Nobby's facts for kids
Nobby's is a very popular brand of nuts in Australia. It's made by The Smith's Snackfood Company, which is the Australian snacks part of a big company called PepsiCo. You can usually find Nobby's products in supermarkets and also in places like pubs.
Some of their nut packs, like the beer nuts, say they use at least 97% Australian ingredients. However, their regular peanut packs mention that they are "packed in Australia with less than 10% Australian ingredients." This means most of the peanuts come from other countries.
History of Nobby's
Nobby's Nuts was started by a person named Max 'Nobby' Noblet. He began the company in the 1950s. Max Noblet lived from 1913 to 1995.
The brand became well-known for its catchy advertising. In the 1980s, Nobby's started showing commercials on Australian television. These ads often mixed real-life scenes with fun animated parts. The brand's advertising often used clever phrases that sounded funny to adults.
Nobby's Around the World
In 2005, Nobby's products were introduced to the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. They launched a special range of nuts and crisps (which are like potato chips) there. These products were aimed at male customers.
In the UK, Nobby's is described as "Fun, blokey and all about flavour." It's a range of peanuts and cashews that aims to give simple satisfaction with a unique sense of humor. British advertisements for Nobby's featured a musician named Noddy Holder. He was famous from the rock band Slade. In the ads, Noddy Holder would get frustrated because people in pubs would misunderstand the brand name, thinking they were talking about him instead of the nuts.
See also
External links
- Official Nobby's Australia website: http://www.smiths.com.au/brands/nobbys
- Official Nobby's UK website: http://www.nobbys.co.uk/
