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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Cheerios abruptly axes three beloved flavors
By Cereal fans are mourning the loss of several Cheerios products after General Mills quietly discontinued them. Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, and 18-ounce boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis have all been axed. General Mills didn't offer a specific reason for the cuts,, but told ABC News that it could be for reasons 'ranging from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available or other supply chain constraints.' Cereal enthusiast Kayla Simonsen leaked the news on Instagram earlier this month, leaving Cheerio fans heartbroken. 'I'm so sad chocolate peanut butter cheerios were my favorite. It's always sold out or low stock at the stores I buy it from,' an Instagrammer commented on the post. 'Loved the medley crunch! What a bummer! I already can't find them anywhere,' another shopper claimed. General Mills offers over 20 different flavors and made headlines in 2023 for pulling its Maple Cheerios off store shelves . Cheerios competes with other cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats, which was part of a recent recall over fears of metal in the food . Social media users were mainly saddened over the loss of the chocolate peanut butter cereal, which launched in 2017. While Instagram users are mourning over the 'tragic' medley loss, fans had already been grieving on X after Cheerios confirmed the flavor was discontinued in March . The Honey Nut Cheerios Minis began flying off shelves after they were announced as a new addition last year. Post Consumer Brands discontinued the longtime Oreo O's cereal to make room for Oreo Puffs, a similar cereal offering. General Mills brought back its Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which are available for a limited time. The manufacturer is also keeping up with fans and keeping an eye on what Cheerio flavors they're looking for.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
2 Fan-Favorite Cheerios Flavors Discontinued by General Mills
Two flavors and one size option of Cheerios products are leaving store shelves General Mills confirmed the news in a statement this week, but said there is a possibility for flavors to return 'We continue to listen to our fans as we evolve our offerings," the company saidThree Cheerios products will no longer be available to customers, General Mills reportedly confirmed this week. On Wednesday, June 18, ABC News shared the following statement from the food processing company: "The Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Cereal and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios Cereal have been discontinued and are no longer available.' General Mills did not specify in their email to the news outlet what the exact reason behind the discontinuation was. However, the brand said, it "could be for a variety of reasons, ranging from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available or other supply chain constraints, whereby it's just no longer feasible for us to offer the product with the high quality and competitive pricing that consumers know and expect." The third product is not a flavor, but a size. Included in the discontinued items are the 18-oz. packages of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis, though they can still be purchased in 10.8-oz. boxes. Reps for General Mills did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. According to the General Mills website, both the Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios ranked high among consumer favorites — with one having just under 200 5-star reviews, and the other have nearly 50 5-star reviews. The Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch Heart Healthy Cereal is described as "a delicious remix of Honey Nut Cheerios cereal with honey nut Os, crispy flakes and crunchy clusters." They were also made of whole grain cereal low in sodium with the taste of real honey and almond flavor. As for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, the family-sized box contained sweetened whole grain Os with real cocoa and peanut butter. Fans of the flavors already appeared heartbroken in the reviews. 'NOOOOOO,' one person titled their review from this week. They added, 'Where is my favorite cereal? Not in my cereal bowl. Haven't been able to find it in months. Where are you Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cherrios?' A representative for General Mills did tell ABC News that although the options were leaving, the brand has been known to bring favorites back. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Much like Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which returned by popular demand, we continue to listen to our fans as we evolve our offerings," they said. Cheerios, which the company considers to be 'America's favorite little Os' since 1941, are gluten free, made of 100% whole grain oats and honey, and can help to lower cholesterol. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
a day ago
- General
- Daily Mail
America's favorite cereal brand abruptly axes three beloved flavors leaving fans dismayed
