Six years ago, when Kellogg’s closed its London plant, many people swore they’d never buy the brand again. For us, it wasn’t so black-and-white. Kellogg’s makes Bran Buds! I love my Bran Bud muffins.
And my Bran-Bud-muffin substitutes were All-Bran bars. Not sweet, not chewy, they were like tasty bricks of fibre bark! And I enjoyed them. My favourite flavour was orange-cranberry. They also came in chocolate chip and honey nut.
I looked for some a couple of weeks ago. There weren’t any in the usual place on the granola bar shelves. Other products crowded their old space. Not a good sign. So I wrote to Kellogg’s through their website. This is part of their reply:
We are sad to let you know that these bars did not have enough fans and were discontinued. I truly understand how much you enjoyed them and wish we could continue making them for you.
I wish you could, too, Special K!
Many years ago there was a makeup called Clarion. They were ahead of their time. Their drugstore set-ups had primitive (but cool for the time) push-pads where you described your skin’s condition and hue. Then it would tell you which makeup was right for you. One day, you’re telling a plastic display about your combination skin. The next, it’s gone, taking that sensitive info with it. And now Bran Bars. You just can’t count on anything anymore.
So that’s it then. There’s no other product that comes close to the dry, crumbling, mildly enjoyable taste of a Bran Bar. (Gee, Lisa, I can’t imagine why everyone wasn’t snapping them up by the case!) You just never know when your favourite thing will fall out of favour and get cast into oblivion. Now it’s Bran Bars. What’s next? Wow Butter? Lemon-pepper tuna? CAULIFLOWER?
Thanks Lisa … have been looking for these things EVERYWHERE and had a bad feeling so finally decided to Google it and found your site! Sad to see them go …
Lisa
You’re so welcome! I’m glad you came by.
How disappointing, I too was searching for them. The cranberry orange was fabulous and the Metro by my house usually was sold out, so I too went to google to try and find out what was going on and found your post. Oh Kellogg’s…….I hope they come up with a similar product soon.
Sorry to break the bad news! But thanks for coming by.
These bars were a part of my diet plan that helped me lose 67 pounds! I have also been looking everywhere for them. Sad to hear that they’re gone.
This is how ideas are born! Maybe I should get to making my own bars!
This is terrible news I loved those cereal bars, I used to buy 5 boxes at a time.
We loved these Bran Bars and stocked up every time we were in Canada, buying as many as the store would allow. We also wrote to Kelloggs Canada to ask about shipping to US. Their answer was a definite no. We also tried Kellogg US. They were not interested in manufacturing this product. We have been without these for several years now. Sorry to have a great product.
I and my friend are still looking for kellog’s Orange cranberry bran bar. Maybe if the grocery stores had ordered the product for us that have been looking for more than a year you would have realized that the product was a hit for the older generation, thanks for not asking the public input Kellogg
Diane
I too freaked out (let’s be honest…begged) when these bars were discontinued.
Another grainy product that was discontinued a few years ago was “Red River Cereal”. I’m delighted to share that a grain farmer in Arva, Ontario, Canada has bought the license/recipe and is now producing it locally! After placing my online order (xmas surprise yay!!), I called them with my thanks and mentioned that they should go after Bran Bars next!! The reply was that “they’re always looking for new products” Here’s their website if you want to echo my request: arvaflourmill.com
I know Arva Flour Mill and I’m prepared to back you up. Thanks!