# Uproar over missing ‘pop’ as Rice Krispies changes its recipe

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uproar-over-missing-pop-as-rice-krispies-changes-its-recipe/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:36:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:10:48+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Business (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvg0y44ym7vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Business, Culture, Food

## Key points

- UK Rice Krispies and Coco Pops now use rice and corn flour.
- Kellogg’s says their signature sound may be quieter.
- New packaging will warn that the cereals contain wheat gluten.

## Summary

Kellogg’s has changed the UK recipes for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops, replacing whole rice grains with corn flour and rice flour after weather disrupted supplies of some grains. The change has prompted complaints about the cereals’ taste and texture, as well as their familiar “snap, crackle and pop”, making the recipe shift a notable challenge for a long-running brand.

The company says the sound remains but may be quieter and slower, and that the new cereals were assessed for taste, appearance and texture. Extreme weather in Spain in 2022 and 2023 reduced supplies of rice used in the products; the revised recipes are intended to maintain consistent quality. The cereals’ stated nutritional benefits remain the same, but the packaging will now warn that they contain wheat gluten. US and Canadian products are unaffected.

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