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Potatoes Make Junk Food —but They're Not Junk

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:17:20 CST

Corn and potatoes get a bad rap, due to the fact that we mainly consume them in junk food form. But corn and potatoes themselves are, Mark Bittman reminds us in the New York Times , "real food"—unlike, say, Pringles, which are potato chips that contain just 42% actual potato....

Kellogg to Mayan Group: Drop 'Toucan Sam-Like' Logo

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:30:36 CDT

The toucan is native to Mesoamerica, which is why the Maya Archaeology Initiative , a group that defends Mayan culture, chose to use the bird as its logo. Of course, the toucan is also native to boxes of Kellogg Co.’s Froot Loops cereal—and now the company wants the initiative...

7 Companies Built Around Really Old Products

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:54:05 CST

Popular, decades-old products can be a blessing and a curse. For some businesses, these tried-and-true items account for a large chunk of sales. But if a newer, hipper, better product comes along...? 24/7 Wall St. looks at seven companies whose fame and fortune largely rests on aging products: Kellogg:...

Bad Smell Causes Huge Cereal Recall

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:00 CDT

Kellogg is voluntarily recalling about 28 million boxes of Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, and Honey Smacks cereals because a "waxy" smell and flavor coming from the package liners could make people sick, the company said today. A rep said about 20 people have complained, including five who reported...

Kellogg's 'Immunity' Claim Stokes H1N1 Ire

Sarah Quinn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:11:11 CST

Kellogg's claim that its cereal has immunity-boosting powers is a cheap way to capitalize on parents' swine flu fears, critics tell USA Today . "This one belongs in the hall of fame," says the director of Yale's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The boxes in question announce in bold...

Upbeat Earnings Have CEOs Singing Rebound

Kevin Spak — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:20:42 CDT

CEOs and investors have springs in their steps. After a week full of positive earnings reports, many now believe worst is over, the Wall Street Journal reports. Yesterday saw a slew of reports that matched or beat estimates, including Motorola, Goodyear, Sony, and Kellogg Co. The economy “has found bottom,...

Phelps Helps SF Food Bank Tame Munchies

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:01:58 CDT

The amateur paparazzo who snapped Michael Phelps holding a bong helped indirectly bring a little good to the world: Kellogg's, which dumped the Olympian after the photo came to light, donated nearly 2 tons of Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes in boxes bearing Phelps' winning smile to the San Francisco...

America Loves Her Creamiest Crop

Clay Dillow — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:28:01 CST

“What’s more sacred than peanut butter?” Sen. Tom Harkin asked last week while scolding the company responsible for the recent peanut-butter-driven salmonella outbreak. Brian Palmer takes a look at American's PB love affair in Slate, and finds that while peanuts have been eaten in the US for more than 250...

Kellogg's Faces Pro-Phelps Backlash

Rob Quinn — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:27:23 CST

Kellogg's decision to drop Michael Phelps’ sponsorship deal has created an angry wave of would-be cereal killers, the Baltimore Sun reports. A Facebook group urging consumers to boycott the company has hit 5,000 members and is growing fast. Pro-marijuana groups are also calling for a boycott, labeling the company's...