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Charles William Post (October 26, 1854 – May 9, 1914) was an American innovator, breakfast cereal and foods manufacturer and a pioneer in the prepared-food industry. He was the founder of what is now Post Consumer Brands.
C.W. Post (born October 26, 1854, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.—died May 9, 1914, Santa Barbara, California) was an American manufacturer noted for his development of breakfast cereals.
Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of C. W. Post and the owner of General Foods Corporation. For much of Marjorie Post's life, she was known as the wealthiest woman in the United States. [1][2]
Jan 18, 2021 · Charles William Pos t, or C.W as he was known, was born in 1854 in Springfield Illinois. C.W. was an American innovator mostly known for his contributions to the prepared food industry, breakfast cereals and foods manufacturing.
Dec 9, 2019 · C.W. Post was a brilliant huckster who invented Grape Nuts and Postum. He founded Post Cereals, which eventually became General Foods, one of the largest processed food companies in the world. Post spent his entire life suffering many real and imagined illnesses.
Charles William Post (1854 – 1914) was a trailblazer in the manufacture and marketing of breakfast cereal products. During the early twentieth century he used his wealth to influence a variety of campaigns that held his interest, including anti-union activism.
C. W. Post. The cerial king made his fortune with Grape-Nuts, but he saw his salvation in Texas. By Jan Reid. March 1987 0. The strain of trying to get rich in Texas sent C.W. Post to the...
