Takis is a Mexican brand of flavored rolled tortilla chips produced by Barcel, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo. First sold in Mexico in 1999 as Taquis, the brand was renamed to Takis in 2004. Barcel originally intended to aim Takis toward the Hispanic demographic, but its popularity quickly spread. The snack was introduced to the United States in 2001, Canada in 2015and Australia in 2026.
Takis chips come in numerous flavors, the best selling of which is the chili-lime "Fuego" flavor, sold in distinctive purple bags, introduced in 2006. The shape of Takis is fashioned after the taquito. Besides the rolled corn chips, Takis produces other snacks with the same flavor lines, including different potato chip varieties, corn "stix", and peanuts.
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Flavors
Takis are prepared in a variety of flavors, which includes:
Other products
In July 2020, Razor released their scooter designed with the Takis brand. Also in that month, Totino's released Totino's Takis Fuego Mini Snack Bites, consisting of pizza rolls covered in Takis Fuego seasoning. In October 2020, Takis introduced Takis Hot Nuts, featuring peanuts in a crunchy shell coated with Takis seasoning. Its flavors include Fuego, Flare and Smokin' Lime. In 2021, Grupo Bimbo expanded the Takis snack portfolio to include:
Takis Waves, ridged potato chip
Takis Watz, cheese snack
Takis POP!, ready-to-eat popcorn (distinguishable from Popcornopolis branded Takis popcorn, Grupo Bimbo owns both)
Takis Stix, corn snack stick
Takis Crisps, potato chip shaped like Pringles
Takis Kettlez, kettle-cooked potato chip snack
Takis Hot Nuts, peanuts coated in crunchy corn snack
Takis Chippz, thin-cut potato chips
Takis Mix, a variety containing several types of other Takis snacks, such as Takis rolls, stix, popcorn, and wheat snacks similar to chicharrones
Takis Duos, a variety meant to combine two distinct flavors into one bag, such as Fuego rolls and chili watermelon popcorn
Takis Fuego Lollipops, strawberry hard candy coated in chili powder
Takis Sunflower Seeds, roasted shell-on sunflower kernels
Takis Meat Sticks, jerky-styled meat rods