50 years for the Bugles brand Sound the trumpets… or the Bugles. The popular horn-shaped snack from General Mills is 50!

Today, Bugles has four core flavors – Original, Nacho Cheese, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Caramel. Bugles Original Flavor Corn Chip Snacks are made with crispy corn and contain no trans fat. If you're looking to create fun and tasty recipes, choose Bugles Crispy Corn Snacks.

DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, COCONUT OIL AND/OR PALM KERNEL OIL, SUGAR, SALT, BAKING SODA. FRESHNESS PRESERVED BY BHT. MAY CONTAIN MILK AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

May 1964 Bugles debuted in May 1964 with regional launches in Seattle, Portland, Omaha, Des Moines, Buffalo and Syracuse. Its national launch came later in 1966. Fifty years ago, Bugles was actually among a trio of new General Mills snacks that represented our entry into the snack food market.

Going back further, it touches on Latin, buculus, meaning bullock. Old English also influences the modern word with bugle, meaning "wild ox." The name indicates an animal's (cow's) horn, which was the way horns were made in Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

History. The bugle comes from instruments made from animal horns. The earliest bugles were shaped in a loop – usually a double loop, but sometimes triple or single – similar to the modern French horn, and were usually used to send messages during hunts.

This statistic shows the number of bags of Bugles corn eaten within one month in the United States in 2020. The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 1.37 million Americans consumed 8 or more bags in 2020.

The bugle was a development of early communication instruments made from animal horns. The instruments were used to communicate during hunts. Armies have been using bugles for centuries, even the ancient Romans used an instrument called a “buccina”.

The bugle evolved from German hunting horns or buglehorns. The term “bugle” originated from the French word “bugler,” or “bugleret,” that was derived from the Latin “buculus,” meaning young bull.

West Chicago, Illinois From the time of their creation in the 1960s, General Mills' Bugles were manufactured at a plant in West Chicago, Illinois, until that plant's closure in 2017. Bugles and the other snacks were also produced in Lancaster, Ohio starting in 1981. It is now a Ralston Foods Plant part of Con-Agra.

The bugle has also been used as a sign of peace in the case of a surrender. In most military units, the bugle can be fitted with a small banner or tabard (occasionally gold fringed) with the arms of its reporting service branch or unit.

The first bugles developed as hunting horns. They were shaped in a coil - typically a double coil, but also a single or triple coil - similar to the modern French horn, and were used to communicate during hunts and as announcing instruments for coaches (somewhat akin to today's automobile horn).

: a valveless brass instrument that resembles a trumpet and is used especially for military calls.

The bugle has also been used as a sign of peace in the case of a surrender. In most military units, the bugle can be fitted with a small banner or tabard (occasionally gold fringed) with the arms of its reporting service branch or unit.

Bugles were test-marketed in 1965 and introduced nationally in early 1966 as one of several new General Mills snacks, including flower-shaped Daisies; wheel-shaped Pizza Spins; tube-shaped Whistles; cheddar cheese-flavored Buttons; and bow-shaped, popcorn-flavored Bows, all of which were discontinued in the 1970s.

Going back further, it touches on Latin, buculus, meaning bullock. Old English also influences the modern word with bugle, meaning "wild ox." The name indicates an animal's (cow's) horn, which was the way horns were made in Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.