Posted on 06/22/2011 5:45:24 PM PDT by grundle
Kellogg's Corn Pops
The cereal business is not what is used to be, at least for products that are not considered "healthy." Among those is Kellogg's Corn Pops ready-to-eat cereal. Sales of the brand dropped 18% over the year that ended in April, down to $74 million. That puts it well behind brands like Cheerios and Frosted Flakes, each which have sales of over $200 million a year. Private label sales have also hurt sales of branded cereals. Revenues in this category were $637 million over the same April-end period. There is also profit margin pressure on Corn Pops because of the sharp increase in corn prices. Kellogg's describes the product as being "crispy, glazed, crunchy, sweet." Corn Pops also contain mono- and diglycerides, used to bind saturated fat, and BHT for freshness, which is also used in embalming fluid. None of these are likely to be what mothers want to serve their children in an age in which a healthy breakfast is more likely to be egg whites and a bowl of fresh fruit.
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I think it was Speedy Gonzalez after losing the accent!
One of the brands mentioned is MySpace. I agree. It has not kept up with FaceBook.
That was Post cereal’s Sugar Bear for Sugar Crisp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-qnHGdUcYk&feature=related
“Times like this, I feel like creating a politically incorrect food brand.”
I have one for you. A true story, I swear — back in the early 1960’s my grandmother used to buy canned oysters — the brand emblazoned in large letters on the label said “Nigger Head” and also featured a respectable picture of a middle-aged black male. It disappeared after the civil rights movements started.
yes remember the A&W in Flint Mi late 60s
It was located right next to the county jail
kind of a weird deal on a hot summer night with all the kids cruising thru and inmates literally hanging out the jail windows
Around here (cent Indiana) Sears is a lot like its corporate brother K-Mart.
Sort of a zombie store, doors open, lights on, merchandise on the shelves, but no people.
Our Sears isn’t necessarily packed with shoppers, but it’s a good place with quality products.
I really hate to see it disappear. I thought they were crazy uniting with K-Mart.
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