It costs very little to introduce new flavors into their already established supply chain, and I figure most processed food conglomerates already know how to make flavor XYZ by just throwing in predefined blends of spices or artificial flavors or what have you.
People will absolutely buy these things just for their novelty factor, though typically only once. It doesn’t matter if the flavors are terrible or have no staying power. The widespread knowledge that these are “limited edition” also helps, and this is just a cheesy way for Procter & Gamble (the parent company of Pringles) to drum up some short term sales.
Also, if you pay attention to these types of things there are rather fewer actual flavor profiles of chips or cereals or flavored coffee creamers or whatever the hell else limited edition shit than there are names they put on the labels. Consumers will believe that “Philly Cheesesteak” and “All American Hamburger” and “Wagyu Beef” and “Outback Steak,” and so forth are all different flavors when in reality they’re the same formulation, all because the bags are different colors and they’re conveniently never marketed at the same time as each other.
I’m positive it’s also exactly the same bullshit with scented candles and so forth. Bath and Bodyworks clearly only has like 50 or 60 scents that they put on rotation and just name them different things every year.
Pop-Tarts keeps coming out with shitty flavors too
Gimme flavors that aren’t absolute shit you morons
Do they need a flavor consultant? Apparently they test new products on people with no mouths
I’d try the stir-fry Pringles though
It costs very little to introduce new flavors into their already established supply chain, and I figure most processed food conglomerates already know how to make flavor XYZ by just throwing in predefined blends of spices or artificial flavors or what have you.
People will absolutely buy these things just for their novelty factor, though typically only once. It doesn’t matter if the flavors are terrible or have no staying power. The widespread knowledge that these are “limited edition” also helps, and this is just a cheesy way for Procter & Gamble (the parent company of Pringles) to drum up some short term sales.
Also, if you pay attention to these types of things there are rather fewer actual flavor profiles of chips or cereals or flavored coffee creamers or whatever the hell else limited edition shit than there are names they put on the labels. Consumers will believe that “Philly Cheesesteak” and “All American Hamburger” and “Wagyu Beef” and “Outback Steak,” and so forth are all different flavors when in reality they’re the same formulation, all because the bags are different colors and they’re conveniently never marketed at the same time as each other.
I’m positive it’s also exactly the same bullshit with scented candles and so forth. Bath and Bodyworks clearly only has like 50 or 60 scents that they put on rotation and just name them different things every year.
B&BW brings scents back. You can find scents from previous years show back up.
For instance, their “Vampire Blood” flavor is a perennial repeat offender.