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General Foods

General Foods
General Foods' final logo, used from 1985 until the merger with Kraft in 1990.
Company nameGeneral Foods Corporation
IndustryFood
FateAcquired by Philip Morris and later merged with Kraft, Inc.
SuccessorKraft General Foods (now Kraft Foods)
Founded1895 (as the Postum Cereal company)
1929 (as General Foods)
Defunct1990
HeadquartersTarrytown, New York, U.S.
ProductsPost cereals, Maxwell House, Birds Eye, etc.
ParentPhilip Morris (1985-1990)

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General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions. In November, 1985 General Foods was acquired by Philip Morris Companies (now Altria Group, Inc.) for $5.6 billion, the largest non-oil acquisition to that time. In December, 1988 Philip Morris acquired Kraft, Inc., and in 1990 combined the two food companies as Kraft General Foods (KGF). "General Foods" was dropped from the corporate name in 1995 and now exists only as part of a brand name for a flavored coffee-based beverage, General Foods International.

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internetlurker.blogspot.com If you have information about this video like voices or actors please leave a comment. Help document for the great archive. This is a commercial that we used to make fun of constantly.
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Why The Organic Trade Association and Corporate Organic Food Brands do NOT want Labeling of Genetically Engineered and Genetically Modified Foods This Video provides financial evidence that the President of the Board of Directors at the Organic Trade Association, Julia Sabin, individually profits off of Genetically engineered foods as a VP and General Manager at Smuckers.
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Features advertisements for Kronheims Furniture, Entenmann's Fruit-Tarts, General Foods International Tea, two News Channel 5 promos (featuring Chris Caswell and Lee Jordan), and a promo for Oprah. Aired during General Hospital. Video remains the sole property of its respective owners. It is not for sale, and no challenge to ownership is implied. This video is uploaded for entertainment, educational, and historical purposes only and falls under Fair Use guidelines.
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Features advertisements for General Foods International Coffees Italian Cappuccino, L'oreal Hydravive, Cinnamon Life (with Danny Tamberelli), and promos for Child of Rage and Christy. Aired during The Young and the Restless. Video remains the sole property of its respective owners. It is not for sale, and no challenge to ownership is implied. This video is uploaded for entertainment, educational, and historical purposes only and falls under Fair Use guidelines.
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Part 2 -this commercial break was taped sometime in 1989 on Fox 5 during a broadcast of "Grand Hotel."* 1.Burger King-("Sorry to interrupt this sword fight my sworn enemy, but care to join me with a Whopper & we can go back to killing ourselves later?") 2.All-(stains just float away right before this messy kid's eyes!) 3.Pathmark-(Santa & some old dude tell us about the holiday benefits at Pathmark) 4.Channel 5 Hollywood's Finest Movie ID 5. Promo for Fox 5 Premiere Presents-(Ya know, whenever I think of Christmas movies, movies like She-Devil & War of the Roses always come to mind) 6.Scattergories-(buy your own or else you have to except Rhinoceros as an answer to "a barn yard animal that starts with an R") 7.General Foods International Coffees-(celebrate the moments of your life.....I'm guessing they mean the good moments, right?) 8.Polaroid Onefilm-(he may see...but I haven't got a clue?!) 9.Honda-(life sucks without a honda...) *I do not own these or any rights. No copyright infringement intended. Up for historial education purposes only..blah,blah,blah..
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(add my myspace/tumblr *dedicated 2 80's & mcdonaldland* below) Part 1- THis commercial break aired during "Danielle Steel's Fine Things" on October 16th, 1990 on NBC, WGRZ-TV Buffalo.* (sorry the audio is so low. The Vhs was crap) 1. Tyson-(I think that red haired girl at 0:15 was on that old movie "Little Monsters") 2. Dodge 3. Finesse 4. General Foods International Coffees 5. Sears 6. Mcmillions on NBC I do not own...no copyright infringement intended.....4 education/historical purposes only.... ***"I miss those days when I was a kid"... Myspace:www.myspace.com to mcdonaldland) My Tumblr:nineteen80sbaby.tumblr.com about the 80's) My space:www.myspace.com real myspace page..just boring me)
