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class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduced</th><td class="infobox-data">May 1, 1941<span class="noprint">; 83 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1941-05-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tagline</th><td class="infobox-data">Good Goes Around</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cheerios.com/">cheerios.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox nowrap"><caption class="infobox-title" style="white-space:normal; padding-bottom:0.15em;">Cheerios</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Nutritional value per 1 cup (28 g)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Food_energy" title="Food energy">Energy</a></th><td class="infobox-data">100 kcal (420 kJ)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Carbohydrate" title="Carbohydrate">Carbohydrates</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">20</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Sugar" title="Sugar">Sugars</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Dietary_fiber" title="Dietary fiber">Dietary fiber</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">3</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">Fat</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">2</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Saturated_fat" title="Saturated fat">Saturated</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">0.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Trans_fat" title="Trans fat">Trans</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">0</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Protein_(nutrient)" title="Protein (nutrient)">Protein</a></b></div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="position:relative;left:-0.65em;">3</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; ;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Vitamins and minerals</div></th> </tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><b style="margin-left:-0.65em"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin" title="Vitamin">Vitamins</a></b></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><b>Quantity</b> <div style="float: right;"><abbr title="Percentage of Daily Value"><b>%DV</b></abbr><sup>†</sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_A" title="Vitamin A">Vitamin A equiv.</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 10 μg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Vitamin_C" title="Vitamin C">Vitamin C</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">11%</div> 10 mg</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><b style="margin-left:-0.65em"><a href="/wiki/Mineral_(nutrient)" title="Mineral (nutrient)">Minerals</a></b></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><b>Quantity</b> <div style="float: right;"><abbr title="Percentage of Daily Value"><b>%DV</b></abbr><sup>†</sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Calcium_in_biology#Humans" title="Calcium in biology">Calcium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">1%</div> 10 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Human_iron_metabolism" title="Human iron metabolism">Iron</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">250%</div> 45 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Potassium_in_biology" title="Potassium in biology">Potassium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">6%</div> 180 mg</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Sodium_in_biology" title="Sodium in biology">Sodium</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><div style="float: right;">6%</div> 140 mg</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><b style="margin-left:-0.65em">Other constituents</b></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;"><b>Quantity</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;font-weight:normal;padding-right:0.25em;"><a href="/wiki/Cholesterol" title="Cholesterol">Cholesterol</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:0.65em;line-height:1.1em;">0</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below wrap" style="background:#e0e0e0;padding:0.3em;line-height:1.5em;font-weight:normal;font-size:0.9em"><sup>†</sup>Percentages estimated using <a href="/wiki/Reference_Daily_Intake#Daily_Values" title="Reference Daily Intake">US recommendations</a> for adults,<sup id="cite_ref-FDADailyValues_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDADailyValues-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from <a href="/wiki/National_Academies_of_Sciences,_Engineering,_and_Medicine" title="National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine">the National Academies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAcademiesPotassium_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAcademiesPotassium-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cheerios</b> is a brand of <a href="/wiki/Breakfast_cereal" title="Breakfast cereal">cereal</a> manufactured by <a href="/wiki/General_Mills" title="General Mills">General Mills</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, consisting of pulverized <a href="/wiki/Oat" title="Oat">oats</a> in the shape of a <a href="/wiki/Solid_torus" title="Solid torus">solid torus</a>. In Europe, Cheerios is marketed by <a href="/wiki/Cereal_Partners_Worldwide" title="Cereal Partners Worldwide">Cereal Partners</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9" title="Nestlé">Nestlé</a> brand; in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, Cheerios is sold as an <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Tobys" title="Uncle Tobys">Uncle Tobys</a> product. It was first manufactured in 1941 as <b>CheeriOats</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cheerios were introduced on May 1, 1941, as "Cheerioats". The name was shortened to "Cheerios" in 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, <a href="/wiki/Quaker_Oats" class="mw-redirect" title="Quaker Oats">Quaker Oats</a>, claimed to hold the rights to use the term "oats".<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cheerios' production was based upon the extrusion process invented for <a href="/wiki/Kix_(cereal)" title="Kix (cereal)">Kix</a> in 1937. The oat flour process starts in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> before being shipped to factories in <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1976, 35 years after the cereal was first introduced, "Cinnamon Nut Cheerios" became the first alternate variety of Cheerios to be sold in stores. Nearly 3 years later, in 1979, "<a href="/wiki/Honey_Nut_Cheerios" title="Honey Nut Cheerios">Honey Nut Cheerios</a>" was introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> General Mills sold approximately 1.8 million cases of Honey Nut Cheerios in its first year. </p><p>Since their introduction, Cheerios have become a popular <a href="/wiki/Baby_food" title="Baby food">baby food</a>. Generally first fed to children aged 9–12 months, Cheerios serve to help infants transition to eating solid food, as well as develop fine motor skills.