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Hot n' Spicy Chex Mix
Hot n' Spicy Chex Mix
The pretzels in Hot n' Spicy Chex Mix used to spell "H.O.T." Cute (albeit a little tautological), but who reads that much into their snack mix? The company took note of the costs associated with producing the letters and how little consumers cared, and eliminated those shapes, along with eight others, to yield annual savings of $1 million.

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