Kurkure is an Indian brand of spiced Puffcorn made up of rice, lentil and Corn snack. It is owned by PepsiCo through its subsidiary Frito-Lay. It was launched in India in 1999 and nine years later, the snack was launched in Pakistan in 2008. 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-language language.
In India, it is manufactured in Sangrur district, Pune district, Howrah district, Sonipat, Ranga Reddy, Vaishali and Kamrup district whereas in Pakistan, it is manufactured in Gulberg, Lahore.
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
Veganism as the PepsiCo India 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
India
Almost all flavors listed below are discontinued
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Masala Munch
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Green Chutney
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Chilli Chatka
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Hyderabadi Hungama
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Tamatar Hyderabadi Style
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Malabar Masala Style
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Masala Twists (Solid Masti)
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Chatpata Cheese
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Desi Beats
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Naughty Tomato
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Angry Tomato
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Xtreme Electric Nimbu
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Xtreme Risky Chilli
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Puffcorn (Yummy Cheese)
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Monster Paws
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Zig Zag
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Puff Corn
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Corn Cups
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Monster Smilees
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Monster Paws
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Butter Masti
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Kurkure triangles
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Khatta meetha
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Sizzling hot
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Solid masti
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Multigrain
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Chaat fills
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Gazab Golmaal
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Herapheri Hungama
Launching
Kurkure was originated in India in 1999; in 2001 Indian television actresses
Mandira Bedi and
Pooja Ghai appeared in few commercials of Kurkure and served for the new brand .
In 2004, Indian
Hindi cinema 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.
[ Cine Idol Simran appointed as the first brand ambassador for Kurkure in South India . PepsiCo India. June 4, 2008. Retrieved on 2012-01-01.] In 2012,
Parineeti Chopra, Kunal Kapoor,
Boman Irani,
Ramya Krishnan, and
Farida Jalal, started to advertise Kurkure.
In 2019 Samantha Ruth Prabhu and
Taapsee Pannu acted in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu commercials of Kurkure.
In 2021 and 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 2008. 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.
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