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS#Questionable_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS"><span title="The material in the vicinity of this tag may rely on a promotional source. (December 2023)">promotional source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ingredients">Ingredients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ingredients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2014, General Mills announced that it would halt the use of <a href="/wiki/Genetically_modified_crops" title="Genetically modified crops">genetically modified</a> ingredients in original Cheerios.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, General Mills notes for Original Cheerios that "trace amounts of genetically modified (also known as 'genetically engineered') material may be present due to potential cross contact during manufacturing and shipping".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2015, the company announced that it would be making Cheerios gluten-free by removing the traces of wheat, rye, and barley that usually come into contact with the oat supply used to make Cheerios during transportation to the General Mills plant in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, along <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>. </p><p>In the United Kingdom, Cheerios differ somewhat from their US counterpart, being made from <a href="/wiki/Oats" class="mw-redirect" title="Oats">oats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barley" title="Barley">barley</a>, thus Cheerios in the United Kingdom are not gluten-free.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cheerios in the United States are made solely from oats and, since 2015, can be called gluten-free.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Advertising">Advertising</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Advertising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many television commercials for Cheerios have targeted children, featuring animated characters (such as a <a href="/wiki/Honey_bee" title="Honey bee">Honey bee</a>). <a href="/wiki/Bullwinkle_J._Moose" title="Bullwinkle J. Moose">Bullwinkle</a> was featured in early 1960s commercials, with the tagline at the end of the ad being "Go with Cheerios!" followed by Bullwinkle, usually worse for wear due to his Cheerios-inspired bravery somewhat backfiring, saying "...but watch where you're going!" <a href="/wiki/Hoppity_Hooper" title="Hoppity Hooper">Hoppity Hooper</a> was also featured in ads in the mid-1960s; General Mills was the primary sponsor of his animated program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cheeri_O'Leary"><span id="Cheeri_O.27Leary"></span>Cheeri O'Leary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cheeri O'Leary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This cartoon character, a cheery young girl, was seen in 1942–1943 magazine advertising and Sunday newspaper's comics sections. These ads were multi-panel cartoons where Cheeri O'Leary interacted with entertainers of the day, including <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Greenwood" title="Charlotte Greenwood">Charlotte Greenwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stanwyck" title="Barbara Stanwyck">Barbara Stanwyck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Powell" title="Dick Powell">Dick Powell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joan_Blondell" title="Joan Blondell">Joan Blondell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mack_Brown" title="Johnny Mack Brown">Johnny Mack Brown</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Betty_Hutton" title="Betty Hutton">Betty Hutton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Claudette_Colbert" title="Claudette Colbert">Claudette Colbert</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The character disappeared from ads in 1944, but reappeared in 1946 in ads that mostly featured Joe.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joe">Joe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Joe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 1944, a cartoon boy, simply named "Joe" appeared in ads placed in Sunday newspaper comics sections.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Cheerios_Kid">The Cheerios Kid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: The Cheerios Kid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing through the early 1960s, "The Cheerios Kid" was a mainstay in Cheerios commercials. The Kid, after eating Cheerios, quickly dealt with whatever problem presented in the commercial, using oat-produced "Big-G, little-o" "Go-power." By the late 1960s, there was a jingle called "Get Yourself Go" (written by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a>), which played as the two used power to solve the problem. The character was revived briefly in the late 1980s in similar commercials. In 2012, The Cheerios Kid and his sidekick Sue were revived in an internet video that showed how Cheerios "can lower cholesterol."<sup id="cite_ref-AdAge_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AdAge-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Video clips of "the Kid" and Sue are part of a montage included in a 2014 TV commercial, along with clips of the <a href="/wiki/Honey_Nut_Cheerios" title="Honey Nut Cheerios">Honey Nut Cheerios</a> bee's early commercials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peanuts"><i>Peanuts</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Peanuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1984 and 1985, characters from the comic strip <i><a href="/wiki/Peanuts" title="Peanuts">Peanuts</a></i> were featured in many Cheerios commercials. In the commercials, the characters become tired in the middle of performing an activity (e.g. taking a dance lesson, or playing tennis), but then another character tells them that they did not have a healthy Cheerios breakfast. Then, at the end of the commercial, the character would be energized, followed by children singing "You're on your toes with Cheerios!" </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spoonfuls_of_Stories">Spoonfuls of Stories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Spoonfuls of Stories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Spoonfuls of Stories program, begun in 2002, is sponsored by Cheerios and a 50/50 joint venture of General Mills and <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Schuster" title="Simon & Schuster">Simon & Schuster</a>. Mini-sized versions of Simon & Schuster children's books are published within the program when the book drive occurs.