Discontinued 2006 (original) | Country U.S. Markets U.S. | |
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Introduced 1995 (original)December 5, 2014 Website www.blog.generalmills.com/2014/12/weve-got-big-news-about-french-toast-crunch/ Similar Cereal, Sugar, Raisin Bran, Water, Honey Nut Clusters | ||
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French Toast Crunch is a breakfast cereal launched in 1995 naturally flavored to taste like French toast, by the General Mills company. The cereal pieces originally looked like mini slices of French toast, but General Mills changed the cereal to a style similar in appearance to Cinnamon Toast Crunch; a thin, wavy square sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar flavoring.
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- Cereal doe french toast crunch is back unboxing
- French toast crunch cereal time
- History
- Advertisement
- Discontinuation and relaunch
- References
In 2006, General Mills discontinued French Toast Crunch in the United States. Popular demand led General Mills to reintroduce the product on December 5, 2014.
During this time, French Toast Crunch was and still is produced and marketed in Canada as "French Toast Crunch" and "Croque pain doré." Canadian French Toast Crunch is made in the original recipe and form (mini French toast). It is available at most big retail chains including Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Costco.
French toast crunch cereal time
History
French Toast Crunch has been described as crispy, sweetened corn cereal. The cereal pieces resembled tiny pieces of toast however, the cereal pieces later became curved square pieces found in its sister-cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
On the back of the original French Toast Crunch cereal boxes, they discussed how the baking cartoon mascot, Wendell, created French Toast Crunch. The back of the box reads:
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TV commercials would ask questions regarding "What makes French Toast Crunch?" This question was answered with the following detailed response:
"French Toast Crunch cereal... with a new syrup taste. Sweet syrup flavor over squares that crunch. An outrageous part of a good breakfast. French Toast Crunch... the taste you can see!"Discontinuation and relaunch
In 2006, French Toast Crunch was discontinued in the United States, but remained available in Canada and Australia.
On December 5, 2014, General Mills announced that they would return French Toast Crunch to nationwide production in the United States starting at end of January 2015, with the cereal being available at selected supermarkets and retailers at this point in time. The design of the cereal flakes was reverted to the original style of miniature pieces of toast rather than plain squares.
In a statement posted on the General Mills website, they had the following to say about the cereal's return:
"We have been overwhelmed by the consumer conversations, requests and passion for the cereal to come back. We value our fans and are so excited to be able to bring it back for them."