Zagnut
Candy bar
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Zagnut is a candy bar produced and sold in the United States. Its main ingredients are peanut butter and toasted coconut.[1]
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 A cross-section of a Zagnut bar, with a peanut butter center covered in a layer of coconut | |
| Product type | Confectionery |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Hershey Company |
| Produced by | The Hershey Company |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1930 |
| Related brands | Mounds |
| Markets | United States |
| Previous owners | |
| Website | Zagnut Candy Bar |
History
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, claiming, "No one would ever purposely choose a Zagnut."[7]
