{"id":12480,"date":"2026-03-30T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:02:00","slug":"cheez-it-basketball-star-kon-kneuppel-team-up-for-lto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12480","title":{"rendered":"Cheez-It, basketball star Kon Kneuppel team up for LTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As the snack made with 100% real cheese, Kellanova&#8217;s (Mars) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheezit.com\/\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cheez-It brand<\/a> is celebrating 100% real individuality, it says, and this basketball season, rookie phenom Kon Knueppel has embodied that spirit with his electrifying performance, it adds. To commemorate his record-setting feat, the brand is teaming up with Knueppel for its latest limited-edition drop: Kon&#8217;s Double Double Cheez-It Bundle.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Knueppel&#8217;s skillful two-way impact on the court, both on offense and defense, the new bundle pairs his two favorite off-the-court flavor picks: Cheez-It White Cheddar and Cheez-It Extra Toasty. This collector&#8217;s item gives consumers a chance to celebrate Knueppel&#8217;s breakout season and snack like the rookie sensation himself, honoring one of the league&#8217;s most impressive rising stars and his longtime love of Cheez-It, the brand says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For as long as I can remember, watching basketball has meant grabbing a box of Cheez-It crackers,&#8221; says Knueppel. &#8220;They&#8217;ve always been my go-to snack. Getting to team up with Cheez-It to bring my two favorite flavors together is unbelievable, and I&#8217;m pumped to share this with the fans. Their energy made my rookie season unforgettable, so I can&#8217;t wait for them to get their hands on this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Basketball is more than just a game; it&#8217;s a culture powered by fandom, off-the-court rituals, individuality, and irresistible passions, the brand notes. Cheez-It aims to celebrate that spirit by championing the 100% real individuals shaping the sport today. With 75% of fans reaching for salty snacks during sports, the brand says, Kon&#8217;s Double Double Cheez-It Bundle gives fans a chance to bring it to their own game day routine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kon brings an undeniable energy and authenticity to the court that perfectly mirrors what Cheez-It celebrates: 100% real individuality,&#8221; says Cara Tragseiler, senior brand director for Cheez-It. &#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled to partner with one of the league&#8217;s brightest new stars and give fans a chance to get closer to the game by snacking on his two favorite flavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kon&#8217;s Double Double Cheez-It Bundle will be available exclusively at cheezit.com, with limited quantity drops on April 6 at 9 am EST while supplies last. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Kellanova (now owned by Mars) is on the current <em>Snack Food &amp; Wholesale Bakery<\/em> \u201cTop 50 Snack &amp; Bakery Companies\u201d list.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snackandbakery.com\/articles\/114935-the-top-50-snack-and-bakery-companies-of-2025\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to view the current \u201cTop 50\u201d rankings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106352-cheez-it-basketball-star-kon-kneuppel-team-up-for-lto\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the snack made with 100% real cheese, Kellanova&#8217;s (Mars) Cheez-It brand is celebrating 100% real individuality, it says, and this basketball season, rookie phenom Kon Knueppel has embodied that spirit with his electrifying performance, it adds. To commemorate his record-setting feat, the brand is teaming up with Knueppel for its latest limited-edition drop: Kon&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[2743,2741,886],"class_list":["post-12480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-cheez-it","tag-kellanova","tag-mars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}