【 カール (kāru) 】”Karl” by Meiji
The curly long-time favorite corn puff snack was introduced in 1968.
In the ’60s, while お菓子 (okashi; snacks) were still considered sweet in Japan, salty snacks were becoming popular in the U.S. Catching on this new trend, カール was the first non-sweet snack in Japan.
A few カール fun facts: