Celebrities Who Have Pleaded for Discontinued Foods to Return: Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and More

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Celebrities Who Have Pleaded for Discontinued Foods to Return: Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and More

No matter how powerful a celebrity may be, he or she can’t always secure the return of a beloved, discontinued food. Case in point: Reality TV queen Kim Kardashian took to Twitter in April 2018 to declare her love of Dunkaroos in response to a tweet that claimed the ‘90s snack would return if a message from Betty Crocker, the food item’s producer, was retweeted 150,000 times. [ami-related id="1530643" url="https://www.usmagazine.com/food/pictures/kim-kardashians-plant-based-meals-photos/" title="All of Kim Kardashian's Plant-Based Meals" target="" showsubt="false" thumb="false" imgsrc="https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kim-Kardashians-Plant-Based-Meals-promo.jpg"] “Obsessed with Dunkaroos. Please come back!” Kardashian tweeted for her more than 61 million followers to see. However, even an impassioned tweet like that from one of the most famous people in the world wasn’t enough to convince the food brand to take action and resurrect Dunkaroos, which were discontinued in America in 2012, once and for all. Not long after Kardashian’s tweet went live, Betty Crocker’s parent company, General Mills, confirmed the initial message was all part of an elaborate hoax. “We love hearing from fans of Dunkaroos. Please continue to share your thoughts with us,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement at the time. “But we need to let you know we never set a number of retweets for a return of Dunkaroos, as you may have seen in a fake direct message screenshot. At this time, we don’t have anything to announce." [jwplayer tlSommXC-l3ahXupL] Still, in a handful of other instances, a star’s clout has been enough to bring a discontinued snack back from the food graveyard. In July 2019, Popsicle announced it was reviving its Double Pops thanks to some encouragement from Justin Bieber. Apparently the “I Don’t Care” singer’s tweet about needing “those back” was enough to spur the popsicle brand into action. When a message reached 100,000 retweets, the company confirmed Double Pops would officially return for all to enjoy. Scroll down to see other stars who have taken to social media to plead for the return of their favorite discontinued foods!

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Kim Kardashian

The aspiring lawyer fell for a hoax in April 2018 when a Twitter user shared what appeared to be a direct message conversation with Dunkaroos producer Betty Crocker. In the exchange, the brand apparently promised to bring back the snack in exchange for 150,000 retweets, causing Kardashian to share and tweet: “Obsessed with Dunkaroos. Please come back!” However, Betty Crocker’s parent company, General Mills, confirmed the whole thing was just an elaborate prank and said it didn’t have “anything to announce” regarding Dunkaroos’ comeback.

However, in February 2020, General Mills confirmed Dunkaroos would be back on shelves that summer. With that settled, the reality star set her sights on another food she’d like to bring back from the dead, which she revealed via a Twitter Q&A that month. When a fan asked the California native to name her preferred type of Oreos, she replied: “Big Stuff Oreos. They discontinued them years ago. Please Oreo bring them back @nabisco.

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Chance the Rapper

In May 2019, Wendy’s announced it would bring back its Spicy Chicken Nuggets after Chance the Rapper tweeted about missing the flavorful food item, which was removed from Wendy’s menus around 2017. The saga began when Chance wrote, “Positive Affirmations for today: I WILL have a good day, I Will succeed today, Wendy’s WILL bring back spicy nuggets at some point please please Lord let it be today.” After realizing there was plenty of interest in the nuggets’ comeback, Wendy’s replied: “The people in charge say if you guys can get our tweet (this one right here) to 2 Million likes, they will bring SPICY CHICKEN NUGGETS BACK.” Within a matter of hours, the Twitterverse came through and delivered more than the necessary amount of likes, securing the dish’s return. “THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Spicy Chicken Nuggets are coming back!” Wendy’s tweeted.

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Justin Bieber

The pop star is a big Popsicle fan, apparently. In July 2019, he reminisced about the brand’s Double Pops with manager Scooter Braun on Twitter and said, “We need those back.” Days later, Popsicle responded and said it had a batch of the frozen treats made especially for Bieber and Braun. The brand also noted that the Double Pops could return for everyone when a message got 100,000 retweets. Less than a week later, Popsicle got its retweets and confirmed Double Pops would soon hit store shelves again.

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Chrissy Teigen

Like Kardashian, the Cravings author is also a Dunkaroos fan. However, the dish she fought for was something she’d eaten at a foreign fast-food chain as a kid. “Please @kfc I need your help. 15 years ago, I had spicy kee mao chicken at your fine establishment in Thailand. I've been there a few times since and no one ever knows what I'm talking about,” the Bring the Funny judge tweeted in February 2019. “I want to recreate the recipe as it is a major happy memory for me. Please help ty.” So far as we know, Teigen never received a reply has yet to locate that dish.