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{{short description|Candy bar}}
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| logo = Zagnut-Wrapper-Small.jpg
| name = Zagnut
| name = Zagnut
| image = Zagnut-Split.jpg
| image = Zagnut-Split.jpg
| alt = A Zagnut candy bar cut in half.
| caption = A candy bar with a peanut butter center covered in a layer of coconut.
| type = [[Confectionery]]
| type = [[Confectionery]]
| currentowner = [[The Hershey Company]]
| currentowner = [[The Hershey Company]]
| producedby = [[The Hershey Company]]
| origin = United States
| origin = United States
| introduced = 1930
| introduced = 1930
| discontinued =
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| related =
| related = [[Mounds (candy bar)|Mounds]]
| markets =
| markets = United States
| previousowners = {{Unbulleted list|[[D. L. Clark Company]] |[[Beatrice Foods]] |[[Leaf International]]}}
| previousowners = {{Unbulleted list|[[D. L. Clark Company]] |[[Beatrice Foods]] |[[Leaf International]]}}
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| website = {{URL |https://www.hersheyland.com/products/zagnut-peanut-butter-and-coconut-candy-bar-1-75-oz.html | Zagnut Candy Bar}}
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'''Zagnut''' is a candy bar produced and sold in the [[United States]]. It was launched in 1930 by the [[D. L. Clark Company]], which sold it to [[Leaf International|Leaf]] later on and was acquired by [[Hershey Foods Corporation]] in 1996. Its main ingredients are [[brittle (food)|peanut brittle]] with [[Cocoa solids|cocoa]] and toasted [[coconut]].
'''Zagnut''' is a candy bar produced and sold in the [[United States]]. Its main ingredients are [[peanut butter]] and toasted [[coconut]].<ref name=":0" />


==History==
==History==
The Zagnut bar was launched in 1930,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Paley |first=Rachel Tepper |date=2017-10-26 |title=To Win Halloween, Order Nostalgic Candy On Amazon |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/nostalgic-candy-on-amazon |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=[[Bon Appétit]] |language=en-US}}</ref> by the [[D. L. Clark Company]] of western Pennsylvania, which also made the [[Clark Bar|Clark bar]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-23 |title=Pittsburgh's Candyland |url=https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/2017/06/23/pittsburghs-candyland/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Old Pittsburgh photos and stories {{!}} The Digs |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Hopkins |first=Kate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TK8sCfLEswC&q=zagnut |title=Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy |date=2012-05-22 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-312-66810-5 |pages=244–245 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hartel |first1=Richard W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uk66BAAAQBAJ&q=zagnut |title=Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets |last2=Hartel |first2=AnnaKate |date=2014-03-28 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4614-9383-9 |pages=13,249 |language=en}}</ref> Clark changed its name to the [[Pittsburgh Food & Beverage Company|Pittsburgh Food & Beverage company]] and was acquired by [[Leaf International]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107817193/clark-bar-manufacturer-will-stay-near-pi/ |title=Clark Bar manufacturer will stay near Pittsburgh |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[The Southern Illinoisan]] |location=[[Carbondale, Illinois]] |page=15 |date=February 15, 1986 |accessdate=August 18, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> The Zagnut brand was later part of an acquisition by [[Hershey Foods Corporation]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107817588/switzer-candy-sold-to-hershey/ |title=Switzer Candy Sold To Hershey |first=Al |last=Stamborski |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |page=1C |date=October 19, 1996 |accessdate=August 18, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
The origin of the name "Zagnut" is uncertain; the "nut" part presumably comes from either the coconut coating or the peanut center, while the "zag" could be a reference to [[zigzag]], a slang phrase popular when the bar was created in the 1930s.{{cn|date=October 2019}}


''[[Bon Appétit]]'', in a story about nostalgic candy, said, "We’re honestly flummoxed that Zagnuts aren’t more popular."<ref name=":0" /> Conversely, a columnist in ''[[The Des Moines Register]]'' compared it to a [[Rose Art]] crayon, saying "No one would ever purposely choose a Zagnut."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kling |first=Bob |title=A Zagnut is like a Rose Art Crayon |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/indianola/opinion/2015/10/28/zagnut-like-rose-art-crayon/74754000/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=[[The Des Moines Register]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the 1960s, Zagnut made fun of its unlikely name with a TV commercial created by [[Stan Freberg]] starring [[Bill Idelson]]. In the spot, a candy-company exec (played by [[Frank Nelson (actor)|Frank Nelson]]) is horrified to discover a computer has given the name "Zagnut" to its newest product, and says, "That is without a doubt the lousiest name for a candy bar I've ever heard!" In the end, he is forced to keep the name since millions of Zagnut wrappers have already been printed. Freberg himself gives the [[tagline]]: "A Zagnut by any other name...would be a good thing."{{cn|date=October 2019}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Coconut candy]]
*[[Coconut candy]]
*[[Candy bar]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|www.hersheyland.com/zagnut}}
*[http://www.thehersheycompany.com/brands/zagnut/candy-bar.aspx Official Zagnut Website]


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Latest revision as of 04:15, 15 February 2024

Zagnut
A Zagnut candy bar cut in half.
A candy bar with a peanut butter center covered in a layer of coconut.
Product typeConfectionery
OwnerThe Hershey Company
Produced byThe Hershey Company
CountryUnited States
Introduced1930
Related brandsMounds
MarketsUnited States
Previous owners
WebsiteZagnut Candy Bar

Zagnut is a candy bar produced and sold in the United States. Its main ingredients are peanut butter and toasted coconut.[1]

History

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The Zagnut bar was launched in 1930,[1] by the D. L. Clark Company of western Pennsylvania, which also made the Clark bar.[2][3][4] Clark changed its name to the Pittsburgh Food & Beverage company and was acquired by Leaf International in 1983.[5] The Zagnut brand was later part of an acquisition by Hershey Foods Corporation in 1996.[6]

Bon Appétit, in a story about nostalgic candy, said, "We’re honestly flummoxed that Zagnuts aren’t more popular."[1] Conversely, a columnist in The Des Moines Register compared it to a Rose Art crayon, saying "No one would ever purposely choose a Zagnut."[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Paley, Rachel Tepper (2017-10-26). "To Win Halloween, Order Nostalgic Candy On Amazon". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh's Candyland". Old Pittsburgh photos and stories | The Digs. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Kate (2012-05-22). Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy. Macmillan. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-0-312-66810-5.
  4. ^ Hartel, Richard W.; Hartel, AnnaKate (2014-03-28). Candy Bites: The Science of Sweets. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 13, 249. ISBN 978-1-4614-9383-9.
  5. ^ "Clark Bar manufacturer will stay near Pittsburgh". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. AP. February 15, 1986. p. 15. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Stamborski, Al (October 19, 1996). "Switzer Candy Sold To Hershey". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1C. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Kling, Bob. "A Zagnut is like a Rose Art Crayon". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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