Battle Creek, Mich. (Feb. 8, 2008) – With plans for a $40 million addition under way to its W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research (WKKI) in Battle Creek, Mich., and a host of new products hitting store shelves, Kellogg Company continues its focus on innovation.
Since WKKI opened in 1997, the company's net sales from innovation have almost doubled. In addition, the company's investment in research and development has increased significantly from $106.4 million in 2002 to $179.3 million in 2007.
"We're proud of our proven track record of delivering results from our innovations," said Dr. Donna Banks, senior vice president, Global Innovation. "In 2007, approximately 17 percent of net sales or almost $2 billion were delivered through innovations launched in the last three years. We're very excited about the expansion of our WKKI facility and about our new product offerings launching this year."
Kellogg Company's recently launched new products include:
Health and Wellness: Wholesome Cereals and Snacks.
New adult cereals provide tasty ways to stay on track with diet and weight-management goals, while kids can enjoy whole-grain goodness in two new great-tasting cereals. New, flavorful snacks also offer more options for snacking healthier without sacrificing great taste.
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Special K Cinnamon Pecan cereal contains light, crunchy rice flakes
with the delightful taste of cinnamon and real pecans, and offers
weight managers another great tasting option without sacrifice. Product
hit store shelves in December.
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All-Bran Strawberry Medley cereal has crunchy bran flakes and
squares with granola clusters and real strawberries, and contains three
times the fiber of the leading supplement (1). Product was available
nationwide in January.
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Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Gold cereal offers the great Frosted Flakes taste kids love – made with 10 grams whole grain, three grams
fiber and baked with honey. Kellogg's Frosted Flakes Gold was
introduced in January.
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Animal Planet Wild Animal Crunch lets kids go wild with a
vanilla-chocolate flavored, whole-grain cereal that's a good source of
fiber. Available in January in four collectors' packages featuring real
photographs of meerkats, polar bears, pandas and seals.
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Mini-Wheats Unfrosted cereal allows consumers to enjoy the lightly
toasted, whole-grain flavor of Mini-Wheats cereal with no added
sugar (2). Product was available nationwide last October.
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Special K Bliss bars feature tantalizing, sweet fruit-flavored
pieces, crispy cereal and a chocolatey bottom layer. The bars are
available in two exciting flavor combinations – Chocolatey Dipped
Raspberry and Chocolatey Dipped Orange – and are 90 calories. Special K Bliss bars hit store shelves in January.
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Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries with One Serving of Whole Grain contain
one serving (16 grams) of whole grain in each pastry, almost doubling
the amount of whole grains the average American gets in their diet (3).
Get the whole grains you need in two favorite Pop-Tarts flavors –
Strawberry and Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Product was available beginning in
January.
Convenient Solutions: Quick, Easy Meals and Snacks for Busy Families.
Several mealtime solutions provide busy families with quick and wholesome options to make dinnertime a cinch. In between meal time, satisfy the taste for something salty or something sweet with these appetizing new snacks.
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Morningstar Farms Veggie Cakes are lightly browned on the outside
and tender on the inside, with a flavorful blend of vegetables, rice
and seasonings. Available in two tasty flavors, Ginger Teriyaki and
Southwestern Style, these veggie cakes are a good source of protein.
Product hit store shelves in January.
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Morningstar Farms Asian Veggie Patties are sweet and spicy veggie
patties featuring an Asian flavor sensation. They contain 73 percent
less fat than regular ground beef (4) and are cholesterol free. Product
was introduced nationwide in January.
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Eggo Mini Muffin Tops are fun, pull-apart muffin tops available in
Blueberry and Chocolate Chip and are a good source of nine vitamins and
minerals. Eggo Mini Muffin Tops were available beginning in January.
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Eggo French Toast Waffles combine French Toast flavor with the crisp
taste of Eggo waffles. They feature bigger, deeper pockets with a big
taste in every bite and are a good source of nine vitamins and minerals.
Product hit store shelves in January.
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Townhouse Flipsides pretzel crackers combine the versatility of
a cracker with the taste of a pretzel and are available in Original and
Cheddar flavors. Flipsides were introduced in January.
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Murray Sugar Free Chocolate Bites are bite-sized chocolate cookies
with 70 calories per serving. Product will be introduced in March.
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Cheez-It Duoz crackers feature two delicious cheese flavors in one Cheez-It box. Enjoy the big cheese flavor of Zesty Queso and Cheddar
Blanco or Sharp Cheddar and Parmesan. Cheez-It Duoz hit store shelves
in January.
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Cheez-It Crisps White Cheddar crackers are a delicious, bite-sized
cheese snack that's baked in a unique way to make them thin and crispy.
Product was available nationwide beginning in January.
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Looking for portability in your favorite snack? Keebler Take- Alongs cookies are six cups that break apart from each other for a
quick snack on-the-go. Keebler Take-Alongs cookies are available in Chips Deluxe brand Original cookies or Sandies brand Pecan
Shortbread cookies, and the unique packaging offers portability and is designed to help protect these tasty cookies from breakage.
(1) Contains at least 28 percent more of the Daily Value for fiber than the leading supplement. Fiber content of All-Bran cereals is 10-13 grams per serving (40-52 percent DV); leading fiber supplement (powder and capsules) is 3 grams per serving (10-12 percent DV). (excludes Complete Wheat Bran Flakes)
(2) Not a reduced calorie food.
(3) Americans get 18 grams of whole grains on average (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-04).
(4) Based on comparison of regular ground beef, pan-fried (15.1g fat) and Asian Veggie Patties (4g fat)
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