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While the local Simplot plant will sadly lose all its vegetable production, apart from corn, the iconic Chiko roll is safe and will continue to be made in Bathurst.
The deep fried treat was designed to be easily eaten on the run and comes in a trademark bag.
This year the humble Chiko was the subject of a nationwide Save the Chiko Roll campaign. It may have even worked.
At the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, 40 million Chiko rolls were sold annually in Australia, earning it the title of Australian cultural icon.
Soula Aspros, who owns the Carillon Fish Shop in George Street, has been serving Chiko rolls to the hungry masses for the past 40 years.
Mrs Aspros said there was a time when the Chiko roll was very popular, then it fell out of favour for a while, but is now enjoying renewed popularity.
“People really like them,” she said.
Her daughter Martha said when the Save the Chiko Roll campaign was at its peak they were inundated with requests.
Some people were ordering up to eight or nine at a time.
Mrs Aspros said in their heyday people tended to buy a Chiko for their lunch, after school, or after sporting matches.
The Simplot Board, who made the decision to keep the Chiko, is based in the United States. Mrs Aspros thought the Chiko roll might just take off overseas.
“We should send them some samples,” she said. “I think they might like them.”