Kellogg's
Cereal Company
Original Corn Flakes
These were the first product Kellogg's made.
Rice Krispies
Original product.
All-Bran
Another original product.
Kellogg's Raisin Bran with Cranberries cereal
¨A delicious blend of sweet raisins, tart cranberries and crisp bran flakes that provides an excellent source of fiber and antioxidant Vitamin E..¨
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes with Energy Clusters cereal
¨Crunchy toasted flakes with frosting and combined with energy clusters gives every morning a great start.¨
Kellogg's Origins Ancient Grains Blend Cereal
¨Your morning deserves a touch of honey and a delicious combination of spelt, quinoa, barley and brown rice flakes and KAMUT® Khorasan wheat.
W.K Kellogg, the Creator (Childhood)
Will Kellogg (Originally Willy) grew up with 1 other child, the co-founder, John Kellogg, who helped make the cereal, but not the business. They grew up in Battle Creek Michigan, but John was born in Tyrone, Michigan. Their father also had 6 other children in a previous marriage. The Kellogg boys were raised as Seventh-Day Adventist Church. This church promotes helping others and living a healthy lifestyle. The Kellogg family followed a special diet of avoiding meat, sugar, and caffeine. These rules stuck with them as they grew older.
VINTAGE 1952 KELLOGG'S CEREAL COMMERCIAL
Timeline
1852- John Harvey Kellogg (W.K's brother) is born
1860- W.K Kellogg was born (John and W.K are 8 years apart)1876- John became the superintendent at the San.
1879- John married Ella Eaton on Feb. 22.
1881- W.K married Ella Osborn on Nov. 3.
1881- Their father dies at age 74
1893- Their mother dies at age 69
1894- At the San, W.K and John accidentally invented wheat flakes; they called their new cereal Grancose Flakes.
1900- The Kellogg brothers started the Sanitas Food Company.
1906- In February, W.K started the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flakes Company
1930- W.K started the W.K Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation, which is now known as the W.K Kellogg foundation.
1943- On December 14, John died in Battle Creek
1951- On October 6, W.K Kellogg died in Battle Creek
The first Corn Flakes
Since the first people to have the corn flakes were residents at the San, (Battle Creek Sanitarium) they had the ¨Privilege¨ of trying it first, and they said it tasted like bailed hay.