Chocos
Chocos is a breakfast cereal manufactured by Kellogg's and sold in certain European and Middle-Eastern countries as well as India.[1] They are usually shaped in 'scoops'. The usual flavor that they come in is chocolate. There are a variety of flavors and shapes that they come in.[2][3]
It is a hugely popular cereal in India.[2] The mascot of Chocos in India was Chocos the Bear until 2005 when he was replaced by Coco the Monkey, who is also the mascot of Cocoa Krispies.[4] In Europe, the mascot was substituted in 2009.
The cereal itself is similar to Chocapic.
Often, Chocos is involved with promotional styles that utilizes various movie characters, such as Spiderman.[5]
Varieties
Chocos mainly contains four varieties - Moons and stars, Crunchy bites, duet and a normal choco flavour. There are also more varieties like Spiderman web chocos across many countries. These are done for promotional activities. Many of these have been discontinued.
References
- "Kellogg's to bring out Chocos 'Star Wars Episode III' pack" - Indian Television
- "Kellogg’s launches kids’ engagement marketing campaign for Chocos" - Exchange 4 Media Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kellogg Aims For A Bigger Bite Of Breakfast Cereal Market" - The Financial Express
- "Kellogg's Chocos readies new interactive contest for kids" - Indian Television
- "Kellogg's caught in `Spider mania' — Launches web-shaped cereals"- Hindu Business Line