<sup id="cite_ref-SnS_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SnS-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program also includes a New Author contest; winners' books are published in miniature inside boxes of Cheerios.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shawn_Johnson">Shawn Johnson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Shawn Johnson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion gymnast <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Shawn Johnson">Shawn Johnson</a> became the first athlete to have her photo featured on the front of the Cheerios box. The limited edition was distributed in the Midwestern region of the United States by the <a href="/wiki/Hy-Vee" title="Hy-Vee">Hy-Vee</a> grocery store chain.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Just_Checking">Just Checking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Just Checking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2013, a Cheerios commercial aired, titled "Just Checking," showcasing an <a href="/wiki/Interracial_marriage" title="Interracial marriage">interracial family</a> in which a daughter asks her mother (white) if Cheerios is good for the heart, as her father (black) mentioned. The mother says the cereal is suitable according to the box which states that whole grain oats lower cholesterol. The next scene features the father waking up as a pile of Cheerios spills down his chest, which the daughter placed there having taken her father's words literally. The commercial received unintentional notoriety due to intense backlash. This was so extreme that General Mills disabled further comments on the video.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, General Mills released a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_advertising" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl advertising">Super Bowl ad</a> titled "Gracie," featuring the same family: in the commercial, the father, using Cheerios to illustrate his meaning, tells the daughter that a new baby is coming, that her mother is pregnant, and the daughter accepts this—as long as they also get a puppy—and the father agrees, while the mother looks a little surprised. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vortexx">Vortexx</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Vortexx"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To promote the premiere of the <a href="/wiki/Vortexx" title="Vortexx">Vortexx</a> Saturday morning block on <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> Television Network in August 2012, special boxes of Cheerios were branded as "Vortexx O's," complete with the schedule on the back, and the wordmark plastered on one of the Vortexx promotional backgrounds. Toys were also included in the box, featuring <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man" title="Iron Man">Iron Man</a>, and the Pink <a href="/wiki/Power_Ranger" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Ranger">Power Ranger</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Good_Goes_Around">Good Goes Around</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Good Goes Around"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, Latrell James was hired to sing a song for a new Cheerios commercial, with the refrain "Good goes around and around and around."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Murray_the_Brave">Murray the Brave</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Murray the Brave"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2020, during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Canada" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Canada">COVID-19 pandemic in Canada</a>, it partnered with <a href="/wiki/Food_Banks_Canada" title="Food Banks Canada">Food Banks Canada</a> to do a tribute to food bank workers.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_of_"Cheerioats"_for_80th_Anniversary"><span id="Return_of_.22Cheerioats.22_for_80th_Anniversary"></span>Return of "Cheerioats" for 80th Anniversary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Return of "Cheerioats" for 80th Anniversary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in July 2021, a limited re-release of Cheerios cereal was made across North American markets by reusing the original-brand name "Cheerioats" instead of "Cheerios." Cheerioats used the same ingredients as modern-day Cheerios but were repackaged in a throwback campaign to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Cheerios cereals being sold (1941–2021).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Products">Products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 40em;"> <dl><dt>Cereals</dt></dl> <ul><li>Cheerios (originally named Cheerioats) (1941)</li> <li>Cinnamon Nut Cheerios (1976)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Nut_Cheerios" title="Honey Nut Cheerios">Honey Nut Cheerios</a> (1979)</li> <li>Peanut Butter Cheerios (peanut butter flavored Cheerios)</li> <li>Apple Cinnamon Cheerios (1988)</li> <li>MultiGrain Cheerios (Original in the UK) (released 1992, relaunched 2009)</li> <li>Frosted Cheerios (1995) (not related to Frosty O's)</li> <li>Yogurt Burst Cheerios (variations include vanilla and strawberry) (2005)</li> <li>Fruity Cheerios (2006) (Cheerios sweetened with fruit juice) (released from 2006-2022,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> relaunched 2024<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</li> <li>Oat Cluster Crunch Cheerios (2007) (sweetened Cheerios with oat clusters)</li> <li>Banana Nut Cheerios (2009) (sweetened Cheerios made with banana puree) (relaunched 2017, discontinued 2017)</li> <li>Chocolate Cheerios (2010) (Cheerios made with cocoa)</li> <li>Cinnamon Burst Cheerios (2011) (Cheerios made with cinnamon)</li> <li>MultiGrain Peanut Butter Cheerios (2012) (Multigrain Cheerios with sorghum, not wheat, and peanut butter)</li> <li>Multi Grain Cheerios Dark Chocolate Crunch (2013)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cheerios Protein (variations include Oats & Honey and Cinnamon Almond) (2014)</li> <li>Ancient Grain Cheerios (2015) (sweetened Cheerios made with "<a href="/wiki/Ancient_grains" title="Ancient grains">ancient grains</a> like kamut wheat, spelt, and quinoa")</li> <li>Pumpkin Spice Cheerios (sweetened Cheerios made with pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spices) (2016) (limited edition)</li> <li>Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheerios (a blend of two types of sweetened Cheerios, one with a cocoa coating, the other with peanut butter) (Limited Edition in 2016, made permanent in 2017)</li> <li>Strawberry Cheerios (sweetened Cheerios made with strawberry purée) (2017) (Limited Edition)</li> <li>Very Berry Cheerios (sweetened Cheerios with strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry flavors) (2017)</li> <li>Peach Cheerios (sweetened Cheerios made with peach purée) (2018) (Limited Edition)</li> <li>Blueberry Cheerios (with blueberry purée concentrate) (2019)</li> <li>Maple Cheerios (sweetened with maple syrup) (2017 in Canada, 2019 in the United States)</li> <li>Cinnamon Cheerios (made with cinnamon) (2020)</li> <li>Toasted Coconut Cheerios (limited edition) (2020)</li> <li>Frosted Vanilla Cheerios (2021 in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> only)</li> <li>Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios (limited edition) (2021)</li> <li>Banana Caramel Cheerios (limited edition) (2022)</li> <li>Honey Vanilla Cheerios (2022)</li> <li>Strawberry Banana Cheerios (2022)</li> <li>Frosted Lemon Cheerios (limited edition) (2023)</li> <li>Peach Mango Cheerios (limited edition) (2024)</li> <li>Veggie Blends Blueberry Banana (2024 "sweetened oat & corn cereal" .."with spinach, carrot, and sweet potato"... claiming 1/4 cup (~60 mL) "fruit and veggies per serving")</li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Snacks</dt></dl> <ul><li>Cheerios Snack Mix – Original (2008) (Cheerios, Corn Chex, Wheat Chex, round crackers, pretzels, and cracker sticks flavored with garlic and onion)</li> <li>Cheerios Snack Mix – Cheese (2008) (Cheerios, Corn Chex, Wheat Chex, triangle crackers, pretzels, and cracker sticks flavored with cheese)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Licensed products</dt></dl> <ul><li>Crispy Oats (manufactured by Millville, distributed by <a href="/wiki/ALDI" class="mw-redirect" title="ALDI">ALDI</a>)</li> <li>Purely O's (Organic Cheerios, manufactured by General Mills subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Cascadian_Farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Cascadian Farms">Cascadian Farms</a>) (1999)</li> <li>Oat Cheerios (Republic of Ireland only, manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Cereal_Partners_Worldwide" title="Cereal Partners Worldwide">Cereal Partners Worldwide</a>, sold under the <a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9" title="Nestlé">Nestlé</a> brand)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discontinued_products">Discontinued products</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Discontinued products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Cheerios and X's<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1993)</li> <li>Team Cheerios<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (formerly Team USA Cheerios) (1996–2003)</li> <li>Millenios<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Cheerios with "2"-shaped cereal pieces) (1999–2000)</li> <li>Berry Burst Cheerios<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (including variations of Strawberry, Strawberry Banana, Cherry Vanilla and Triple Berry) (2003)</li> <li>Dulce de Leche Cheerios (2012) (sweetened Cheerios made with caramel)</li> <li>Banana Nut Cheerios (2015–2016) (sweetened Cheerios made with banana puree)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2009_FDA_demand">2009 FDA demand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2009 FDA demand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2009, the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration" title="Food and Drug Administration">Food and Drug Administration</a> sent a letter<sup id="cite_ref-FDA_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FDA-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to General Mills indicating that Cheerios was being sold as an unapproved new drug, due to labeling which read in part: </p> <blockquote><div class="poem"> <ul><li>"You can Lower Your Cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks"<br /></li> <li>"Did you know that in just 6 weeks Cheerios can reduce bad cholesterol by an average of 4 percent? Cheerios is ... clinically proven to lower cholesterol. A clinical study showed that eating two [1.5 cups (~360 mL)] servings daily of Cheerios cereal reduced bad cholesterol when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol."</li></ul> </div></blockquote> <p>The FDA letter indicated that General Mills needed to change the way it marketed Cheerios or apply for federal approval to sell Cheerios as a drug. General Mills responded with a statement that the FDA had approved their claim of soluble fiber content, and that claims about lowering cholesterol had been featured on the box for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, the FDA followed up with a letter approving the Cheerios labeling and declaring that the matter was <a href="/wiki/Mootness" title="Mootness">moot</a> and required no further action.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheerios&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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Crocker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bisquick" title="Bisquick">Bisquick</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Natural & organic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annie%27s_Homegrown" title="Annie's Homegrown">Annie's Homegrown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascadian_Farms" class="mw-redirect" title="Cascadian Farms">Cascadian Farms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A4rabar" title="Lärabar">Lärabar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colombo_Yogurt" title="Colombo Yogurt">Colombo Yogurt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburger_Helper" title="Hamburger Helper">Hamburger Helper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pet,_Inc." title="Pet, Inc.">Pet, Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squeezit" title="Squeezit">Squeezit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Betty_Crocker_Kitchens" title="Betty Crocker Kitchens">Betty Crocker Kitchens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cereal_Partners_Worldwide" title="Cereal Partners Worldwide">Cereal Partners Worldwide</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_General_Mills_Radio_Adventure_Theater" title="The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater">The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_City_Museum" title="Mill City Museum">Mill City Museum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Mill_Disaster" title="Great Mill Disaster">Great Mill Disaster</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillsbury_Bake-Off" title="Pillsbury