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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]
B&G's Cream of Wheat was one of a number of brands subject to public pressure to change its branding due to perceived racist origins during the 2020 protests around racism. From its inception, the brand's packaging and marketing featured an African American chef character named " Rastus ", a pejorative term for black men.
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.
The logo for Cream of Wheat has long been thought to be based on Frank L. White, a Chicago chef who died in 1938. Earlier this week, Quaker Oats announced it would no longer use the Aunt Jemima ...
B&G Foods Inc. is offering a free sample of its Cream of Wheat hot cereal. You can choose between Original, Maple Brown Sugar, Cinnamon Swirl, Apples & Cinnamon, and Strawberries & Cream.Click ...
It is generally made from maize ("mielie") meal and is sold under various brand names. Taystee Wheat is made into a creamy wheat-based porridge. Porridge brands unique to South Africa include Jungle Oats and Bokomo Maltabella (made from malted sorghum). [40] In other parts of Africa it is known as ugali, bota, and banku or "makkau".
Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos.
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.