Cereal fans are mourning the loss of several Cheerios products after General Mills quietly discontinued them. Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios, and 18-ounce boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios Minis have all been axed. General Mills didn't offer a specific reason for the cuts,, but told ABC News that it could be for reasons 'ranging from insufficient consumer demand to ingredients no longer available or other supply chain constraints.' Cereal enthusiast Kayla Simonsen leaked the news on Instagram earlier this month, leaving Cheerio fans heartbroken. 'I'm so sad chocolate peanut butter cheerios were my favorite. It's always sold out or low stock at the stores I buy it from,' an Instagrammer commented on the post. 'Loved the medley crunch! What a bummer! I already can't find them anywhere,' another shopper claimed. General Mills offers over 20 different flavors and made headlines in 2023 for pulling its Maple Cheerios off store shelves. Cheerios competes with other cereals like Honey Bunches of Oats, which was part of a recent recall over fears of metal in the food. Social media users were mainly saddened over the loss of the chocolate peanut butter cereal, which launched in 2017. 'Of the three, it baffles me the most that Cheerios would discontinue the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios,' Simonsen wrote. A few others called it their 'favorite flavor' and claimed they hadn't seen it in stores for a while. The Honey Nut Cheerios Medley was also a talked-about product that was introduced in 2013. While Instagram users are mourning over the 'tragic' medley loss, fans had already been grieving on X after Cheerios confirmed the flavor was discontinued in March. The Honey Nut Cheerios Minis began flying off shelves after they were announced as a new addition last year. Multiple users were disappointed over the brand's decision to discontinue the 18-ounce packages since the treats were 'baking favorites.' However, unlike the other two flavors, General Mills is not axing this one completely and will keep offering 10.8-ounce packages of the minis. General Mills offers over 20 different flavors of Cheerios Cheerios were not the only breakfast food shoppers were forced to say goodbye to. Post Consumer Brands discontinued the longtime Oreo O's cereal to make room for Oreo Puffs, a similar cereal offering. General Mills brought back its Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which are available for a limited time. The manufacturer is also keeping up with fans and keeping an eye on what Cheerio flavors they're looking for. 'Much like Frosted Lemon Cheerios, which returned by popular demand, we continue to listen to our fans as we evolve our offerings,' the company told Some of the flavors that social media users have been asking for lately include blueberry, cinnamon, and banana caramel.
Business Insider
01-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
I took my family's grocery list to Walmart and Aldi. The latter saved me more money, but I'm not sold on going back.
At first, the produce prices and quality seemed comparable. My menu for the week included a beef and broccoli stir-fry, so I headed to the produce section first in each store. Prices for a head of broccoli, bell peppers, and mushrooms for the recipe were almost identical between the stores — and the quality seemed comparable, too. For example, a head of broccoli was two cents pricier at Walmart, and a three-pack of bell peppers was 27 cents more. However, the potatoes and Brussels sprouts were much cheaper at Aldi. Next, I grabbed some ingredients for a sheet-pan chicken and veggies dish. Although both chains are known for their low prices, a bag of small yellow potatoes was over $1 cheaper at Aldi. I was also surprised that a bag of Brussels sprouts cost me $1 more at Walmart. There wasn't an option to buy a single onion at Aldi, which I didn't like. I needed two red onions for the week. I could only buy a 3-pound bag of them at Aldi for $2.15, which roughly works out to about $.37 per onion. At Walmart, I found red onions sold individually. I paid $1.48 per onion. Even though it's cheaper to buy onions in bulk at Aldi, I preferred buying the exact quantity that I needed at Walmart. Not everyone would agree, but I'd rather spend more to know that everything will get used. Food from my bulk purchases has gone to waste in my house too many times. Skirt steak was next on my list — and it was way cheaper at Aldi. My local Aldi is much smaller than the Walmart I shop at, so I was surprised by its impressively wide range of meat options. The price points were great, too. I found skirt steak for $6.99 a pound at Aldi, compared to $11.42 a pound at Walmart. Throughout my trip, I continued to save on protein options at Aldi. I also needed salmon, ground turkey, and chicken thighs for this week's recipes. A pound of Atlantic salmon cost me $2 more at Walmart than it did at Aldi. The ground turkey was about 50 cents more a pound at Walmart. That said, chicken thighs were cheaper at Walmart. Chicken thighs are typically on my list because they're normally cheaper than the breasts, and I think they have more flavor. They were the only protein on my list that was cheaper at Walmart than Aldi, coming in