Post Cereals, formerly Postum Cereals was founded by
C. W. Post. It began in 1895 with the first
Postum, a "cereal beverage", developed by Post in
Battle Creek, Michigan. The first cereal,
Grape-Nuts, was developed in 1897.The Postum Cereals company, after acquiring
Jell-O gelatin in 1925,
Baker's chocolate in 1927,
Maxwell House coffee in 1928, and other food brands, changed its name to
General Foods Corporation in 1929. General Foods was acquired by
Philip Morris Companies in 1985. In 1989, Philip Morris merged General Foods with
Kraft Foods, which it had acquired in 1987 to form the Kraft General Foods division. The cereal brands of
Nabisco were acquired in 1993. In 1995, Kraft General Foods was reorganized and renamed Kraft Foods, which currently owns the Post Cereals brands.
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