FEELING FAMOUSLY FAMISHED? HERE ARE 10 CELEBRITY SNACKS TO FILL YOU UP

The recent collaboration with Rap Snacks coincides with the female rapper’s headline appearances at the Essence Festival in the US, and Wireless Festival in the UK.

With this in mind, the team at Business Name Generator have rounded up a feast of celebrity-endorsed treats that ought to satisfy your cravings. Sumptuous snacks can be a great way for stars with a big following to branch out their niche and influence good cause.

From a Formula One star’s range of vegan burgers to Fall Out Boy’s perfect taco formula, here are ten times that famous faces used food to expand their brand.

 

• Nicki Minaj – Barbie-Que Honey Truffle Potato Crisps

 

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Anything but super bass-ic, it is only right that one of the boldest names in rap should flavour their signature snack with ‘barbie-que’ honey truffle.

The bright pink packaging of these crispy delights also pairs up with the rapper’s iconic ‘Barbie’ brand image.

Minaj’s mouth-watering new snack is the latest in a long line of magnificent munch from food brand, Rap Snacks, who have previously put out everything from ramen noodles to blueberry lemonade – and of course, collaborative potato crisps with the likes of Rick Ross, Migos and more iconic rap names.

 

• Jamie Laing – Candy Kittens

 

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The Made In Chelsea star has arguably found just as much success from his cat-inspired gourmet confectionary brand as he has on our TV screens.

First launched in 2012, when Laing was at the peak of his TV fame, his sweet treats are now stocked all over the UK in stores including Sainsbury’s and Holland & Barrett.

The innovative snacks are said to use ‘honest ingredients’ and ‘sustainable packaging’, and come in a range of flavours including ‘Sour Watermelon’ and ‘Tropical Mango’.

 

• Maria Sharapova – Sugarpova

 

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Maria Sharapova is more than just a sweet tennis player, as in 2012 she launched her own range of confectionery.

Just like the former Wimbledon champion’s tennis skills, Sugarpova’s range of gummies, truffles and chocolates are of high quality.

Some of the products being served up by Sharapova’s Sugarpova include ‘Sassy Sour Tart Cherry Gummy Lips’ and ‘Creamy Caramel Milk Chocolate Bars’.

 

• Jon Bon Jovi – Bongiovi Pasta Sauce

 

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Ever craved a pasta sauce that makes you feel like you’re livin’ on a prayer? Look no further than Jon Bon Jovi’s Bongiovi Pasta Sauce.

The rockstar’s very own ragu is actually a family-run business, with the ‘Dad’s Original’ recipes handed down from his father.

 

• Jack Harlow – KFC Jack Harlow Meal

 

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Forget snacks as ‘first class’ rapper Jack Harlow is filling fans up with a whole meal’s worth of food at KFC, exclusively sold in the USA this June.

The Kentucky native’s limited-edition combo meal contains a spicy chicken sandwich, mac and cheese, fries with ranch sauce and fizzy lemonade, all served in packaging decorated with fresh pictures of Jack Harlow himself.

To kickstart this campaign, KFC and Jack Harlow have joined together to donate $250,000 to the American Red Cross – now that’s finger-lickin’ good.

 

• Travis Scott – McDonald’s Travis Scott Meal

 

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Before Jack Harlow and KFC joined forces, Travis Scott’s teaming up with McDonald’s was the rapper/fast-food chain collaboration on everyone’s lips.

The combo meal which contained a Quarter Pounder burger, fries with BBQ sauce and a Sprite – the rapper’s go-to order – was released in 2020, and marked the first time that McDonald’s had added a celebrity-endorsed meal to their menu in almost 30 years.

Their last celebrity partnership was in 1992 when the fast-food chain paired up with basketball star Michael Jordan to release the McJordan burger.

 

• Pete Wentz – Sugar, We’re Goin’ to Get Tacos

 

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Yet another musician who has teamed up with a fast-food restaurant in recent years. For National Taco Day 2020, Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist Pete Wetz partnered with his favourite Mexican restaurant, Casa Vega, to produce a very limited-edition taco.

The rockstar’s signature taco was fittingly named ‘Sugar, We’re Goin’ to Get Tacos’ after the famous Fall Out Boy hit, ‘Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down’.

The taco was only available at one branch of Casa Vega – Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles – and contained a choice of chicken, beef or soy meat, along with cheese, cool ranch Doritos and a coriander-ranch dressing.

 

• Lewis Hamilton – Neat Burger

 

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It’s not just American musicians that have tried their hand at fast food, as the star of Formula One, Lewis Hamilton launched his own chain of plant-based burger restaurants in 2019.

Shortly after first opening, Neat Burger was crowned ‘Best Vegan Offering’ at the 2020 Deliveroo Awards, and quickly spread its reach to eight stores across London. The brand now plans to drive sales across the Atlantic, by opening stores in the USA.

 

• Beyonce & Jay Z – 22 Days Nutrition

 

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The iconic power couple have achieved an incredible amount of success during their careers, and that is not just limited to their work in the music and entertainment industry.

In 2018, the duo – alongside Marco Borges – launched their own plant-based lifestyle company, with an aim of using their platforms to promote a vegan diet.

Their 22-day diet includes a range of exclusive shakes, smoothies, nutrition bars and plant-based recipes that fans can follow.

 

• Robert Lewandowski – RL9 Coffee

 

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Even Champions League footballers need help waking up in the morning, and nobody knows that better than Bayern Munich and Poland striker, Robert Lewandowski.

The prolific goal-scorer – who usually only ever needs one shot – launched the coffee brand alongside his wife, Anna Lewandowska, using beans coffee sourced from Africa, Asia and South America.