at $1.58 a pound versus $2.19. I buy pasta every week, and both stores had a solid selection for the same price. My girls can be picky eaters, but they're always down for noodles with Parmesan cheese. So, I always pick up a box or two of pasta on my grocery trips. Aldi and Walmart both had a wide selection of pasta shapes with identical prices. My cereal options felt more limited at Aldi. I liked that Walmart had wider selections of cereals, including many recognizable name brands. There were only a handful of options to pick from at Aldi compared to almost an entire aisle at Walmart. Generally, the boxes of cereal were also smaller at Aldi. The price per ounce for the Honey Nut Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch was the same at both stores, but we'd run out of cereal sooner if we bought it from Aldi. Organic fruit snacks felt like a bargain at Aldi. Fruit snacks are a big hit in my house, so I always keep them around. I was surprised to see that Aldi had organic ones at an impressive price point. Each bag of snacks came out to $0.39. In comparison, the cheapest organic option I found at Walmart came out to $0.46 each. It's not a huge difference, especially since the Aldi fruit snacks were on sale during my trip. However, I would've had to spend more than double up front at Walmart, as the smallest pack had 22 bags of snacks in the box versus 12 at Aldi. I don't necessarily want to shell out $10 on fruit snacks during my weekly grocery-shopping trips. Prices aside, I generally preferred my shopping experience at Walmart. I felt shopping for groceries at Walmart was a bit easier in a few ways. First of all, shoppers have to insert a quarter into the carts at Aldi to use them. Although you get the quarter back when you return your cart, I don't usually keep change on hand. I spent nearly five minutes searching for a quarter in my purse and car, which really frustrated me. Although many Aldi locations have self-checkout options, mine does not. It usually only has one or two open lines staffed by cashiers. I find self-checkout to be more efficient, so I liked that I had this option (and tons of registers were available) at Walmart. Plus, Walmart stores tend to be much larger with a wider variety of brands and buying options, whereas Aldi primarily carries its own labels. I also preferred Walmart's system for bagging purchases. At Aldi, cashiers are usually focused on scanning groceries as quickly as possible — they don't usually place my items in bags. Although I appreciate the emphasis on speed, this means I have to pack up my groceries in the designated bagging area off to the side after checking out. This can be a time-consuming extra step. At Walmart, I bag groceries at the self-checkout station or the cashier packs them as they scan. This can result in a slightly slower checkout process, but I think it's worth it. My experience-related grievances seem small, but they add up when I go to the grocery store every week. Overall, I'd still shop at Walmart even though I spent more money there on this shopping trip. After going through my whole list, I spent about $27 more overall at Walmart than at Aldi. I spent $119.50 at Aldi and $146.27 at Walmart. Fortunately, at both places, I still came in slightly under my budget of $150. Of course, this isn't a perfect science. Grocery prices, sales, and the quality of different store locations can vary. Still, it seems I could save more by regularly shopping at Aldi. Even so, I'm more likely to go back to Walmart. I preferred my shopping experience there and was still able to stick to my budget. I'm fortunate to live close to both stores, so I'd probably only take my grocery list to Aldi if I really needed to pinch pennies. Luckily, my budget works at Walmart for now. (Although Walmart plans to raise prices over tariffs, so I'm not sure if that will stay true for much longer.)
Business Insider
14-05-2025
- General
- Business Insider
I compared brand-name cereals to Walmart's cheaper generic versions. I'll never buy some pricier options again.
A box of name-brand cereal may not seem like an especially luxurious purchase, but when you're trying to buy enough for a hungry family of four, the cost can add up. Luckily, Walmart offers generic alternatives to practically every popular cereal brand under its Great Value label. These "dupes" tend to be cheaper, and I wanted to see if I could save money on groceries in the future while keeping my 7-year-old and 4-year-old just as satisfied. So, we did blind taste tests to try five famous cereals alongside their respective generic alternatives. Here's how they stacked up, and which were worth the savings. Prices may vary by location. Great Value Honey Nut O's were way cheaper than Honey Nut Cheerios. To start, we compared General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios to Great Value Honey Nut O's. The 10.5-ounce box of Honey Nut Cheerios cost $3.68, or $0.35 an ounce. Walmart's version was significantly cheaper at $1.87 for a 12-ounce box, or $0.16 an ounce. Out of the box, it was fairly easy to tell the difference between the two. The generic O's were a bit larger and had a lighter color than the Honey Nut Cheerios. The brand-name version also appeared to have a shiny, sugary sheen that