Pirate's Booty
Pirate's Booty is a puffed rice and corn snack food produced by BG Foods, Inc. BG Foods, Inc. acquired Robert's American Gourmet in June 2013.[1]
The snack was developed by commodities trader Robert Ehrlich. He would often watch people purchasing Cheese Puffs in a local supermarket. The snack, Ehrlich explained, did not have "any real cheese in them...most of the ingredients you couldn't even pronounce."[2]
The snack is made with corn meal, rice and cheddar cheese.
Pirate Brands also has a number of other similar snack products, including baked, gluten free milled corn snacks called Smart Puffs, and crunchy corn sticks called Original Tings.[3]
Product recall
On June 29, 2007, Robert's American Gourmet recalled their Veggie Booty brand snack food due to salmonella contamination.[4]
They also recalled other snacks for the same reasons.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ http://ir.bgfoods.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=176473&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1835851&highlight= BG Foods Acquisition of Pirate Brands, Including Pirate's Booty
- ^ Rutland Herald: "Does organic label mean it's better for us?" Liz Kim, 22 November 2006. URL accessed 28 December 2006.
- ^ http://www.piratebrands.com/pirates-booty/aged-white-cheddar Pirate Brands Products Online
- ^ Reuters. "FDA recalls Veggie Booty snacks" 29 June 2007. URL accessed 29 June 2007.
- ^ http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/wandsworth.htm
- ^ http://www.in.gov/isdh/24100.htm