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  • The Untold History of Cap'n Crunch

    02/20/2021 11:08:16 AM PST · by SamAdams76 · 105 replies
    Mashed ^ | May 4, 2020 | Joel Stice
    Breakfast doesn't always get a lot of attention. When parents are trying to get their kids ready for school and need something quick to put in their stomachs, cereal is often the go-to. With dozens of cold cereals aimed at kids, there's plenty of variety to choose from and among the most iconic of breakfast cereals is Cap'n Crunch. The bright red box with the mustached mascot in a captain's uniform has been promising a sugary and crunchy cereal that won't get soggy in milk for over 50 years. Cap'n Crunch is one of those cereals that these days, is...
  • Cap'n Crunch sails into obscurity (Nanny-Statism has killed my favorite cereal!)

    03/09/2011 2:04:44 PM PST · by mkleesma · 134 replies
    Today.com ^ | 03/09/2011 | Ryan MacClanathan
    The Soggies have finally won: Cap'n Crunch is quietly sailing into retirement. Long derided by health experts for its high sugar content – a single serving contains 12 grams – the cereal is no longer being actively marketed by Quaker, DailyFinance reports. It appears parent company Pepsico is forcing the good Cap'n to walk the plank. Cap'n Crunch was once the No. 1 breakfast cereal, but pressure from the White House and health activists is having an effect on how PepsiCo and other food companies peddle their products to kids. Sales of the cereal were down 6.8 percent in 2010.