The Quaker Oats is an American Food Company which is based in Chicago. Quaker Oats Company was established in 1901 by merging of four oat mills. The Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna in Ohio carries the trademark of Quaker name.
The Quaker Oats expanded its business in various sectors like dealing with breakfast cereals and food and drink products and even in the toys sector. It was in August 2001, Quaker collaborated with PepsiCo.
The company kept its name as Quakers as it related its deals with complete honesty. Quaker Oats are well associated with quality, great taste, and nutrition and stands out to be in the first position as far as Food & Beverage Brands is concerned.
The Quaker Oats Company basically promotes products like Quaker Oats, Quaker Rice Cakes, Chewy Granola Bars and Rice-A-Roni. The Aunt Jemima brand of Quaker is the leading manufacturer of pancake syrups and mixes. The Quaker Oats is one of the four largest manufacturers of cold cereals branded under Cap'n Crunch and Life.
The Quaker Oats Company has been honored with several awards
- the Progressive Grocer Silver Circle Award for excellence in manufacturing in the "Health-Related Foods" and
- 2000 Food Processor of the Year by the Prepared Foods magazine for industry leadership and outstanding performance.
The Quaker Oats Company started its business in late 1800s when three Midwest milling companies came together to process and sell high-quality oats. The company aimed in superior quality oats sold from open barrels at general stores.
