Shawn S Grz

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Major drop in quality

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Original review Mar 13, 2024

I'm an adult and Totino pizza rolls have always been a go to snack or meal for me. The last couple years I've noticed small changes in the taste and appearance of the pizza rolls.

Now, in March of 2024 I'm currently writing this with a plate of your slop in my lap. The taste has finally changed too much, it's garbage. Pain bland taste while chewing followed by a chemical after taste. Sometimes instead of a plain taste while chewing it's a strong gross taste of chemical and something else I'm unable to describe.

I absolutely loved pizza rolls and am very disappointed in the quality of your product now. It's very noticeable in many products now days, and really makes you wonder the reasoning of the decline. I understand companies try to save money and get cheaper ingredients, but I am also now seeing the relationship of some (not naming any names but the info is out there) food companies and some pharmaceutical companies who work together. Only 2 reasons that would be..

to work together to insure a healthier population, or work together to insure an unhealthier population. It's easy to see where the money would be in that situation. If the food causes health issues and the medicines treat it, well I guess that would be a very profitable corporate relationship. Especially since the food and pharmaceutical corporation executives and their families have publicly admitted they do not eat the same food that the average person consumes.

Kind of relates to Bill Gates when he created Microsoft, he said he didn't allow his children to have a computer. Really makes you think! But back to my disappointment in your product, that sort of thing is just going to happen I suppose, but it would be nice if more companies would separate themselves from the norm and keep a great product at a decent price with decent health in mind. It's a very well known fact that people and businesses make more money when they offer a better product for same or even cheaper price.

Lower price, more revenue, more money.

I'm just really pissed about these pizza rolls now, I loved them. I will never buy your brand again, and I will tell everyone, until I hear there's been a complete change back to 90s early 2000 quality.

Edit: just a few minutes after posting review- I purchased an "I'm pissed at Totino's" t-shirt, and I will wear it often!

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Pros:
  • Quick to make
Cons:
  • Horrible taste
  • Odd smell
  • Lied about ingredient change

Preferred solution: A corporation that actually cares about their consumers and their consumers' Heath.

User's recommendation: Avoid

makayla m Nqx

A lot of plain bread crust in the bag of pizza rolls i bought

Totinos - A lot of plain bread crust in the bag of pizza rolls i bought
i bought a bag of pizza rolls from my local grocery store and when i open the bag there were a lot of bread crusts that had nothing inside they looked deformed, i was very upset with this. the bag cost me over ten dollars just for half of it to not even be pizza rolls. im very upset about this situation and would like it if someone reached back out to me from the totinos team.
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Loss:
$10
Pros:
  • Good taste
Cons:
  • Not always fulfilled

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

Kelly S Nhi

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| map-marker Joplin, Missouri

Chemical taste and foreign object! I would have given zero stars if allowed.

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I hadn't had pizza rolls for a long time. Either my taste buds have changed or they went down hill.

I decided to have a few along with my children while watching a movie. Immediately, the taste was odd. It was almost like a chemical taste. Then, I realized there was something that resembled a tiny wood like splinter in a bite.

Shortly afterward, I started having sharp pains in my upper abdomen and a lil bump on tip of toungue. I started looking up recalls. I came across this review and decided to inform others. After reading the many gross finds, I will definitely not be allowing my children to eat these in the future.

It is scary to think about anything harmful being packaged inside each one. It is unfortunate and the experience and accounts of others has left me done!

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User's recommendation: Proceed with caution!

Kimberlee Bjq

Changed recipe then lied to

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Shortly after General Mills changed the recipe and shape of the Totino's pizza, called to complain. The lady I spoke to lied and said the recipe was never changed. I remember when they used real cheese and were round. They were delicious. Now I won't touch them
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Pros:
  • Price and history
Cons:
  • Artificial cheese

Preferred solution: A public acknowledgement of the lies General Mills has spewed

User's recommendation: Bellatorio Garlic Chicken Alfredo

Zach L Fcd

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Bad pizza roles

My pizza roles were not filled with pizza and they were just bread. Im severely disappointed and want a refund or a resupppy. We bought 160 pizza roles and they have all been bad so far. I will send you pictures to prove the lack of pizza in my roll. I hope that you guys can understand out issue and fulfill our hopes we see in Tostitos pizza roles
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Loss:
$15

Preferred solution: Full refund

Roanoke V

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What has happened to the products?

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I have bought pizzas for years and the rolls. This company has changed the process of being made. You now have crap. That no one is going to buy. I don't know how companies expect to stay in business if no one buys products. If it's the economy, raise the price. But bring back what's edible. Quit with the tricks.
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Loss:
$20
Pros:
  • Convenient
Cons:
  • Taste awful

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Atm I don't reccomend

Tom N Atv

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Bad product

Have been buying pizza rolls for years. The last few times the product has been terrible.

No filling in about half and smaller in size. Not what I expect from General Mills. Go back to the way you used to do it and stop trying to save money. Ultimately you will just lose money by losing long time customers and your reputation.

Also, make your customer service available when customers are available to give you feedback on how you are doing. You should have saved enough money to at least take our calls when it is convenient for your consumers, unless you really dont care. It is a shame that such a great product has been diminished by profit alone instead of maintaining a great product even in a tough economic time. Charge a little more if you have to and your quality will survive the hard times.

So many companies are doing this. I hope someone in your organization gets this, however Im sure no one is listening.

