In later 2005 Nabisco made national news when reports of hideous working conditions and forced child labor surfaced from internal sources. There are even credible links between Kraft and the George Bush administration, including questionable ties to the Florida recount (This came to light when ballots cast for Al Gore that were apparently not included in the final tallies began surfacing in packs of Kraft singles). Kraft is widely known for having a stranglehold on all dairy aspects of the food market (one could say that they have a "firm grasp of the udders") and thanks to its large sphere of influence, is said to be one of the world's most dominant businesses. Ritz Bits sandwiches are licensed to Nabisco which is a subsidiary of the giant food conglomerate, Kraft. ![]() It is perhaps important to note that such legislation has crept to a standstill as a debate over whether or not toast constitutes as bread has surfaced, as well as another sub debate: who would even put peanut butter and jelly on toast, anyway? Peanut butter and jelly flavored Ritz Bits sandwiches still exist (despite the constant and valiant campaigning from everyone who hates them, that is, everyone who has ever tried them), but legislation is currently in the works that will prevent the combination of peanut butter and jelly from being served on crackers, or anything other than bread. Pizza filling also enjoyed a brief run but this flavor was ultimately canceled, primarily as a result of public outcry (some commented that eating a pizza flavored Ritz Bits sandwich was the equivalent of taking a coping saw to your tongue, or perhaps worse, eating a poorly made pizza squished between two crackers), but also because the Pizza variety faced mounting pressure from the Italian American community for alleged blasphemy of their idolized delicacy. Ritz Bits sandwiches are bite size (that is to say, roughly the size of a quarter, which has been universally determined as the optimal size for the aforementioned biting) snack foods consisting of two miniature Ritz crackers framing in a filling of cheese, peanut butter, or S’mores. Two parts cracker, one part filling, four parts delicious?!
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