Lunchables

Lunchables
Product typeSnack
OwnerKraft Heinz
Produced byOscar Mayer
CountryUnited States
Introduced1988; 36 years ago
Related brandsLunch Mates[1]

Lunchables is an American brand of food and snacks manufactured by Kraft Heinz in Chicago, Illinois, and marketed under the Oscar Mayer brand. They were initially introduced in Seattle in 1988 before being released nationally in 1989.[2] Many Lunchables products are produced in a Garland, Texas, facility, and are then distributed across the United States.[3]

Lunchables in 2013-2022
Lunchables logo from 2013 to 2022

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the product is sold as "Dairylea Lunchers" under the Dairylea brand, originally by Kraft Foods Inc.,[4] and currently by its successor Mondelez.[5] They originally shared the "Lunchables" name until 2023.

  1. ^ Gieben, Kali (7 February 2014). "Kraft Foods and Oscar Mayer Lunchables: The Global Industry". Kaligieben. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-24. The main competitor that Oscar Mayer Lunchables has, is the Canadian powerhouse, Schneider's Lunchmates.
  2. ^ "About Kraft: History". Kraft. Kraft Foods Group. Archived from the original (Flash) on 2008-11-12.
  3. ^ Smith, Kevin (December 3, 2018). "Kraft Heinz Lunchables Facility in Fullerton Shutters, Leaving 248 out of Work". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Kraft Foods - Brands - Cheese". KraftFoods.co.uk. Kraft Foods UK. Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2020-06-01. Dairylea [..cheese is..] available in a variety of exciting formats [including] spreads, slices, Dunkers Lunchables™ and Strips™
  5. ^ "Our Scrummy Range". DairyLea.co.uk. Mondelēz International, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-01. Dairylea [..] UK - IRE [..] Lunchables Ham 'N' Cheese [..] Lunchables Chicken 'N' Cheese [..] Lunchables Pepperoni 'N' Cheese [..] Lunchables Streetfood Pizza