Cinnamon Toast Crunch– Brands – Food we make - General Mills (2024)

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Is Cinnamon Toast Crunch made by General Mills? ›

Cinnamon Toast Crunch (CTC), known as Croque-Cannelle in French Canada and Curiously Cinnamon in the UK (previously Cinnamon Grahams), and as a variant called Cini Minis in other European and Latin American countries, is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by General Mills and Nestlé.

General Mills may be most known for its baking line including Betty Crocker and Pillsbury. General Mills owns many cereal brands including Cheerios, Trix, Lucky Charms, Count Chocola, and Cocoa Puffs.

Cap'n Crunch is a corn and oat breakfast cereal manufactured since 1963 by Quaker Oats Company, a subsidiary of PepsiCo since 2001.

INGREDIENTS: Cinnamon Toast Crunch® Cereal (Whole Grain Wheat, Sugar, Rice Flour, Canola Oil, Fructose, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Salt, Cinnamon, Trisodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Caramel Color, Bht Added To Preserve Freshness.

Is General Mills owned by Nestle? No, but General Mills makes Blue Buffalo and other dog food brands. Nestle makes Alpo, Dog Chow and others.

Our brands meet you where you are. Whether that means taking on a healthier lifestyle, becoming a baking expert or food for your fur-baby, it's not a stretch to say that with more than 100 brands worldwide, we have something for everyone.

General Foods is a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earned more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, and Tang.

In 1863, James Caleb Jackson, a religiously conservative vegetarian who ran a medical sanitarium in western New York, created a breakfast cereal from graham flour dough that was dried and broken into shapes so hard they needed to be soaked in milk overnight. He called it granula.

Sugar, Cinnamon, Calcium Stearate and Silicon Dioxide (to Prevent Caking), Natural Flavors.

Why is Cinnamon Toast Crunch Not Vegan? We understand that it can seem confusing so let us explain. Unfortunately, in this case, the issue has to do with the last ingredient - the Vitamin D 3 that's added to the cereal. That type of Vitamin D is derived from lanolin which is found in sheep's wool.

Why do kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? ›

Kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch because of the sweetness that appeals to their taste buds, the visually appealing appearance, and the distinct flavor provided by cinnamaldehyde present in cinnamon. The texture of the cereal, reminiscent of light, fluffy, freshly-baked bread, also adds to its appeal.

Post Cereal Brands Spun Off as Separate Company, Post Foods

After General Foods merged with Kraft Foods in 1989, Post cereal brands were later spun off into a new company, Post Foods®.

Kraft General Foods acquired the Nabisco cold cereals from RJR Nabisco in 1993, and the cereal brands are now owned by Post Holdings.

Kellogg's also owns the Bear Naked, Natural Touch, Cheez-It, Murray, Austin cookies and crackers, Famous Amos, Gardenburger (acquired 2007), and Plantation brands. Presently, Kellogg's is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation.

Nestle Dreyer's Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream is cinnamon light ice cream with a cinnamon graham swirl and cereal pieces.