offering ready-to-drink shakes, powders, and bars with plant-based protein; acquired by Starco Brands in 2023, distinct from the Soylent film fiction.
Splenda
Splenda is an American brand of low- and zero-calorie sweeteners, launched in 1991 and owned by Heartland Food Products Group, whose original sucralose-based product is about 600 times sweeter than sugar.
Starburst (candy)
Starburst, originally Opal Fruits, is Mars's chewy fruit candy: UK launch 1959/1960, US debut 1967 as M&M's Fruit Chewies, global Starburst rebrand in 1998.
Sunfeast
Sunfeast is ITC Limited's Indian packaged-food brand, launched July 2003 with glucose, Marie, and cream biscuits; now a Rs.2,500+ crore brand spanning biscuits, Dark Fantasy cookies, YiPPee! noodles (No. 2 in India), pasta, and cakes.
Sunshine Biscuits
Sunshine Biscuits, founded 1902 in Kansas City as Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company and renamed Sunshine Biscuit, Inc. in 1946, was the American baker behind Hydrox cookies, Cheez-It, and Krispy crackers and Nabisco's chief rival; acquired by Keebler in 1996, Kellogg in 2001, and now under Kellanova/Mars.
Swanson
Swanson is the Omaha, Nebraska food brand (founded 1899 as Jerpe Commission Company) that introduced the frozen TV Dinner in the 1950s; its name is now split between Campbell's (broths) and Conagra (frozen meals).
Swedish Fish
Swedish Fish, known in Sweden as Malaco pastellfiskar, are fish-shaped gelatin-free wine gum candies created by Malaco in Sweden in the late 1950s for the US market. The North American version is now made by Mondelēz in Hamilton, Ontario, and Turkey; the red flavor remains officially unconfirmed.
Takis (snack)
Takis are rolled corn tortilla chips made by Barcel of Grupo Bimbo, introduced in Mexico in 1999, with chili-lime Fuego (2006) as flagship; known for intense seasoning, US entry 2001, and 2026 removal of artificial colors and TBHQ.
Terry's Chocolate Orange
Terry's Chocolate Orange: British segmented orange-flavored chocolate ball, launched early 1930s by Terry's of York; predecessor Chocolate Apple 1926; York factory closed 2005; now made in Strasbourg, France by Carambar & Co.
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), founded 1894 by Milton Hershey, is a leading North American chocolate and confectionery maker; brands include Hershey's, Reese's, and Kisses; 2025 net sales were $11.69 billion amid a record cocoa price shock.
The J.M. Smucker Company
The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM), founded 1897 in Orrville, Ohio, is a branded food maker owning Smucker's, Jif, Folgers, Uncrustables, Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, and Hostess, with $9.1 billion fiscal 2026 net sales.
The Laughing Cow
The Laughing Cow (La Vache qui rit) is Bel Group's French processed cheese brand, trademarked by Léon Bel in 1921, sold as foil-wrapped triangular wedges in 136 countries with about 110 recipes.
The Smith's Snackfood Company
The Smith's Snackfood Company, also Smith's Chips, is PepsiCo's Australian snack manufacturer founded in 1931 in Sydney; it makes Crinkle Cut chips, Twisties, and Red Rock Deli, and leads Australia's salty snack market.
Tic Tac
Tic Tac is Ferrero's pill-shaped breath mint and candy brand, launched in 1969 with the iconic flip-top dispenser; made from layered sugar with Piedmont mint, sold in over 70 countries.
Tim Tam
Tim Tam is a chocolate biscuit made by Arnott's. Created in 1964, it consists of two chocolate-malted layers with a cream filling, famous for the Tim Tam Slam ritual.