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Corn flakes, or cornflakes, are a breakfast cereal made from toasting flakes of corn (maize). Originally invented as a breakfast food to counter indigestion , [ 1 ] it has become a popular food item in the American diet and in the United Kingdom where over 6 million households consume them.
By 1909, Will's company produced 120,000 cases of Corn Flakes daily. John, who resented his brother's success, filed suit against Will's company in 1906 for the right to use the family name. The resulting legal battle, which included a trial that lasted an entire month, ended in December 1920 when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in Will's favor.
It was named for its originator, C. W. Post, and intended as the Post version of corn flakes. [1] [2] Post Toasties were originally sold as Elijah's Manna [3] (c. 1904) until criticism from religious groups (and consequent loss of sales) led to a change of name in 1908. [4] [5]
“Let them eat Corn Flakes” appears to be Kellogg’s CEO Gary Pilnick’s advice to cash-strapped shoppers who are spending the highest portion of their income on food than at any point in the ...
John Harvey Kellogg (February 26, 1852 – December 14, 1943) was an American businessman, inventor, physician, [1] and advocate of the Progressive Movement. [2] He was the director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan, founded by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The era was the off the charts for sugar consumption at breakfast. General Mills introduced this "fruit flavor frosted cereal + marshmallow bits" in 1974 with a werewolf mascot on the box.
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It was packaged in a relatively plain red and white box, originally with charts and text, and was marketed to older consumers and the health-conscious. [2] The original slogan was "Instant Nutrition - New cereal food created especially for working mothers, otherwise busy mothers and everybody in a hurry."