MICHIGANDERMAN ADVENTURES | WILLIAM POST INVENTOR OF THE POP TART #famousgraves #fyp #poptarts #kellogg @Michiganderman71 | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
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6/27/1927 - 2/10/2024
William (Bill) Post was raised on the south side of Grand Rapids, one of seven children of Dutch
immigrants, and graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School. While in high school, at the age of 16, Bill held a part-time job washing trucks at Hekman Biscuit Company. After serving in the Army Air Corps in occupied Japan, he returned to the part-time job at Hekman and also attended Calvin College for 2 years. During that time, he married his high school sweetheart, Florence (Schut), and they began their incredible 72-year journey of love and devotion. At the age of 21, Bill worked at Hekman full-time as the personnel manager, but assisted with sales, production, or anything else that he could learn. Fast forward 20 years, and Bill as the plant manager of Hekman (later known as the Keebler Company) welcomed some executives from Kellogg's who asked if he thought it would be possible for Keebler to create a new product they had in mind. One of those executives was William LaMothe who soon became Bill's close friend. It is at this juncture that Bill is often credited for having "invented" the Pop Tart. To be accurate, however, Bill would say, "I assembled an amazing team that developed
Kellogg's concept of a shelf-stable toaster pastry
#famousgraves #fyp #poptarts #kellogg #poptart #pastry #Keebler #kellogs
6/27/1927 - 2/10/2024
William (Bill) Post was raised on the south side of Grand Rapids, one of seven children of Dutch
immigrants, and graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School. While in high school, at the age of 16, Bill held a part-time job washing trucks at Hekman Biscuit Company. After serving in the Army Air Corps in occupied Japan, he returned to the part-time job at Hekman and also attended Calvin College for 2 years. During that time, he married his high school sweetheart, Florence (Schut), and they began their incredible 72-year journey of love and devotion. At the age of 21, Bill worked at Hekman full-time as the personnel manager, but assisted with sales, production, or anything else that he could learn. Fast forward 20 years, and Bill as the plant manager of Hekman (later known as the Keebler Company) welcomed some executives from Kellogg's who asked if he thought it would be possible for Keebler to create a new product they had in mind. One of those executives was William LaMothe who soon became Bill's close friend. It is at this juncture that Bill is often credited for having "invented" the Pop Tart. To be accurate, however, Bill would say, "I assembled an amazing team that developed
Kellogg's concept of a shelf-stable toaster pastry
