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In 1961, Cream of Wheat was acquired by the National Biscuit Co. (later renamed Nabisco) for US$30 million. [3] Philip Morris Companies acquired Nabisco and with it Cream of Wheat in 2000 and merged it with its Kraft Foods subsidiary. Kraft closed Cream of Wheat's Minnesota plant in 2002, relocating production to other Kraft facilities. [6]
Rastus is also the name of the African-American character who first appeared on packages of Cream of Wheat cereal in 1893 and whose image remained the Cream of Wheat trademark until the 1920s, [13] when it was replaced by a purported photograph of Frank L. White, a Chicago chef wearing a chef's hat and jacket; White claimed to have been the ...
Claimed likeness on Cream of Wheat box Frank L. White ( c. 1867 – February 15, 1938) was an American chef whose likeness, known as " Rastus ," is purported to have been featured on the packaging and advertising for Cream of Wheat breakfast cereal from the early 1900s until 2020.
Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos.
The processing of grains helps to separate the bran and cereal germ, but may remove nutrients, such as B vitamins and dietary fiber. [31] Processing is the modification of a grain or mixture of grains usually taking place in a facility remote from the location where the product is eaten.
1909 Cream of Wheat advertisement William H. Calbreath (July 29, 1850 – May 26, 1944) claimed to have been the model for the Cream of Wheat trademark , [ 1 ] one of the most enduring images in the history of American advertising.
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Force was the first commercially successful wheat flake breakfast cereal. Prior to this, the only successful wheat-based cereal products had been Shredded Wheat and the hot semolina cereal, Cream of Wheat. The product was cheap to produce and kept well on store shelves.