In 1993, Frito-Lay promoted Star Trek trading cards from SkyBox on specially marked packages of various Frito-Lay products, such as Doritos, Ruffles, Cheetos, and Hostess.
Frito-Lay Brands[]
- Cheetos - Crunchits (Orange Bag)
- Cheetos - Twisties (Blue Bag)
- Cheetos - Paws (Green Bag)
- Doritos - Texas Tang
- Doritos - Cool Ranch
- Ruffles - Sour Cream and Onion
- Hostess - Regular
- Hostess - Sour Cream and Onion
Trading Cards[]
The Base Set Included:
- 38 Star Trek The Next Generations cards
- 2 Checklist Cards
- 10 Deep Space Nine Cards
Notes[]
- The trading cards featured mostly cards promoting Star Trek The Next Generation, but also included Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
- The Trading Cards were Mini Trading Cards and each was in a plastic bag inside each bag of chips/crisps, like most cereal prizes.
- The Canadian Frito-Lay Hostess chips are not to be confused with the American Snack-Cake company of the same brand name.
- There was an INSTANT WIN contest associated with the cards as there might have been a prize voucher with or instead of the Trading Card.
Star Trek Lower Decks[]
On July 8, 2022, Mike McMahan, show runner of the animated series, Star Trek Lower Decks on Paramount+, posted a response from Frito-Lay/Pepsi Consumer Relations as to the official term used by Frito-Lay to describe the extrusions sold as Cheetos. 'Collettes not Chips' was the reply.
The Twitter account from TrekCore posted that they were having a similar discussion on Extrusions in Snack Foods.
Because of Mike McMahan's post, one might assume that a discussion of the subject will show up in season 3 of Lower Decks. Time will tell.
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Frito-Lay Star Trek Product Gallery[]
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Star Trek Mini Trading Cards Gallery[]
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