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Cons:
  • Bad product

Preferred solution: See previous comments

User's recommendation: Hold off on buying this. Not worth the money

1 comment
Fortunata Rre

Please recovery my old account

Annette H Eai

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The pizza taste totally different from when I...

The pizza taste totally different from when I remember, it is horrible and taste gross, frozen food in general these days are disgusting
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laisa z

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I’m upset about this

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i wanted to try the sausage and pepperoni pizza rolls and found something that looks like chicken hair in one of my pizza rolls.
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Pros:
  • Tasty
Cons:
  • This nasty thing that was in my pizza rolls

Preferred solution: Full refund

2 comments
Carle Vux

Return the food for the refund.

Carle Vux

Return the food for a refund.

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Stephen F Zuy

They want to be cheap now.

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They changed their recipe to save a little money. Kind of sad how this company is so cheap anymore. They were a really good snack now taste like cardboard.
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Preferred solution: Change recipe back.

User's recommendation: Don't buy

wayne p Sja

I bought a family size package of pizza rolls, Totino’s, cooked the entire tray 83, and had to throw them all in the garbage. They were nothing but dried up bread shells with nothing inside them

The quality of this product is terrible. I ate them all the time 10 years ago and now theyre total garbage theyre dry. They have nothing inside of the shells and what is in the shells even if it says it contains meat has no meat in it you owe me eight dollars for a family size pack of Totinos pizza rolls they were trash.

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Loss:
$8
Pros:
  • Nobe
Cons:
  • No quality

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: don’t waste your money

4 comments
Carle Vux

Well since the food was trash, I doubt that you ate the food. This means that if you want your refund, freeze the leftovers and take it back to where you got it and then get your refund.

Carle Vux

If they are trash that means that you dud not eat the food. After all why would you be eating trash?

Freeze the leftover food and return the food to the store. Then get the refund.

Carle Vux

If they are trash that means that you dud not eat the food. After all why would you be eating trash?

Freeze the leftover food and return the food to the store. Then get the refund.

Carle Vux

If they are trash that means that you dud not eat the food. After all why would you be eating trash? Freeze the leftover food and return the food to the store.

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Lisa S Sjb

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Tastes terrible

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Totinos - Tastes terrible

I have been eating Totino's pizza rolls and party pizzas pepperoni and cheese since the early 90s. They used to be one of my favorite snacks, but as of late, I've noticed they just don't taste good anymore.

I see a lot of people complaining that the filling is lacking, which is true. More often than not, I find rolls that only have sauce, no cheese, or pepperoni at all, which, if I'm being honest, isn't really taking away from them that much because the cheese tastes TERRIBLE. I'm not sure when they decided to change their recipe, but that was a horrible idea. They must have gone with the cheapest ingredients because it just tastes off.

Regardless of how they are prepared, the dough is bland, the sauce tastes watered down and expired, and the cheesenot even sure what that flavor isits not good. And there is never enough pepperoni in them to even be detected. Please change the recipe back to the original.

I won't be buying these products anymore. Such a shame.

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Pros:
  • Cost
Cons:
  • Quality
  • Tastes bad

Preferred solution: Revert back to original recipe.

User's recommendation: They are gross

Anonymous
map-marker Downey, California

Hair in my pizza for the second time!

I like the Totinos Pizza but the past two times I have bought them there has been a long hair in my pizza and I had to pull it out of my throat . I dont think I will be buying them any more . And I purchased them at Walmart online and picked them curbside It makes me sick to think you have someone elses hair in your mouth
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James T Ete

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Found a staple in my bag

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Totinos - Found a staple in my bag
I'm extremely annoyed with the customer service. No one hardly answers. And IA recently bought this item and found a staple in the bag I bought. I do not recommend this product even if it quick and easy. Thankfully I found it and it wasn't my son swallowing or digesting it
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Cons:
  • Dont ever buy

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Never

2 comments
Carle Vux

Funny how you did not "find" the staple in the food until AFTER you finished the meal. They are not stupid.

They know that you put the staple there yourself to get your food refunded. Honestly if you cannot afford to feed your child give him up for adoption.

No need to tell lies to get your food refunded because you cannot afford to feed your child. There are charities for people like you.

Carle Vux

Funny how you "found" the staple in your food after you ate everything. Yeah right.

They are not stupid.

Obviously you placed the staple on your plate yourself just to get a free meal. If you cannot afford to pay for the food visit a soup kitchen.

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Candace J Vqu

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Don’t have real cheese anymore

Its been awhile sense I bought these I cant believe their not using real cheese anymore what is that white stuff its not cheese is that flour base or something so sad I really thought I would enjoy old taste
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Loss:
$7
Pros:
  • Outside bread is delicious
Cons:
  • Inside filled with tiny squares of fake cheese not good at al

Preferred solution: Just wanted to let you guys know This important

Nicole A Shc

Horrible

Sadly my kids used to love these but the Price has went up extremely and product quality has decreased greatly. Will no longer by totinos pizzas.
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Summary

Started as a business of just one single pizza made by The Tonitos couple in 1951, at present Totinos bakes about 300 juicy pizzas annually. The first pizzeria was opened in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Being a leading company producing frozen pizzas and much more nowadays, party pizzas, Jeno’s pizza, pizza rolls and sticks as well as delicious stuffed nachos comprise the modern food choice of Totinos company. Buyers get a chance to choose from varied tastes and flavors such as pepperoni, cheesy garlic, classic or triple cheese, and sausage etc.

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