H. Res. 1172 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 25, 2010. 

Whereas Will Keith (W.K.) Kellogg, through his experimentation and entrepreneurship, revolutionized eating habits 

around the world; promoted healthy living for families 

and communities; patriotically assisted the United States 

during World War II; created the Kellogg Company, 

which has produced a wide variety of popular foods for 

more than 100 years and has developed memorable cultural icons; and formed the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 

which promotes a vision of healthy living around the 

world; 

Whereas Will Keith (W.K.) Kellogg was born on April 7, 

1860, and died at the age of 91 on October 6, 1951; 

Whereas, April 7, 2010, will mark the celebration of the 

150th anniversary of W.K. Kellogg’s birth; 

Whereas W.K. Kellogg and his brother Dr. John Harvey Kellogg developed the first breakfast cereal, Kellogg’s Corn 

Flakes, in Battle Creek, Michigan, on April 1, 1906; 

Whereas W.K. Kellogg strongly promoted healthy eating and 

fitness throughout his career; 

Whereas the Kellogg Company has produced many nutritious 

foods for 104 years; 
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Whereas consumer awareness of nutrition has long been a 

major priority of the Kellogg Company; 

Whereas innovative packing and nutrition labels developed by 

the Kellogg Company have gone on to become standard 

practice in the food industry; 

Whereas breakfast cereals have revolutionized eating habits 

in the United States and around the world; 

Whereas the Kellogg Company has created memorable characters that have become cultural icons, including ‘‘Tony 

the Tiger’’ and ‘‘Snap, Crackle, and Pop’’; 

Whereas during the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg pronounced his faith in the United States by announcing 

‘‘I’ll invest my money in people’’; 

Whereas the production facilities of the Kellogg Company 

played a key role in assisting the engineering efforts of 

the United States Armed Forces during World War II; 

Whereas families in the United States often sent food products from the Kellogg Company to soldiers serving in foreign countries; 

Whereas for his contributions to the United States during 

World War II, W.K. Kellogg was awarded the ArmyNavy ‘‘E’’ Flag for Excellence; 

Whereas the Apollo 11 astronauts brought Kellogg’s breakfast cereal into outer space in 1969, during their successful mission to the moon; 

Whereas the Kellogg Company has maintained its social responsibility by supporting a number of different organizations, such as the United Negro College Fund, the Statue 

of Liberty-Ellis Island renewal project, and organizations 

that fought apartheid in South Africa; 
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Whereas the Kellogg Company has been working to combat 

obesity and is joining together with more than 40 of the 

Nation’s largest retailers, nonprofit organizations, manufacturers, and trade associations to launch the Healthy 

Weight Commitment Foundation to promote healthy living in homes, schools, and workplaces; 

Whereas the Kellogg Foundation was begun by W.K. Kellogg 

to bolster the health of children in Battle Creek, Michigan; 

Whereas the W.K. Kellogg Foundation today promotes 

health, education, agriculture, and family economic security throughout the world; 

Whereas the Kellogg Company manufactures its products in 

18 countries and sells them to people in 180 different 

countries; 

Whereas the Kellogg Company currently has production facilities in 14 States, including: California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 

Utah, and Washington; and 

Whereas W.K. Kellogg created a legacy of healthy living, patriotism, and entrepreneurism that endures to this day: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes 

the 150th anniversary of the birth of Will Keith Kellogg and 
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his contributions to the citizens of the United States and the 

people of the world. 

Attest: 

Clerk.