Fandangos

The current Fandangos logo, used since 2008
Product type	Puffcorn
Owner	PepsiCo (via Elma Chips)
Country	Brazil
Introduced	1983
Markets	Brazil
Website	Fandangos' Website

Fandangos is a brand of puffcorn snack made by Elma Chips, Brazilian representative of Frito-Lay and a subsidiary of PepsiCo. The snack was introduced in 1983,^[1] in corn flavor, as a shell-shaped parallel to Cheetos. It shortly became almost as popular as Cheetos with the Brazilian public. Over time, other flavors, like cheese and ham, were introduced.
In 2017, a version of the brand made with whole flour was sold.^[2]

The brand's mascot is a scarecrow called Spiguy, introduced in 1993, one year before the introduction of Chester Cheetah in Brazil.

Until 2005, Spiguy was drawn more like a traditional scarecrow, wearing a straw hat. From then on, a more "teenage" look was adopted, featuring a green baseball cap.

Some materials spell the character's name as Spiggy.^[3]

Flavors

Fandangos is better known in two traditional flavors: cheese and ham. However, the snack has also been made in several limited-time flavors, such as: steak, pizza, barbecue,^[4] corn, Fandangos Pipoca (Portuguese for Popcorn Fandangos) in butter and barbecue flavors and Fandoce, a sweet version, in chocolate and churro flavors.^[5]

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