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Kellogg Company (often referred to as Kellogg or Kellogg's) is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, and meat alternatives. Its global headquarters are in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Kellogg trades under the ticker symbol . Revenues in 2008 were $12.8 billion.
History
Kellogg's was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company on February 19, 1906, by Will Keith Kellogg as an outgrowth of his work with his brother John Harvey Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium following practices based on the Seventh-day Adventist Christian denomination.
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Kellogg Company (often referred to as Kellogg or Kellogg's) is the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, and meat alternatives. Its global headquarters are in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Kellogg trades under the ticker symbol . Revenues in 2008 were $12.8 billion.
History
Kellogg's was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company on February 19, 1906, by Will Keith Kellogg as an outgrowth of his work with his brother John Harvey Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium following practices based on the Seventh-day Adventist Christian denomination. The company produced and marketed the hugely successful Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes and was renamed the Kellogg Company in 1922.
In 1930, the Kellogg Company announced that most of its factories would shift towards 30 hour work weeks, from the usual 40. This practice remained until World War II, and continued briefly after the war, although some departments and factories remained locked into 30 hour work weeks until 1980.
The company owns the Kellogg's, Keebler (acquired in 2001), Morningstar Farms, and Kashi divisions or subsidiaries. It also owns the Bear Naked, Natural Touch, Cheez-It, Murray, Austin, Famous Amos, Eggo's Waffles, Carr's, Gardenburger (acquired 2007) and Plantation brands.
Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directors of Kellogg Company are: Jordan T Shington, Zachary Goldstein, Gordon Lunt, Bella Bo' Gellerman, Dorothy Johnson, Daniel Jorndt, Ann McLaughlin Korologos, David MacKay, William Perez, William C. Richardson, John Zabriskle, and Casey Gallagher.
On January 24, 2005, the former CEO (since April 1999) and chairman of the board of directors (since April 2000), Carlos Gutierrez became U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the second term of President George W. Bush. Kellogg's board of directors named James M. Jenness as chairman and CEO to replace Gutierrez.
On October 23, 2006, Kellogg's announced that president and chief operating officer David MacKay would become the chief executive officer, effective December 31, 2006. Jenness will continue to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors.
In June, 2007 Kellogg announced that by the end of 2008 it would stop advertising to children under twelve those cereals and snacks that do not meet specific nutrient guidelines.
In February, 2009 Kellogg announced that they will not renew Michael Phelps's endorsement deal after February 2009 due to a photo surfacing of Phelps with a water pipe late January 2009. People opposed to marijuana prohibition have begun boycotting Kellogg's over the Phelps controversy and a number of internet petitions have begun circulating.
Products
Cereal
A list of cereal products produced by Kelloggs, with available varieties.
- All-Bran: All-Bran Original, All-Bran Bran Buds, All-Bran Bran Flakes (UK), All-Bran Extra Fiber, All-Bran Guardian (Canada)
- Apple Jacks
- Bran Buds
- Bran Flakes
- Choco Krispis (Latin America)
- Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
