Rice Krispies is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 37 hours, 4 threads about it surfaced across 3 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/nottheonion, r/unitedkingdom and r/worldnews. Together they have drawn about 20.2K upvotes and 2.4K comments. It is also a rising Google search (“rice krispies” in Google Trends for US).
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- BBC News: Kellogg's admits snap, crackle and pop is quieter after uproar over Rice Krispies recipe change
The cereal giant has changed the recipes for Rice Krispies and Coco Pops, sparking a backlash online.
- CTV News: Rice Krispies will continue to be made with real rice in Canada, Kellogg’s says
Rice Krispies in Canada will continue to be made with real rice grains, Kellogg’s says, following news that the cereal in the U.K. will be reformulated without it due to “changing weather conditions.”
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/nottheonion | 2 | 18,817 | 2,050 | Nov 3, 22:11 UTC |
| r/unitedkingdom ↗ | 1 | 959 | 220 | Nov 3, 20:49 UTC |
| r/worldnews | 1 | 452 | 122 | Nov 4, 01:21 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Kellogg’s removes rice grains from Rice Krispies due to ‘changing weather’r/nottheonion · 18,506 upvotes · 1,968 comments · Nov 3, 22:11 UTC · northwichguardian.co.uk
- Snap, crackle and shock! Kellogg's removes rice from Rice Krispies due to 'changing weather conditions'r/unitedkingdom · 959 upvotes · 220 comments · Nov 3, 20:49 UTC · lbc.co.uk
- No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weatherr/worldnews · 452 upvotes · 122 comments · Nov 4, 01:21 UTC · BBC News
- Kellogg’s removes rice grains from Rice Krispies due to ‘changing weather’r/nottheonion · 311 upvotes · 82 comments · Nov 5, 09:31 UTC · itv.com
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/unitedkingdom ↗: “Snap, crackle and shock! Kellogg's removes rice from Rice Krispies due to 'changing weather conditions'”
- First link to northwichguardian.co.uk shared, in r/nottheonion.
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/nottheonion (18,506 upvotes, 1,968 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/worldnews: “No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather”
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/nottheonion.
What people are asking
Questions from the most-upvoted comments in the biggest threads. They show what people still want to know; they are questions, not answers.
- “Are they now just Kellogg's Krispies?” — asked in r/worldnews
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.