H. Res. 1172 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 25, 2010. 
Whereas Will Keith (W.K.) Kellogg, through his experimen-
tation 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 cul-
tural 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 Kel-
logg 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 char-
acters that have become cultural icons, including ‘‘Tony 
the Tiger’’ and ‘‘Snap, Crackle, and Pop’’; 
Whereas during the Great Depression, W.K. Kellogg pro-
nounced 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 prod-
ucts from the Kellogg Company to soldiers serving in for-
eign countries; 
Whereas for his contributions to the United States during 
World War II, W.K. Kellogg was awarded the Army- 
Navy ‘‘E’’ Flag for Excellence; 
Whereas the Apollo 11 astronauts brought Kellogg’s break-
fast cereal into outer space in 1969, during their success-
ful mission to the moon; 
Whereas the Kellogg Company has maintained its social re-
sponsibility by supporting a number of different organiza-
tions, 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, manu-
facturers, and trade associations to launch the Healthy 
Weight Commitment Foundation to promote healthy liv-
ing in homes, schools, and workplaces; 
Whereas the Kellogg Foundation was begun by W.K. Kellogg 
to bolster the health of children in Battle Creek, Michi-
gan; 
Whereas the W.K. Kellogg Foundation today promotes 
health, education, agriculture, and family economic secu-
rity 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 fa-
cilities in 14 States, including: California, Georgia, Illi-
nois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jer-
sey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 
Utah, and Washington; and 
Whereas W.K. Kellogg created a legacy of healthy living, pa-
triotism, 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.