the generic lacked. Most of us preferred the brand-name Honey Nut Cheerios. Of the five cereal pairs we tasted, these two options seemed the least similar. The generic version was a bit crunchier and a touch less mushy after a few minutes in milk. However, it had a starchy texture that verged on chalkiness. Overall, the General Mills cereal had more honey flavor and a heartier, oaty taste than the generic. My 4-year-old couldn't tell the brand from the generic by taste for most of the cereals we tested. With this one, however, she had no problem distinguishing the two. She actually preferred the generic to the Honey Nut Cheerios, possibly because she doesn't really like the taste of honey. My 7-year-old also had no trouble telling the difference, but he and I both preferred the original. Honey Bunches of Oats seemed to have a better mix of ingredients than the generic alternative. This was actually my first time trying both the Post Honey Bunches of Oats and its generic alternative. I picked up an 18-ounce box of the brand-name version for $4.93, or $0.27 an ounce. The Great Value alternative cost $2.67 for an 18-ounce box, which broke down to $0.15 an ounce. At first glance, I could tell the Honey Bunches of Oats had a better mix of cornflakes and granola. The granola in the Walmart alternative was harder to find and clumped together. I think brand-name Honey Bunches of Oats are worth paying extra for. Here, too, all three of us could consistently tell the difference between the brand name and generic cereals. The Honey Bunches of Oats were distinctly sweeter than the Walmart alternative, which I thought tasted bland and mostly reminiscent of Corn Flakes. In this case, we all preferred the brand-name Honey Bunches of Oats and were surprised by how much we enjoyed them. The flakes were nice and sweet, and the granola added some light crunch. Of the five cereals we tried, this one built the strongest case for paying more for the name brand. We could easily distinguish between Cinnamon Toast Crunch and the Walmart version. Next, we tried General Mills' Cinnamon Toast Crunch against Great Value Cinnamon Crunch. The General Mills version cost $2.97 for a 12-ounce box, which is about $0.25 an ounce. The Great Value option was $2.98 for a larger 20.5-ounce box, or about $0.15 an ounce. This pair was the easiest to distinguish visually among the five cereals we compared. The brand-name offering was noticeably smaller and darker, with "swirls" of cinnamon sugar on each piece. I preferred Walmart's cinnamon cereal. These options also tasted distinctly different to me and my 7-year-old, though my 4-year-old thought they tasted the same. The 7-year-old preferred the Cinnamon Toast Crunch, which was a bit sweeter, crunchier, and denser. It held up a little better in milk and didn't get soggy as quickly. In this case, I liked the generic better because it felt airier and less sweet. The Great Value Rice Crisps were much cheaper than Kellogg's Rice Krispies. Next up was Kellogg's Rice Krispies versus Great Value Rice Crisps. The Kellogg's version cost me $4.98 for an 18-ounce box, making each ounce $0.28. I purchased a 12-ounce box of the Walmart version for $1.98, or $0.17 an ounce. I noticed the generic cereal consisted of larger crisps that appeared more yellow than their brand-name counterparts. Kellogg's Rice Krispies were a bit sweeter than the generic alternative. I thought these two cereals tasted very similar. To me, though, the brand name was a touch sweeter, and the generic had a slight aftertaste of cardboard. However, neither of my kids could tell the difference and I probably couldn't either without trying them side-by-side. I preferred the Great Value version for rice-cereal treats. I'm not usually a huge fan of Rice Krispies in a bowl of milk, but I love them in treat form. So, after tasting both cereals, we turned them into bars using marshmallows and butter. The marshmallow flavor was strong enough to negate any difference between the two cereals. The sticky treats tasted almost exactly the same. If I'm shopping at Walmart the next time I want to make a batch, I will definitely go with the generic option to save money. The Great Value Frosted Flakes were significantly cheaper than the Kellogg's version. Though Walmart's generic answer to Kellogg's Frosted Flakes goes by the same name, it represented one of the biggest discounts of the group on a per-ounce basis. The 12-ounce box of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cost $3.98, or $0.33 an ounce. The 13.5-ounce Great Value version cost $1.93, or $0.14 an ounce. They looked very similar, though the generic one again appeared slightly more yellow in color. We couldn't tell the difference between the Great Value and brand-name Frosted Flakes. These two cereals tasted almost exactly the same to us: sugary, crunchy at first, and mushy after a couple of minutes in milk. Of the five generic cereals we tried, the Great Value Frosted Flakes were the only ones that we couldn't distinguish from the original by taste. I thought the brand name might have had a slightly more assertive sweetness to it, but I wasn't able to pick it out reliably in our blind taste test. In this case, I think buying the cheaper Walmart version is a no-brainer.
