{{Short description|American snack brand}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox brand |name = Andy Capp's |logo = Andy_Capp's_Logo.png |logo_size = 200 |image = |caption = |type = French-fry like corn/potato snacks |currentowner = [[ConAgra Foods]] |origin = United States |discontinued = |introduced = {{start date and age|1971}} |markets = Worldwide |previousowners = [[GoodMark Foods]] |trademarkregistrations = |website = {{url|https://www.conagrafoodservice.com/products/andy-capps|Andy Capp's}} }} '''Andy Capp's''' is an American [[Brand name|brand]] of flavored [[Maize|corn]] and [[potato]] snack made to look like [[French fries]]. The product was created in 1971 by [[GoodMark Foods]], which licensed the name and likeness of the [[comic strip]] character [[Andy Capp]] from [[Publishers-Hall Syndicate]].<ref>Maley, Don. "Super Roads to Riches are Paved with Comics," ''Editor & Publisher'' (Nov. 30, 1968). [https://archive.org/details/sim_editor-publisher_1968-11-30_101_48/page/8/mode/2up Archived at The Internet Archive]. Accessed Nov. 15, 2023.</ref> In 1998 GoodMark Foods was acquired by [[ConAgra Foods]], which manufactures and distributes the product to this day.<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/GoodMark-Foods-Inc-Company-History.html GoodMark Foods Company History]</ref><ref name=official>http://www.andycapps.com - Andy Capp's Official Product Page</ref>
Andy Capp's fries come in {{convert|0.85|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|1|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|1.5|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|1.75|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|2.0|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|3.0|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|3.5|oz|g|abbr=off}}, {{convert|6|oz|g|abbr=off}}, and more recently, {{convert|8|oz|g|abbr=off}} packages. Packages come in seven flavors: ''Hot Fries'', ''Ranch Fries'', ''Cheddar Fries'', ''BBQ Fries'', ''Fire Fries'', ''Beer Battered Onion Rings'' and ''Beer Battered Onion Rings: Hot'', the last of which are shaped like onion rings as opposed to fries, and are now hot. ''Hot Fries'' were the first popular flavor in this line of snack foods.<ref name=official/> On the back of some packages, ''Zesty Ranch'' was listed as one of the flavors, and was distributed to schools for snack purchases.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Capp's Cheddar Fries|url=http://www.candyfavorites.com/andy-capp-cheddar-fries|work=CandyFavorites.com|publisher=Selavy, Ltd.|accessdate=1 September 2012}}</ref> The ''Pub Fries'', ''Salsa'', ''Hot Chili Cheese Steak'', and ''White Cheddar Steak Fries'' flavors have all been discontinued.<ref name=discontinued>{{cite web|title=Discontinued Products - Clean out your coupon file|url=http://www.refundcents.com/discontinued.asp|work=RefundCents|accessdate=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817114113/http://www.refundcents.com/discontinued.asp|archive-date=17 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hometown Favorites: Discontinued Foods|url=http://www.hometownfavorites.com/discontinued-foods/|publisher=Hometown Favorites, LLC.|accessdate=1 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130126090529/http://www.hometownfavorites.com/discontinued-foods/|archivedate=26 January 2013}}</ref>
The BBQ Fries, after being discontinued,<ref name=discontinued /> resurfaced in 2011 in a new bag design made to match the current Hot Fries flavors.<ref>{{cite web|title=ConAgra Foods Brings Bold New Flavors To America's Favorite Snacks With New Items From Slim Jim®, DAVID® Seeds and Andy Capp's®|url=https://www.conagrabrands.com/news-room/news-conagra-foods-brings-bold-new-flavors-to-americas-favorite-snacks-with-new-items-from-slim-jimr-davidr-seeds-and-andy-cappsr-1519631|work=ConAgra Foods|publisher=ConAgra Foods Inc.|accessdate=19 August 2023}}</ref>
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