Burger Rings
Encyclopedia
Burger Rings are a hamburger flavoured Australian snack food
distributed by the Twisties
corporation but owned by its parent company The Smith's Snackfood Company
, which in turn is owned by PepsiCo
.
These iconic salty snacks emerged in 1974.
The rings are available in 30 gram, 50 gram, 90 gram, 100 gram, 200 gram, and 15-pack multipack packs.
theme. It featured a faux Luke Skywalker character on Tatooine. He got out of his Landspeeder to be confronted by a large group of Jawas asking for his Burger Rings. He begrudgingly shares them only to be left with a single Burger Ring. A Jawa swiftly grabs that last one and the ad ends.
Snack food
A snack is a portion of food oftentimes smaller than that of a regular meal, that is generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged and processed foods and items made from fresh ingredients at home....
distributed by the Twisties
Twisties
Twisties is a snack food product available in Australia, New Zealand , Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, among others. It was launched in 1950 by the General Foods Corporation. The brand name is owned by The Smith's Snackfood Company...
corporation but owned by its parent company The Smith's Snackfood Company
The Smith's Snackfood Company
The Smith's Snackfood Company is a company best known for producing and selling a range of snack food such as crisps. It is now owned by New York based company PepsiCo.-Smiths in the UK:...
, which in turn is owned by PepsiCo
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
.
These iconic salty snacks emerged in 1974.
The rings are available in 30 gram, 50 gram, 90 gram, 100 gram, 200 gram, and 15-pack multipack packs.
Advertising
A memorable advertisement for the product was aired on Australian TV in the 80s with a Star WarsStar Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
theme. It featured a faux Luke Skywalker character on Tatooine. He got out of his Landspeeder to be confronted by a large group of Jawas asking for his Burger Rings. He begrudgingly shares them only to be left with a single Burger Ring. A Jawa swiftly grabs that last one and the ad ends.