Bagel Bites were invented by Stanley Garczynski and Bob Mosher, both of Fort Myers, Florida, and then later sold to a major food producer.Williams, Evan. "Creative energy unleashed: Southwest Florida inventors who shaped the world". Florida Weekly It is currently owned by Heinz via the Ore-ida brand. The mini-bagels are topped with cheese and other pizza toppings. Bagel Bites are available in six flavors: Cheese & Pepperoni [1]; Three Cheese; Cheese, Sausage & Pepperoni; Mozzarella Cheese; Supreme; and Extreme Nacho (sold only in Canada). Bagel Bites come in 9, 18, 40, and 72 count varieties. Bagel Bites are manufactured in Southwest Florida.
Bagel Bites also markets Stuffed Bagel Bites, which consists of the toppings on the inside of the bagel dough crust. The stuffed snacks are available in Pepperoni & Cheese and Three Cheese. Preparation of Bagel Bites involves either a microwave or an oven.
On June 17, 2009 the town of Mansfield, MA, took a survey in which it voted Bagel Bites the #1 snack/lunchtime food.
During the 1990s, Bagel Bites ran a television commercial, most popular during children's programming, featuring the jingle:
“ Pizza in the morning,Pizza in the evenin',
Pizza at suppertime!
When pizza's on a bagel,
You can eat pizza anytime!
—Bagel Bites' 1990 commercial
The lyrics were altered from The McGuire Sisters' 1957 single Sugartime.
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