Honey Nut Cheerios
breakfast cereal
Honey Nut Cheerios is a variation of Cheerios breakfast cereal, introduced in 1979. Honey Nut Cheerios has a honey and almond flavor, making it sweeter than the original. While Honey Nut Cheerios used to be made with actual nuts, as of 2006, the nuts were discontinued, and natural flavor from peach and apricot pit is used instead. In 2011, Honey Nut Cheerios was the best-selling cereal in the United States.
Honey Nut Cheerios was the third variation of Cheerios introduced; Cinnamon Nut Cheerios was test marketed in 1976. There have been many other Cheerios variations, including Maple Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios and Blueberry Cheerios.
History
Historically, Honey Nut Cheerios has participated in much the same promotional advertising as the original brand, while collaborating with the field of NASCAR and especially driver Bill Lester, in promoting healthy diets. In 1985, Baskin-Robbins introduced an ice cream flavor based on the cereal called Honey Nut Crunch. Promotional tie-ins included gift certificates in cereal boxes and special Honey Nut Crunch sundaes in stores. The first 7 series of Honey Nut Cheerios did not have the bee mascot on the box, It was not until series 8 that the bee appeared on the box.
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