Frosted Flakes

"Frosties" redirects here. For other uses, see Frosty.
A modern 2010 box design of Frosted Flakes.

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes or Frosties is a breakfast cereal, produced by the Kellogg Company and consisting of sugar-coated corn flakes. It was introduced in the United States in 1952,[1] as Sugar Frosted Flakes. The word "sugar" was dropped from the name in 1983.

Generic versions, such as store brands, are also available. Unlike many cereals (Cheerios and Rice Krispies, for example), Frosted Flakes shares its name with generic competitors.

International names

Marketing

Mascots

Tony the Tiger has been the mascot of Frosted Flakes since its introduction. Tony is known for uttering the cereal's slogan: "They're Gr-r-reat!" (the "r"s in "Great" pronounced as drawn-out). Tony the Tiger was originally voiced by Dallas McKennon, but Thurl Ravenscroft voiced him for more than 50 years, until his death in 2005. Tony was later voiced (in Canada and the US) by former professional wrestling play-by-play announcer Lee Marshall[2] until his passing on April 27, 2014.[3] Van Horne also voiced Tony in a 1997 television commercial. In the UK, Tom Hill voiced Tony after Ravenscroft's death. Tony is drawn wearing a red bandana on all Frosted Flakes cereal boxes.

Sponsorship

Varieties

In Canada and the USA:

Frosted Flakes

In the UK and Ireland

In Brazil and Sweden

In Argentina

In Mexico

In Colombia

Health

Frosties received two stars out of five on the Australian Government's health star ratings.[5]

Sponsorships

References

  1. "Kellogg Company History, Timeline". Kellogg's. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. "Topher's Breakfast Cereal Character Guide - Kellogg's". Lavasurfer.com. 2005-05-22. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  3. Lee Marshall, Voice of 'Tony The Tiger' Passes Away
  4. "Challenger Sports". Challenger Sports. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. Han, Esther (20 April 2015). "Food health star ratings: Kellogg's reveals the cereal that gets 1.5 stars". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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