- Chocos Smacks (India)
- Cocoa Krispies
- Coco Pops (Europe)
- Coco Pops Coco Rocks
- Coco Pops Mega Munchers
- Coco Pops Moons and Stars
- Corn Flakes
- Complete Wheat Bran Flakes / Bran Flakes
- Corn Pops
- Country Store
- Crunch: Caramel Nut Crunch, Cran-Vanilla Crunch, Toasted Honey Crunch
- Crunchy Nut Cornflakes
- Cruncheroos (current only available through food service sales and not retail)
- Disney cereals: Disney Hunny B's Honey-Graham, Disney Mickey's Magix, Disney Mud & Bugs, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Princess Cereal
- Eggo
- Froot Loops: Froot Loops, Froot Loops 1/3 Less Sugar, Marshmallow Froot Loops
- Frosted Flakes (Frosties outside of the US/Canada): Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes 1/3 Less Sugar, Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers
- Frosted Mini-Wheats (known in the UK as Toppas until the early 1990s, when the name was changed to Frosted Wheats. The name Toppas is still, apparently, applied to this product in other parts of Europe)
- Fruit Harvest: Fruit Harvest Apple Cinnamon, Fruit Harvest Peach Strawberry, Fruit Harvest Strawberry Blueberry
- Fruit 'n Fibre (not available in US; not related to the Post cereal of the same name sold in the US)
- Genmai Flakes (Japan)
- Guardian (Australia/NZ), Canada
- Honey Loops
- Honey Smacks (US)/Smacks (other markets)
- Just Right: Just Right Original, Just Right Fruit & Nut, Just Right Just Grains, Just Right Tropical, Just Right Berry & Apple, Just Right Crunchy Blends - Cranberry, Almond & Sultana (Australia/NZ), Just Right Crunchy Blends - Apple, Date & Saltana (Australia/NZ)
- Komplete (Australia)
- Low-Fat Granola: Low-Fat Granola, Low-Fat Granola with Raisins
- Mini Swirlz
- Mini-Wheats: Mini-Wheats Frosted Original, Mini-Wheats Frosted Bite Size, Mini-Wheats Frosted Maple & Brown Sugar, Mini-Wheats Raisin, Mini-Wheats Strawberry, Mini-Wheats Vanilla Creme, Mini-Wheats Strawberry Delight, Mini-Wheats Blackcurrent
- Mueslix: Mueslix with Raisins, Dates & Almonds
- Nut Feast
- Oat Bran: Cracklin' Oat Bran
- Optivita
- Product 19
- Raisin Bran/Sultana Bran: Raisin Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch, Sultana Bran (Australia/NZ), Sultana Bran Crunch (Australia/NZ)
- Raisin Wheats
- Rice Krispies/Rice Bubbles: Rice Krispies, Rice Krispies Treats, Frosted Rice Krispies, Cocoa Rice Krispies, Rice Bubbles, LCMs, Rice Crispies Multi-Grain Shapes
- Ricicles: Like Rice Krispies, but with the addition of a frosted sugar coating.
- Scooby-Doo cereal: Cinnamon Marshmallow Scooby-Doo! Cereal
- Smart Start: Smart Start, Smart Start Soy Protein Cereal
- Smorz
- Special K: Special K, Special K low carb lifestyle, Special K Red Berries, Special K Vanilla Almond, Special K Honey & Almond (Australia), Special K Forest Berries (Australia), Special K Light Muesli Mixed Berries & Apple (Australia/NZ), Special K Light Muesli Peach & Mango flavour (Australia/NZ), Special K Dark Chocolate (Belgium), Special K Milk Chocolate (Belgium), Special K Sustain (UK)
- Spider-Man cereal: Spider-Man Spidey-Berry
- SpongeBob SquarePants cereal
- Start UK
- Sustain: Sustain, Sustain Selection
- Vector (Canada only)
- Yeast bites with honey
Other products
As well as cereals, Kellogg's or subsidiaries also produce the following products:
Discontinued cereals and foods
Kellogg provides an online list of .
- A banana-flavoured variation of Rice Krispies. First appeared in the UK in 1995, but discontinued shortly thereafter.
- Bart Simpson's No ProblemO's
- Sold in the UK for a limited period
- Introduced in 1984 and inspired by the multi-lingual droid from Star Wars, the cereal called itself a "a New (crunchy) Force At Breakfast" and was composed of "twin rings phased together for two crunches in every double-O". In other words, they were shaped like the number 8.
