How Did The Name Kellogg Come About

Q: How did the name Kellogg come about?

James A.

Augusta, TX

A: It is named after Will Keith Kellogg generally referred to as W.K. Kellogg and his brother, John Harvey Kellogg. Together they founded the Kellogg Company in 1906.​

For further biographical information on our founder, W. K. Kellogg, we recommend doing an online search. Here are a couple websites that you might start with:

www.browsebiography.com/bio-w_k_kellogg.html

www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/kellogg.htm

www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/kelloggcf.htm

In addition, you might look for a biography published by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation called "The Original has this Signature-W.K. Kellogg" by Horace Powell.

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