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A box of Coco Pops

Coco Pops (known as Cocoa Krispies in the United States) is a breakfast cereal produced by Kellogg's. It is a cocoa-flavoured version of Rice Krispies. Containing a substance imitating milk chocolate, the cereal can quickly turn milk "chocolatey." The cereal was introduced in the United States in 1958. The famous coco-pop monkey mascot was first played by Tom Ronan in the early 90s. Image File history File links CocoPops. ... Image File history File links CocoPops. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Kellogg. ... For other uses, see Cocoa (disambiguation). ... A Rice Krispies box Rice Krispies (known as Rice Bubbles in Australia) is a brand of breakfast cereal that has been produced by Kelloggs since 1928. ... Chocolate block in melted chocolate Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. ... Jan. ...

United States

In the United States, the cereal was renamed Cocoa Rice Krispies in 2003 as Kellogg's endeavoured to unite their Rice Krispies variations under a single marketing schema. In 2006, the name was returned to Cocoa Krispies, however Coco the Monkey has not returned on US packaging, and Rice Krispie mascots Snap, Crackle, and Pop also adorn the label of Cocoa Krispies. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word schema comes from the Greek word σχήμα (skhēma) that means shape or more generally plan. ...

Other markets

Coco Pops straws

Several spin-off cereals using the "Coco Pops" name, such as Coco Pops Crunchers, Coco Rocks, Coco Pops Straws, Coco Pop End of Bowl Milkshakes and Coco Pops Mega Munchers have also been released by Kellogg's in some countries. A variety pack of Coco Pops, Coco Pops Crunchers, Coco Rocks and Coco Pops Mega Munchers has been released under the name of Coco Pops Creations, marketed as a pic'n'mix style breakfast cereal, where the consumer can create their own cereal using the four options. Recently a new cereal under the Coco Pops range called Coco pops Moon & Stars ,basically some of the rice cripsys multigrain range in chocolate. Image File history File linksMetadata Coco_Pops_Straws. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Coco_Pops_Straws. ...

The cereal is known as Coco Pops in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Bulgaria, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Greece, Israel, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Australia and Sweden. It was briefly renamed in 1998 to Choco Krispies in the United Kingdom to be in line with Germany and Spain, where it is known by this name. However after falling sales and a telephone poll in which the British public voted, its name was reverted in 1999. In Australia and New Zealand, the advertising slogan "Just Like a Chocolate Milkshake, only Crunchy" is used, while in the United Kingdom there are 4 slogans, the most widely used being "I'd rather have a bowl of Coco Pops", while the other three are "Coco Pops and milk make a bowlful of fun", "come on kids lets scoff up these coco pops". In these countries Coco the Monkey remains the mascot. Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

Nutritional Value

Kellogg's Coco Pops were described as "the children's breakfast cereal that children most want to eat, but which parents would prefer that they didn't" by a parent's jury on the Food Commission. This ranking was achieved due to a level of added sugar approaching 40%, second only to Froot Loops followed up by Nutri-Grain and the promotion of chocolate as a breakfast food. “Fruit Loops” redirects here. ... Nutri-Grain is a soft golden baked crust breakfast bar made with wheat, whole-grain and fruit filling. ...

Coco Pops Slogans

• "Just like a chocolate milkshake, only crunchy!"
• "Nothing tops Kellogg's Coco Pops, Kellogg's Coco Pops!" (UK)
• "We'd rather have a bowl of Coco Pops" (UK)
• "Coco Pops and milk make a bowlful of fun" (UK)
• "Coco Pops Crunchers - Can you handle the crunch?" (UK)
• "New Coco Pops Creations make a bowlful of fun" (UK)
• "Coco Pops make milk go choc!"

Russell Brand & Matt Morgan frequently mention Coco Pops as they use the slogan as a call and response to check time delay on BBC Radio 2. Russell Edward Brand [1] (born June 4, 1975 in Grays, Essex)[2] is an English radio and television personality, comedian, actor, and newspaper columnist. ... Matthew Matt Morgan (born August 10, 1977 in Dartford, Kent, England) is an English comedian, writer, DJ and a radio presenter. ... In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. As well as having most listeners nationally, it ranks first in all regions above local radio stations. ...