Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Why is it called Grape-Nuts, anyway? In this video, I explore the history of Post Grape-Nuts, one of the oldest cereals in the United States, and why it has been back in the headlines recently.
Have you tried Grape-Nuts? Are you Team Crunchy or Team Gravelly?
Sources:
“The Grape-Nuts Story: A Part of History,” Post Consumer Brands
(grapenuts.com/our-story/)
“Colliers Sue Post for Alleged Libel,” The New York Times, Sep 7, 1907
(via newspapers.com)
The $50,000 Verdict, P.F. Collier & Son, 1911
(catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100234732)
“C.W. Post,” The Madisonian, May 12, 1914
(via newspapers.com)
“Grape-Nuts Cereal Celebrates Diamond Anniversary,” John Sherwood, Battle Creek Enquirer, May 6, 1973
(via newspapers.com)
“Jokes Don’t Bother Euell,” Frank Farmer, Springfield Leader and Press, Apr 24, 1974
(via newspapers.com)
“’Natural’ Craze Finds a Place in Cereal Industry,” John Sherwood, Battle Creek Enquirer, Nov 10, 1974
(via newspapers.com)
“Court Tempest in a Cereal Box,” Max Haines, The Ottawa Citizen, Mar 10, 1979
(via newspapers.com)
Entrepreneur Magazine: Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs, Anthony and Diane Hallett, 1997
(via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/entrepreneurmaga00hall/page/388/mode/2up)
“Post Tries Grape Nuts O’s,” Linda Rea, Battle Creek Enquirer, May 7, 1999
(via newspapers.com)
“Crunch Time,” Rick Nichols, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep 28, 2003
(via newspapers.com)
“Grape-Nuts, Supermarket Mainstay, Is No Longer So Easy to Find,” Johnny Diaz, The New York Times, Jan 29, 2021
(nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/grape-nuts-shortage.html)
“It's Official: The Great Grape-Nuts Cereal Shortage Is Over,” Post Consumer Brands, Mar 24, 2021
(prnewswire.com/news-releases/its-official-the-great-grape-nuts-cereal-shortage-is-over-301254390.html)
Why is it called Grape-Nuts, anyway? In this video, I explore the history of Post Grape-Nuts, one of the oldest cereals in the United States, and why it has been back in the headlines recently.
Have you tried Grape-Nuts? Are you Team Crunchy or Team Gravelly?
Sources:
“The Grape-Nuts Story: A Part of History,” Post Consumer Brands
(grapenuts.com/our-story/)
“Colliers Sue Post for Alleged Libel,” The New York Times, Sep 7, 1907
(via newspapers.com)
The $50,000 Verdict, P.F. Collier & Son, 1911
(catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100234732)
“C.W. Post,” The Madisonian, May 12, 1914
(via newspapers.com)
“Grape-Nuts Cereal Celebrates Diamond Anniversary,” John Sherwood, Battle Creek Enquirer, May 6, 1973
(via newspapers.com)
“Jokes Don’t Bother Euell,” Frank Farmer, Springfield Leader and Press, Apr 24, 1974
(via newspapers.com)
“’Natural’ Craze Finds a Place in Cereal Industry,” John Sherwood, Battle Creek Enquirer, Nov 10, 1974
(via newspapers.com)
“Court Tempest in a Cereal Box,” Max Haines, The Ottawa Citizen, Mar 10, 1979
(via newspapers.com)
Entrepreneur Magazine: Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs, Anthony and Diane Hallett, 1997
(via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/entrepreneurmaga00hall/page/388/mode/2up)
“Post Tries Grape Nuts O’s,” Linda Rea, Battle Creek Enquirer, May 7, 1999
(via newspapers.com)
“Crunch Time,” Rick Nichols, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep 28, 2003
(via newspapers.com)
“Grape-Nuts, Supermarket Mainstay, Is No Longer So Easy to Find,” Johnny Diaz, The New York Times, Jan 29, 2021
(nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/grape-nuts-shortage.html)
“It's Official: The Great Grape-Nuts Cereal Shortage Is Over,” Post Consumer Brands, Mar 24, 2021
(prnewswire.com/news-releases/its-official-the-great-grape-nuts-cereal-shortage-is-over-301254390.html)
