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tastingtable.com
How The World Was Duped Into Believing Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal
Documents how John Harvey Kellogg promoted the breakfast concept as early as 1917, and how General Foods solidified the claim in the 1940s with the Grape-Nuts campaign 'Eat a Good Breakfast — Do a Better Job.' Notes the claim lacks scientific backing despite widespread promotion.
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priceonomics.com
How Breakfast Became a Thing
Traces the origin of 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day' to a 1944 marketing campaign by General Foods (Grape-Nuts manufacturer). Explains how radio advertisements and grocery store pamphlets promoted this message to increase cereal sales.
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marketingmadeclear.com
The Truth Behind the Kellogg's Marketing Lie: Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day?
Explains how Kellogg's created the 'breakfast is the most important meal of the day' message as a marketing strategy in the early 20th century, using ads, scientific-looking studies, and media to promote cereal consumption.
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