Bake-Off">Pillsbury Bake-Off</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillsbury_Doughboy" title="Pillsbury Doughboy">Pillsbury Doughboy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key innovations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DSV_Alvin" title="DSV Alvin">DSV Alvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazard_analysis_and_critical_control_points" title="Hazard analysis and critical control points">Hazard analysis and critical control points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Strato-Lab" title="Project Strato-Lab">Project Strato-Lab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skyhook_balloon" title="Skyhook balloon">Skyhook balloon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_food" title="Space food">Space food</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Foodlogo2.svg" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Purina_PetCare" title="Nestlé Purina PetCare">Nestlé Purina PetCare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Waters" title="Nestlé Waters">Nestlé Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Wyeth_Nutrition" title="Nestlé Wyeth Nutrition">Nestlé Wyeth Nutrition</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Divested</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BlueTriton_Brands" title="BlueTriton Brands">BlueTriton Brands</a> (Nestlé Waters North America)</li></ul> 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India</a> (62.76%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Pakistan" title="Nestlé Pakistan">Nestlé Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Rossiya" title="Nestlé Rossiya">Nestlé Rossiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Deutschland" title="Nestlé Deutschland">Nestlé Deutschland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nestl%C3%A9_Canada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nestlé Canada (page does not exist)">Nestlé Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nestl%C3%A9_Japan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nestlé Japan (page does not exist)">Nestlé Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nestl%C3%A9_Malaysia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nestlé Malaysia (page does not exist)">Nestlé Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Lanka" title="Nestlé Lanka">Nestlé Lanka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Joint ventures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cereal_Partners_Worldwide" title="Cereal Partners Worldwide">Cereal Partners Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Froneri" title="Froneri">Froneri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dissolved</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beverage_Partners_Worldwide" title="Beverage Partners Worldwide">Beverage Partners Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Toll_House_Caf%C3%A9" title="Nestlé Toll House Café">Nestlé Toll House Café</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other assets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lactalis-Nestl%C3%A9_Fresh_Products" title="Lactalis-Nestlé Fresh Products">Lactalis-Nestlé Fresh Products</a> (50%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Or%C3%A9al" title="L'Oréal">L'Oréal</a> (30.3%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malher" title="Malher">Malher</a> (100%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osem_(company)" title="Osem (company)">Osem</a> (100%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hsu_Fu_Chi" title="Hsu Fu Chi">Hsu Fu Chi</a> (60%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yinlu_Foods" title="Yinlu Foods">Yinlu Foods</a> (60%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands" title="List of Nestlé brands">Brands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Appliances</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BabyNes" title="BabyNes">BabyNes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolce_Gusto" title="Dolce Gusto">Dolce Gusto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nespresso" title="Nespresso">Nespresso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special.T" class="mw-redirect" title="Special.T">Special.T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SICAL" title="SICAL">SICAL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Baby nutrition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BabyNes" title="BabyNes">BabyNes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Bear_Brand" title="Nestlé Bear Brand">Bear Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cerelac" title="Cerelac">Cerelac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Products_Company" title="Gerber Products Company">Gerber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nido_(brand)" title="Nido (brand)">Nido</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Baking</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie" title="Chocolate chip cookie"><i>Toll House</i> cookies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bottled water</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Contrex" title="Contrex">Contrex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acqua_Panna" title="Acqua Panna">Acqua Panna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perrier" title="Perrier">Perrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Gate_Spring_Water" title="Princes Gate Spring Water">Princes Gate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Pure_Life" title="Nestlé Pure Life">Pure Life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.Pellegrino" title="S.Pellegrino">S.Pellegrino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vittel_(water)" title="Vittel (water)">Vittel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cereals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cheerios</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocapic" title="Chocapic">Chocapic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinnamon_Toast_Crunch" title="Cinnamon Toast Crunch">Cinnamon Toast Crunch</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cookie_Crisp" title="Cookie Crisp">Cookie Crisp</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_flakes" title="Corn flakes">Corn Flakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitness_(cereal)" title="Fitness (cereal)">Fitness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Grahams" title="Golden Grahams">Golden Grahams</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Nuggets" title="Golden Nuggets">Golden Nuggets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_Cereal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion Cereal">Lion