Kurkure facts for kids
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| Type | Cornpuff Sticks |
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| Owner | Frito-Lay (PepsiCo) |
| Country | India |
| Introduced | 1999 (India) 2007 (Pakistan) |
| Markets | International |
Kurkure is a brand of spiced crunchy puffcorn snacks made up of rice, lentil and corn, that is owned by PepsiCo through its subsidiary Frito-Lay. It was first launched in 1999 in India. The snack is manufactured in India and Pakistan, and has limited availability in certain international markets such as Canada and the United Kingdom. The word Kurkure means "crunchy" in Hindi and Urdu languages.
In India, it is manufactured in Sangrur, Pune, Howrah, Sonipat, Ranga Reddy, Vaishali and Kamrup whereas in Pakistan, it is manufactured in Gulberg, Lahore.
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Ingredients
Kurkure is made from rice meal, edible vegetable oil (palm oil), corn meal, gram meal, spices (such as turmeric), condiments, salt, sugar, tartaric, and E631. Kurkure is not completely vegan as the PepsiCo website in a pdf listing the ingredients show milk solids as one of the ingredients
It contains natural, nature-identical, and artificial flavoring substances.
Flavors
Pakistan
- Red Chilli Jhatka
- Chutney Chaska
- Toofani Mirch
- Toofani Masala
India
- Masala Munch
- Puffcorn Yummy Cheez
- Chilli Chatka
- Naughty Tomato
- Solid Masti
- Green Chutney Style
Launching
Initially Kurkure was launched in India in 1999, In 2001 Indian television actress Mandira Bedi and Pooja Ghai appeared in few commercials of Kurkure and served for the new brand . In 2004, Indian Hindi film actress Juhi Chawla was featured in advertisements for Kurkure. and from 2008 Kareena Kapoor was endorsing a new range (Kurkure Desi beats) under the main brand . Kurkure was launched in Tamil Media in 2008 with actress Simran as its brand ambassador. In 2012, Parineeti Chopra, Kunal Kapoor, Boman Irani, Ramya Krishnan, and Farida Jalal, started to advertise Kurkure. In 2019 Samantha Ruth Prabhu & Taapsee Pannu acted in Hindi,Tamil and Telugu commercials of Kurkure. In 2021 & 2022 Akshay Kumar appeared in Kurkure commercials along with Kritika Kamra and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. In 2024, actress Sara Ali Khan acted in Kurkure's Hindi commercial.
Kurkure was launched in Pakistan in 2007. Actresses Ayesha Omer, Hania Amir and Iqra Aziz have all been featured in television commercials for Kurkure in the country.
In November 2006, Frito-Lay announced plans to release Kurkure to American markets in 2007. This decision was made after analysts showed increasing interest in Indian spices in the region. Kurkure was subsequently introduced in other markets with a significant non-resident Indian population such as the UK.As of 2010, Kurkure is available in Eastern Canada. As of 2013, Kurkure is available in Western Canada.