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Here is a retro General Foods International Coffee commercial that is from 1988. Everything in this commercial looks so warm and cozy! What agreat TV commercial for people in the 80s!! This vintage commercial makes you want to have a nice cup of General Foods Coffee in the morning. How about the Cafe Vienna style? Commercials from the 1980s were so much better than the commercials today. RADICAL!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2RadicalDudez - An 80s and 90s blog - 2radicaldudez.blogspot.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUR OBJECTIVE The majority of these clips are from our personal VHS collection that we recorded from TV while growing up in the 80's and 90's. We really enjoy spreading a bit of happiness and nostalgia to our viewers. Many of these clips would be lost forever if they weren't preserved online. Our goal is to preserve these clips by uploading them to the internet where they will have no chance of deteriorating as they do when in VHS format. This will ensure that the generations ahead of us will continue enjoying these clips as much as we have. Lastly, if you are in any of these clips, or know anyone in them, or worked on them, or have any extra info about them, please leave a comment or send us a message. As any info would help in the preservation of these RADICAL clips. Thanks!!
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Aired June 8, 1986
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Includes DeBeers Sears State Farm Robitussin General Foods International Coffees Corning Visions Promo for Silent Witness Promo For Dateline NBC
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This is a late 1970's TV commercial for the General Foods made Space Dust (a/k/a Cosmic Candy) which is similar to another candy of the time called Pop Rocks.
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Tang Becomes Kraft's 12th Brand to Reach $1 Billion in Annual Sales (KFT) - Financial News Network Online Tweet this news
Financial News Network Online--Tang, the fruit flavored powdered drink famously used by NASA on manned spaceflights going back to 1959, has become Kraft Food Inc's (NYSE:KFT) 12th billion dollar brand, as the drink's sales have doubled over the - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:05:08 GMT+00:00
In Online Games, a Path to Young Consumers - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--And she said -General- Mills and Post -Foods- had cut or pledged to cut the amount of sugar in some cereals. Only rarely do these major companies violate their pledges, she said: “It's pretty darn infrequent and it's not willfu - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:33:29 GMT+00:00
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Business Journal (blog)---...- hotels, hospitals or any other conceivable business that sells -food-. There were more than 100 vendors, including American Pride, DiMare Fresh, Frito Lay, -General- Mills Bakery, Heinz, Jennie-O Turkey, Otis Spunkmeyer and - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:24:41 GMT+00:00
Va woman teaches a gluten-free lifestyle - NECN Tweet this news
NECN--The -Food- and Drug Administration doesn't have a definition of gluten-free, so any producer could put the label on items, Braden said. Because of her dislike of packaged -foods-, she was surprised when -General- Mills invited her to its Gluten - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:09:12 GMT+00:00
Food Allergies Not Well Understood By Food Handlers - ThirdAge Tweet this news
ThirdAge--Food allergies are not well understood by many food service workers, many of which lack proper training on the subject, according to a British survey. 90 percent of the 90 total respondents had been trained in -general food- services, ... - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:13:52 GMT+00:00
Financial Analysis On General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) - Newsi.es Tweet this news
Newsi.es---General- Mills, Inc. (-General- Mills) is a global manufacturer and marketer of consumer -foods- sold through retail stores. The Company is also a supplier of -food- products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. -General- Mills - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:49:29 GMT+00:00
Face-Off in the Freezer: ConAgra vs. General Mills - Seeking Alpha Tweet this news
Seeking Alpha--Among heavyweights in the packaged (read: processed) -foods- business, shares of ConAgra -Foods- (CAG) and -General- Mills (GIS) as undervalued. ConAgra brands include Marie Callender, Banquet, Healthy Choice and an incredible line of junk - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:35:02 GMT+00:00
Survey: Many Restaurant Workers Don't Understand Food Allergies - TIME Tweet this news
TIME--A new British survey finds that while 90% of respondents � who included 90 restaurant owners, waiters and chefs in Brighton, England � were trained in -general food- services, only about one-third had undergone any specific food-allergy training. .. - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:31:05 GMT+00:00
How Do You Say 'Good to the Last Drop' in Hebrew? - New York Times Tweet this news
New York Times--Cheek-Neal was acquired in 1928 by the Postum Company, a predecessor to -General Foods-. In 1989, -General Foods- was merged with Kraft Foods to form Kraft -General Foods-, known since 1995 as Kraft Foods. The relationship between Maxwell - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:31:47 GMT+00:00
Sauces and meats on salt and fat reduction menu - Australian Food Tweet this news
Australian Food---General- Mills, AB World -Foods-, Goodman Fielder Home Ingredients, Mars -Food- Australia, Nestle Australia, Simplot Australia, SPC Ardmona and Unilever Australia, as well as retailers Woolworths, Coles and ALDI, have agreed to reduce th - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:29:33 GMT+00:00



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