Cereal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Charms" title="Lucky Charms">Lucky Charms</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_(drink)" title="Milo (drink)">Milo Cereal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesquik_(cereal)" title="Nesquik (cereal)">Nesquik (cereal)</a><sup>6</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trix_(cereal)" title="Trix (cereal)">Trix</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreddies" title="Shreddies">Shreddies</a><sup>7</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shredded_wheat" title="Shredded wheat">Shredded Wheat</a><sup>7</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chocolate <br />and desserts</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abuelita" title="Abuelita">Abuelita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aero_(chocolate_bar)" title="Aero (chocolate bar)">Aero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aero_Biscuits" title="Aero Biscuits">Aero Biscuits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/After_Eight" title="After Eight">After Eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen%27s" title="Allen's">Allen's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_One" title="Bar One">Bar One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_Beetle" title="Bertie Beetle">Bertie Beetle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Turk" title="Big Turk">Big Turk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Riband_(biscuits)" title="Blue Riband (biscuits)">Blue Riband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Magic_(chocolates)" title="Black Magic (chocolates)">Black Magic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bono_(cookie)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bono (cookie) (page does not exist)">Bono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breakaway_(biscuit)" title="Breakaway (biscuit)">Breakaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cailler" title="Cailler">Cailler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caramac" title="Caramac">Caramac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_V_(chocolate_bar)" title="Carlos V (chocolate bar)">Carlos V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheekies" title="Cheekies">Cheekies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chokito" title="Chokito">Chokito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_Crisp" title="Coffee Crisp">Coffee Crisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crisp_(chocolate_bar)" title="Crisp (chocolate bar)">Crisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crunch_(chocolate_bar)" title="Crunch (chocolate bar)">Crunch</a><sup>12</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drifter_(chocolate_bar)" title="Drifter (chocolate bar)">Drifter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox%27s_Confectionery" title="Fox's Confectionery">Fox's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garoto" title="Garoto">Garoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocolate-coated_peanut" title="Chocolate-coated peanut">Goobers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kit_Kat" title="Kit Kat">Kit Kat</a><sup>3</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kit_Kats_in_Japan" title="Kit Kats in Japan">Kit Kats in Japan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocolat_Kohler" title="Chocolat Kohler">Kohler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Savers" title="Life Savers">Life Savers</a><sup>14</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lion_(chocolate_bar)" title="Lion (chocolate bar)">Lion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mackintosh%27s_Toffee" title="Mackintosh's Toffee">Mackintosh's Toffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matchmakers" title="Matchmakers">Matchmakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menier_Chocolate" title="Menier Chocolate">Menier Chocolate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milkybar" title="Milkybar">Milkybar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_(drink)" title="Milo (drink)">Milo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirage_(chocolate_bar)" title="Mirage (chocolate bar)">Mirage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munchies_(confectionery)" title="Munchies (confectionery)">Munchies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negresco" title="Negresco">Negresco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Milk_Chocolate" title="Nestlé Milk Chocolate">Nestlé Milk Chocolate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passatempo" title="Passatempo">Passatempo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peppermint_Crisp" title="Peppermint Crisp">Peppermint Crisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perugina" title="Perugina">Perugina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polo_(confectionery)" title="Polo (confectionery)">Polo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quality_Street_(confectionery)" title="Quality Street (confectionery)">Quality Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Ripperz" title="Red Ripperz">Red Ripperz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolo" title="Rolo">Rolo</a><sup>3</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowntree%27s" title="Rowntree's">Rowntree's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowntree%27s_Fruit_Gums" title="Rowntree's Fruit Gums">Rowntree's Fruit Gums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowntree%27s_Fruit_Pastilles" title="Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles">Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sin_Parar" title="Sin Parar">Sin Parar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smarties" title="Smarties">Smarties</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svitoch" title="Svitoch">Svitoch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Tex" title="Nestlé Tex">TEX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut_Whip" title="Walnut Whip">Walnut Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Knight_(chocolate_bar)" title="White Knight (chocolate bar)">White Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkie_(chocolate_bar)" title="Yorkie (chocolate bar)">Yorkie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zve%C4%8Devo" title="Zvečevo">Zvečevo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coffee and <br />beverages</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abuelita" title="Abuelita">Abuelita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Milk_Corporation#Alpine" title="Alaska Milk Corporation">Alpine</a><sup>8</sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Acticor_(drink)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Acticor (drink) (page does not exist)">Acticor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BabyNes" title="BabyNes">BabyNes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Bottle_Coffee" title="Blue Bottle Coffee">Blue Bottle Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boost_(drink)" title="Boost (drink)">Boost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnation_(brand)" title="Carnation (brand)">Carnation</a><sup>8,9</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caro_(drink)" title="Caro (drink)">Caro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chameleon_Cold-Brew" title="Chameleon Cold-Brew">Chameleon Cold-Brew</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chuckie_(drink)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chuckie (drink) (page does not exist)">Chuckie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee-Mate" title="Coffee-Mate">Coffee-Mate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolce_Gusto" title="Dolce Gusto">Dolce Gusto</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Huesitos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Huesitos (page does not exist)">Huesitos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klim_(powdered_milk)" title="Klim (powdered milk)">Klim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Lechera" title="La Lechera">La Lechera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menier_Chocolate" title="Menier Chocolate">Menier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_(drink)" title="Milo (drink)">Milo cocoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescaf%C3%A9" title="Nescafé">Nescafé</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nescaf%C3%A9_Azera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nescafé Azera (page does not exist)">Nescafé Azera</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nescaf%C3%A9_Gold&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nescafé Gold (page does not exist)">Nescafé Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescau" class="mw-redirect" title="Nescau">Nescau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesfruta" class="mw-redirect" title="Nesfruta">Nesfruta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nespresso" title="Nespresso">Nespresso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesquik" title="Nesquik">Nesquik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestea" title="Nestea">Nestea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovaltine" title="Ovaltine">Ovaltine</a><sup>4</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricor%C3%A9" title="Ricoré">Ricoré</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle%27s_Best_Coffee" title="Seattle's Best Coffee">Seattle's Best Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starbucks" title="Starbucks">Starbucks</a> <sup>13</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supligen" title="Supligen">Supligen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Leaf_Tea_Company" title="Sweet Leaf Tea Company">Sweet Leaf</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zo%C3%A9gas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zoégas (page does not exist)">Zoégas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dairy products</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Milk_Corporation#Alpine" title="Alaska Milk Corporation">Alpine</a><sup>8</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Bear_Brand" title="Nestlé Bear Brand">Bear Brand</a><sup>10,11</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnation_(brand)" title="Carnation (brand)">Carnation</a><sup>8,9</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee-Mate" title="Coffee-Mate">Coffee-Mate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Lechera" title="La Lechera">La Lechera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nesquik" title="Nesquik">Nesquik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ice cream</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Onofrio_(brand)" title="D'Onofrio (brand)">D'Onofrio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drumstick_(frozen_dairy_dessert)" title="Drumstick (frozen dairy dessert)">Drumstick</a><sup>15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edy%27s_Pie" title="Edy's Pie">Eskimo Pie</a><sup>15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fab_(brand)" title="Fab (brand)">Fab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frosty_Paws" title="Frosty Paws">Frosty Paws</a><sup>15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A4agen-Dazs" title="Häagen-Dazs">Häagen-Dazs</a><sup>2,15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hjem-IS" title="Hjem-IS">Hjem-IS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Screamers" class="mw-redirect" title="Ice Screamers">Ice Screamers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kit_Kat" title="Kit Kat">Kit Kat</a><sup>15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxibon" title="Maxibon">Maxibon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6venpick_Ice_Cream" title="Mövenpick Ice Cream">Mövenpick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parlour_(ice_cream)" title="Parlour (ice cream)">Parlour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savory_(ice_cream)" class="mw-redirect" title="Savory (ice cream)">Savory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smarties" title="Smarties">Smarties</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Prepared and <br />packaged food <br />and snacks</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buitoni" title="Buitoni">Buitoni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Pizza_Kitchen" title="California Pizza Kitchen">California Pizza Kitchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DiGiorno" title="DiGiorno">DiGiorno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herta_Foods" title="Herta Foods">Herta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Pockets" title="Hot Pockets">Hot Pockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lean_Cuisine" title="Lean Cuisine">Lean Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libby%27s" title="Libby's">Libby's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Pockets" title="Hot Pockets">Lean Pockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggi" title="Maggi">Maggi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stouffer%27s" title="Stouffer's">Stouffer's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomy" title="Thomy">Thomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tombstone_(pizza)" title="Tombstone (pizza)">Tombstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Tobys" title="Uncle Tobys">Uncle Tobys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winiary_(company)" title="Winiary (company)">Winiary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Wagner" title="Nestlé Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yinlu_Foods" title="Yinlu Foods">Yinlu Foods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Purina_PetCare" title="Nestlé Purina PetCare">Purina PetCare</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpo_(pet_food)" title="Alpo (pet food)">Alpo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakers_Complete" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakers Complete">Bakers Complete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beggin%27_Strips" title="Beggin' Strips">Beggin' Strips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beneful" title="Beneful">Beneful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonio" title="Bonio">Bonio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dog_Chow" title="Dog Chow">Dog Chow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fancy_Feast" title="Fancy Feast">Fancy Feast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felix_(cat_food)" title="Felix (cat food)">Felix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friskies" title="Friskies">Friskies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frosty_Paws" title="Frosty Paws">Frosty Paws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purina_One" title="Purina One">ONE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winalot" title="Winalot">Winalot</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Tobys" title="Uncle Tobys">Uncle Tobys</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cheerios</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plus_(cereal)" title="Plus (cereal)">PLUS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheaties" title="Wheaties">Weeties</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands#Former_brands" title="List of Nestlé brands">Former brands and <br /> subsidiaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alcon" title="Alcon">Alcon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamlab" title="Pamlab">Alfasigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_Bar_(chocolate_bar)" title="Animal Bar (chocolate bar)">Animal Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Water" title="Arrowhead Water">Arrowhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfinger" title="Butterfinger">Butterfinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_Ruth" title="Baby Ruth">Baby Ruth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_Surpresa" title="Chocolate Surpresa">Chocolate Surpresa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deer_Park_Spring_Water" title="Deer Park Spring Water">Deer Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreyer%27s" title="Dreyer's">Dreyer's</a><sup>15</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enviga" title="Enviga">Enviga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale%27s" title="Gale's">Gale's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galderma" title="Galderma">Galderma Laboratories</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cetaphil" title="Cetaphil">Cetaphil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adapalene/benzoyl_peroxide" title="Adapalene/benzoyl peroxide">Epiduo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restylane" title="Restylane">Restylane</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoadley%27s_Chocolates" title="Hoadley's Chocolates">Hoadley's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Mountain_(water)" title="Ice Mountain (water)">Ice Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Craig,_Inc." title="Jenny Craig, Inc.">Jenny Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libby%27s" title="Libby's">Libby's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozarka" title="Ozarka">Ozarka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter%27s_Chocolate" title="Peter's Chocolate">Peter's Chocolate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poland_Spring" title="Poland Spring">Poland Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polly_Waffle" title="Polly Waffle">Polly Waffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PowerBar" title="PowerBar">PowerBar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powwow_Water" title="Powwow Water">Powwow Water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowntree_Mackintosh_Confectionery" title="Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery">Rowntree Mackintosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet_Crumble" title="Violet Crumble">Violet Crumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Ball" title="Wonder Ball">Wonder Ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zephyrhills_(water)" title="Zephyrhills (water)">Zephyrhills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Blobel" title="Günter Blobel">Günter Blobel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bulcke" title="Paul Bulcke">Paul Bulcke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Brabeck-Letmathe" title="Peter Brabeck-Letmathe">Peter Brabeck-Letmathe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobuyuki_Idei" title="Nobuyuki Idei">Nobuyuki Idei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henri_Nestl%C3%A9" title="Henri Nestlé">Henri Nestlé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaspar_Villiger" title="Kaspar Villiger">Kaspar Villiger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nestea_European_Championship_Tour" title="Nestea European Championship Tour">Nestea European Championship Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Nestl%C3%A9_boycott" title="1977 Nestlé boycott">1977 Nestlé boycott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer_Invitational" title="Arnold Palmer Invitational">Nestlé Invitational</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rowntrees_F.C." title="Rowntrees F.C.">Nestlé Rowntree F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Smarties_Book_Prize" title="Nestlé Smarties Book Prize">Nestlé Smarties Book Prize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_Tower" title="Nestlé Tower">Nestlé Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie" title="Chocolate chip cookie">Toll House cookies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Code_of_Marketing_of_Breast-milk_Substitutes" title="International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes">International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nescaf%C3%A9_Basement" title="Nescafé Basement">Nescafé Basement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggi_noodles_safety_concerns_in_India" title="Maggi noodles safety concerns in India">Maggi noodles safety concerns in 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