- Cinnamon Crunch Crispix
- Cinnamon Mini-Buns
- Kellogg's Concentrate
- Complete Oat Bran Flakes
- Corn Soya cereal
- Double Dip Crunch
- Frosted Krispies
- Golden Oatmeal Crunch (later revised to Golden Crunch)
- Kenmei Rice Bran cereal
- Krumbles cereal
- Manufactured approximately from the 1920s to the 1950s; based on shreds of wheat but different from shredded wheat in texture. Unlike the latter, it tended to remain crisp in milk. In the Chicago area, Krumbles was available into the late 1960's. It was also high in fiber, although that attribute was not in vogue at the time.
- Marshmallow Krispies (later revised to Fruity Marshmallow Krispies)
- OJ's cereal (1985-1986)
- OKs cereal
- Oat-based cereal physically resembling the competing brand Cheerios, with half the OKs shaped like letter O's and the other half shaped like K's, but didn't taste like Cheerios. OKs originally featured a Scottish bagpiper on the box; this was replaced by the more familiar Yogi Bear.
- Best remembered as the sponsor of the Superman radio serial.
- Pokémon Cereal
- Puffa Puffa Rice
- Raisins Rice and Rye
- Razzle Dazzle Rice Krispies
- Stars/All-Stars cereal
Kellogg's International
Mascots
Licensed brands have been omitted since the corresponding mascots would be obvious (e.g. Spider-Man is the mascot for Spider-Man Spidey-Berry).
- Cocoa Krispies cereal (Known as Choco Krispis in Latin America, Choco Krispies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; and Coco Pops in UK and Europe): Jose (monkey), Coco (monkey), Melvin (elephant), Snagglepuss (Hanna-Barbera character), Ogg (caveman), Tusk (elephant), Coco (monkey), Snap, Crackle and Pop.
- Corn Flakes cereal: Cornelius (rooster)
- Coco Pops cereal (Chocos & Chocos Smacks in India): Coco (monkey)
- Frosted Flakes (known as Frosties outside the US/Canada, Zucaritas in Latin America and Sucrilhos in Brazil) cereal: Tony the Tiger
- Froot Loops cereal: Toucan Sam
- Honey Smacks (US)/Smacks (other markets) cereal: Dig 'Em Frog
- Raisin Bran cereal: Sunny the Sun
- Rice Krispies (known as Rice Bubbles in Australia) cereal: Snap, Crackle and Pop
- Ricicles (UK Only) cereal: Captain Rik
- Apple Jacks cereal: CinnaMon and Bad Apple
- Honey Loops cereal: Loopy (bumblebee)
- Keebler Cookies and Crackers : Ernie & the Elves
Motorsports
Kellogg's made its first foray into auto racing in 1991-92, when the company sponsored the #41 Chevrolets fielded by Larry Hedrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and driven by Phil Parsons, Dave Marcis, Greg Sacks and Hut Stricklin. But they gained greater prominence for their sponsorship of two time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Terry Labonte from 1993 (at Billy Hagan Racing) until his retirement in 2006, and Hendrick Motorsports from 1994 until the end of 2006, initially with Labonte with both their Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes brands, including Labonte's second NASCAR Championship (1996), and his second win in a major (the 2003 Southern 500). After Labonte's retirement, the sponsor stayed when Hendrick with new driver Kyle Busch. The company has consistently reduced its sponsorship, where since 2007 it shares only the hood or the sides of the cars with co-primary sponsor Carquest Auto Parts now driven by Mark Martin.
Merchandising
Kelloggs has used some merchandising for their products. Kelloggs once released Mission Nutrition, a PC Game that came free with special packs of cereal. It played in a similar fashion as Donkey Kong Country; you could play as Tony the Tiger, Coco the Monkey, or Snap, Crackle, and Pop. Kelloggs has also released "Talking" games. The two current versions are Talking Tony and Talking Sam. In these games, a user uses a microphone to play games and create voice commands for their computer. In Talking Tony, Tony the Tiger, one of Kellogg's most famous mascots, would be the main and only character in the game. In Talking Sam, Toucan Sam, another famous mascot, would be in the game instead. Some toy cars have the Kelloggs logo on them, and occasionally their mascots.
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