Product type Pizza bagels Country U.S. Previous owners H.J. Heinz Company | Owner Kraft Heinz Markets Worldwide Website Bagel Bites | |
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History
Bagel Bites were invented by Stanley Garczynski and Bob Mosher, both of Fort Myers, Florida, and then later sold to a major food producer. It is currently owned by Heinz via the Ore-Ida brand.
Varieties
The mini-bagels are topped with cheese and other pizza toppings. Bagel Bites are available in six flavors: Cheese & Pepperoni [1]; Three Cheese; Cheese, Sausage & Pepperoni; Mozzarella Cheese; Supreme; and Extreme Nacho (sold only in Canada). Bagel Bites come in 9, 18, 40, and 72 count varieties. Bagel Bites are manufactured in Southwest Florida.
Bagel Bites also markets Stuffed Bagel Bites, which consists of the toppings on the inside of the bagel dough crust. The stuffed snacks are available in Pepperoni & Cheese and Three Cheese. Preparation of Bagel Bites involves either a microwave or an oven.
Popular culture
During the 1990s, Bagel Bites ran a television commercial, most popular during children's programming, featuring the jingle:
The lyrics were altered from The McGuire Sisters' 1957 single Sugartime, written by Charlie "Sugartime" Phillips.
The jingle was recently performed on a web exclusive video for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, in which him and Meat Loaf do a rock operatic style, extended remake of the jingle (with additional lyrics), titled "Ode to Bagel Bites".