'Not the same': Aldi fans fuming after popular snack undergoes quiet redesign
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Aldi Australia has quietly changed one of its most popular supermarket snacks and fans are "upset".
Damora Snakos have been removed from supermarket shelves across the country and replaced with a product called Damora Snakz.
An Aldi spokesperson has told nine.com.au the new product has "the same great taste" with just a "fresh new Damora Snakz rebrand and packaging", but not everyone agrees.
Aldi Snackos have been removed from shelves and replaced by Snakz. Reddit
Aldi shoppers took to Reddit's 'Aldi Australia' thread to share their distress as the original Snakos were removed.
"No more Chicken Crinkle Snakos? Terrible," one Aldi shopper asked.
"All gone, only the new ones now," another confirmed.
"Wait, what did you just say? Have they been discontinued?" added another Aldi customer.
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Aldi shoppers took to Reddit's 'Aldi Australia' thread to share their distress. Nine
Another commented: "My local doesn't have any and they have removed the shelf markers for them as well."
"No sign of them at my local yesterday," one Aldi local added.
The replacement product is called Damora Snakz has since started taking its place, leaving fans of the original Snakos "upset".
Damora Snakos were available in Chicken Crinkle, Cheddar, Barbeque, and Pizza.
The new range of Damora Snakz appear to be a redesign of the Damora Snakos range and come in the same flavours, but instead are called Chicken and BBQ, as well as Cheddar and Pizza.
The replacement product appears to be rebrand, but those who have tried them insist the flavour has changed as well.
One Aldi shopper said they are "pretty disappointed with them".
Shoppers who have tried the new rebranded snack biscuits aren't impressed. Nine
"They're not terrible but definitely not great either," the added.
Another commented: "'New flavour' is never a good sign."
"Genuinely a dire change for me since I was a favourite snack in my household," wrote one Redditor.
"We've been buying them for years and now they have barely any flavouring on them."
Production of the range has been moved from Australia to Indonesia.
The product also appears to have fallen victim to 'shrinkflation', with the original 200g pack now reduced to a smaller 175g.
The packaging is now smaller, with the Snackz in 175g boxes. Nine
Aldi's spokesperson told nine.com.au: "For lunchboxes, road trips and those 'just one more snack' moments, our Damora Snakz range are a real crowd pleaser for all occasions.
"Best of all, it's the same great taste already known and loved, just in a fresh new Damora Snakz rebrand and packaging.
"At just $1.79, Aldi shoppers can enjoy strong flavour hits that satisfy, for less!"
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