100 Grand Bar
100 Grand(originally called the$100,000 Candy Barand then, from the 1970s through the mid-1980s, as the$100,000 Bar[1]) is acandy barproduced by theFerrara Candy Company,a subsidiary ofFerrero.[2]The candy bar was created in 1964 byNestlé.[3]It weighs 1.5 ounces (43 g) and includeschocolate,caramelandcrisped rice.The bar contains 201 calories; it is low incholesterolandsodium,but high insaturated fatandsugar.[4]Its first slogan was "Tastes so good it's almost illegal!" Its current slogan is "That's Rich!"
Use in humor
[edit]In the mid-1990s,Opie and Anthony,DJs on Boston radio stationWAAF-FM,promoted a giveaway of "100 Grand" over several weeks before finally revealing to the eventual winner that the prize was a 100 Grand bar rather than $100,000.[5]
In theSeinfeldepisode "The Dealership,"Georgeis complaining to a manager that a mechanic stole his Twix as evidenced by the cookie crumbs on his face. The manager asks if it could have been the $100,000 Bar to which George replies "no" because it's only rice and caramel. After this exchange, another dealership employee interjects to inform George that the name of the $100,000 Bar was changed to 100 Grand.
In May 2005, aKentuckywoman sued another radio station,WLTO-FMinLexington, Kentucky,for a similar prank in whichradio DJDJ Slick gave away one of the bars, leading (so the woman claims) listeners to believe the DJ was giving away $100,000.[6]
Comedians have used the bar's name in a similar fashion. In the episode "Business School"ofThe Office,Michael Scott tries to use the bar as a motivational tool. He says: "And if you sell enough of them, you will make a 'one hundred grand'!", and displays a 100 Grand bar. When he throws the bar into the bewildered audience, they separate, and let the bar hit one of the students in the head. OnThe Colbert Report,an image of a 100 Grand bar was part of the introduction to a recurring segment called Colbert Platinum, presented as tongue-in-cheek news and advice for the extremely rich. On the March 24, 2011 episode, Colbert interviewed the Senior Fellow for Global Health on the Council on Foreign Relations, Laurie Garrett, about escalatingfood pricesand joked, "candy bars have gone up, I saw one that cost 100 Grand!"
Sale to Ferrero
[edit]100 Grand was produced by Nestlé until 2018. In January of that year, Nestlé sold their American confectionery business toFerrero SpA,[7][8]allowing them to use the Nestlé name for one year.[9]Ferrero merged Nestlé candies with Ferrara Candy Company.[10]
See also
[edit]- Chokito,a similar chocolate bar also introduced by Nestlé in 1964
- List of chocolate bar brands
References
[edit]- ^"The $100,000 Bar – A 100 Grand History".Collecting Candy.2012-06-28. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-06.Retrieved2019-04-16.
- ^"Brands | Ferrara Candy Company".www.ferrarausa.com.Retrieved2019-06-15.
- ^"50 Years of Nestle's 100 Grand Bar History".Collecting Candy.2014-02-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-08-13.Retrieved2019-04-16.
- ^"Candies, NESTLE, 100 GRAND Bar Nutrition Facts & Calories".Self.Condé Nast. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-01.Retrieved2017-01-20.
- ^Deitz, Corey."Radio Bloopers, Screwups, Outtakes and Embarrassments – Series 2".Your Guide to Radio.About.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-07-15.Retrieved2007-04-14.
- ^"Radio Candy Stunt Not So Sweet".The Smoking Gun.Retrieved2010-10-28.
- ^"Nestlé Sells Butterfinger and BabyRuth Unit to Italian Candy Maker".Wall Street Journal.2018-01-18.Retrieved2019-04-16.
- ^"FERRERO TO ACQUIRE NESTLÉ'S U.S. CONFECTIONARY BUSINESS".Ferroro Group Press Releases.2018-01-16.Retrieved2019-04-16.
- ^"You won't be seeing 'Nestle' candies in the US soon".New York Post.2018-01-17.Retrieved2019-04-16.
- ^"Report on phone conversation".Facebook.2019-04-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2022-02-26.Retrieved2019-04-16.
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