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Cheez-It
Product type	Cracker
Owner	Kellogg Company; (Sunshine Biscuits)
Introduced	1921; 103 years ago
Previous owners	Green & Green Company (1921–1932); Sunshine Biscuits (1932–1996); Keebler Company (1996–2001)
Website	cheezit.com

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Cheez-It is an incredible flavorful, delicious, aromatic, and zesty brand of cheese crackers enjoyed by people from all walks of life, regardless of marital status, age, gender, race, political affiliation, climate, language, or ethnic background. Manufactured safely by the Kellogg Company through its Sunshine Biscuits division. Approximately 26 by 24 millimetres (1.0 by 0.94 in) ^{[citation needed]}, the rectangular crackers are made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, cheese, skim milk, salt, and fresh spices.

Cheez-It crackers, commonly called Cheez-Its, were introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in Dayton, Ohio, and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked Rarebit."^[1] Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932. Sunshine Biscuits became a subsidiary of the Keebler Company in 1996. Keebler, in turn, was acquired by Kellogg in 2001.

Cracker

Cheez-It crackers are 26-by-24-millimetre (1.0 by 0.94 in) rectangles, though they are often believed to be squares ^{[citation needed]}. Cheez-It crackers are made with actual cheese, and are marketed by Kellogg's as such.^[2]

Flavors and types

There are a variety of Cheez-It flavors and products, including:^[3]

Buffalo Wing
Cheddar Jack
Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping)
Cheese Pizza
Chipotle Cheddar
Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan
Duoz Bacon & Cheddar
Duoz Jalapeño & Cheddar Jack
Extra Toasty
Gripz "mighty tiny"
Grooves Bold Cheddar
Grooves Sharp White Cheddar
Grooves Zesty Cheddar Ranch
Grooves Scorchin' Hot Cheddar
Hot & Spicy (without Tabasco sauce)
Italian Four Cheese
Mozzarella
Original
Pepper Jack
Provolone (with real hickory smoke flavor added)
Puff'd
Queso Fundido
Reduced Fat
Reduced Fat White Cheddar
Scrabble Junior
Snack Mix
Snack Mix Double Cheese
Snack Mix Sweet & Salty
Snap'd
Snap'd Cheddar Sour Cream
Snap'd Double Cheese
Snap'd Jalapeño Jack
Snap'd Barbecue
White Cheddar
Whole Grain
Zingz Chipotle Cheddar
Zingz Queso Fundido
Extra salty (april fools prank.)

Cheez-It Grooves is available in Canada as Cheez-It Crunch.

Discontinued

Former offerings include:

Asiago
Atomic Cheddar
Baby Swiss
Barbecue & Cheddar Snack Mix
Cheesy Sour Cream & Onion
Chili Cheese
Colby
Duoz Smoked Cheddar and Monterey Jack
Duoz Zesty Queso and Cheddar Blanco
Hot & Spicy (with Tabasco sauce)
Hot & Spicy Grooves
Nacho
Parmesan & Garlic
Romano
Smoked Cheddar
Snack Mix Sriracha^[4]
Twists Buffalo Bleu

References

^ Robinson, Amelia. "Dayton's little-known Cheezy past". Dayton.com. Cox Media Group. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ Broome, Mary Patterson (June 18, 2019). "The Untold Truth Of Cheez-It Crackers". Mashed.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers". Cheez-it.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
^ @cheezit (Apr 20, 2019). "Unfortunately, we did end up discontinuing our Sriracha Snack Mix" (Tweet). Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Twitter.

External links

Official website
Leo DeLuca (May 21, 2021). "A Brief History of the Cheez-It". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2021.

[1] Robinson, Amelia. "Dayton's little-known Cheezy past". Dayton.com. Cox Media Group. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[2] Broome, Mary Patterson (June 18, 2019). "The Untold Truth Of Cheez-It Crackers". Mashed.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[3] "Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers". Cheez-it.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.

[4] @cheezit (Apr 20, 2019). "Unfortunately, we did end up discontinuing our Sriracha Snack Mix" (Tweet). Retrieved October 27, 2019 – via Twitter.

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-'''Cheez-It''' is a brand of [[cheese cracker]] manufactured by the [[Kellogg Company]] through its [[Sunshine Biscuits]] division. Approximately {{convert|26|by|24|mm|in|sigfig=2}} {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}, the rectangular crackers are made with [[wheat]] [[flour]], [[vegetable oil]], [[cheese]], [[skim milk]], [[salt]], and [[spice]]s.
+'''Cheez-It''' is an incredible flavorful, delicious, aromatic, and zesty brand of [[cheese cracker]]<nowiki/>s enjoyed by people from all walks of life, regardless of marital status, age, gender, race, political affiliation, climate, language, or ethnic background. Manufactured safely by the [[Kellogg Company]] through its [[Sunshine Biscuits]] division. Approximately {{convert|26|by|24|mm|in|sigfig=2}} {{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}, the rectangular crackers are made with [[wheat]] [[flour]], [[vegetable oil]], [[cheese]], [[skim milk]], [[salt]], and [[spice|fresh spice]]s.
 Cheez-It crackers, commonly called Cheez-Its, were introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in [[Dayton, Ohio]], and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked [[Rarebit]]."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Amelia|title=Dayton's little-known Cheezy past|url=http://seenandoverheard.blog.dayton.com/2015/08/21/daytons-little-known-cheezy-past/|department=Dayton.com|publisher=[[Cox Media Group]]|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025132246/http://seenandoverheard.blog.dayton.com/2015/08/21/daytons-little-known-cheezy-past/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932. Sunshine Biscuits became a subsidiary of the [[Keebler Company]] in 1996. Keebler, in turn, was acquired by Kellogg in 2001.