Kellogg’s Corn Flakes CORNKellogg’s Corn Flakes is Randy is a ˜fth generation corn farmer in...
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Grown on family-owned farms in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska, corn is usually planted in April when the soil is warm enough to germinate the seeds but not so early that the young plants might be damaged by frost. The corn is then harvested in October. Our millers select the highest quality corn kernels. The kernels are split into 2-3 pieces each. MILLING FLAVORING TOASTING PACKAGING Vitamins, minerals, malt, flavoring, sugar and salt are added, cooked and slightly drained. Each kernel piece is rolled into a single flake and toasted. We carefully package each box for you to enjoy. It’s no mystery that the main ingredient in Kellogg’s Corn Flakes is Randy is a fifth generation corn farmer in Illinois. On his 12,000-acre farm, he uses technology to grow more sustain- ably. “With high-tech mapping of our fields we know what areas carry more moisture or which need fertilizer. Then we spoon on as little as is needed. It is better for the environment that way.” For the past five years, Kellogg has been working with farmers like Randy and our supplier, Bunge, to engage corn farmers in Nebraska to measure improvements across environmental indicators such as water use efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. months to grow, hours to cook… Kellogg’s Corn Flakes are proudly made and packaged in Memphis, TN and Lancaster, PA ®,™, © 2016 Kellogg NA Co. CORN IN IL KS NE Dawn Helm works in our Lancaster facility where she brings together employees to identify and implement programs that build on the goodness of Corn Flakes by conserving the natural resources used in the cooking and packaging of our foods. As an example, in 2015 Dawn supported another employee, Ken Gambler, updating a Fire Water tank that saved 60,000 gallons of water per year! GROW. MAKE. ENJOY.
Transcript of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes CORNKellogg’s Corn Flakes is Randy is a ˜fth generation corn farmer in...
Grown on family-owned farms in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska, corn isusually planted in April when the soil is warm enough to germinate the seeds but not so early that the young plants mightbe damaged by frost. The corn is thenharvested in October.
Our millers select the highest quality corn kernels. The kernels are split into 2-3 pieces each.
MILLING
FLAVORING
TOASTING
PACKAGING
Vitamins, minerals, malt, �avoring, sugar and salt are added, cooked
and slightly drained.
Each kernel piece is rolled into a single �ake and toasted.
We carefully package each box for you to enjoy.
It’s no mystery thatthe main ingredient inKellogg’s Corn Flakes is
Randy is a �fth generation corn farmer in Illinois.
On his 12,000-acre farm, he uses technology to grow more sustain-ably.
“With high-tech mapping of our �elds we know what areas carry more moisture or which need fertilizer. Then we spoon on as little as is needed. It is better for the environment that way.”
For the past �ve years, Kellogg has been working with farmers like Randy and our supplier, Bunge, to engage corn farmers in Nebraska to measure improvements across environmental indicators such as water use e�ciency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
months to grow, hours to cook…
Kellogg’s Corn Flakesare proudly made and packaged in Memphis, TN and Lancaster, PA
®,™, © 2016 Kellogg NA Co.
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Dawn Helm works in our Lancaster facilitywhere she brings together employees to identifyand implement programs that build on the goodnessof Corn Flakes by conserving the natural resourcesused in the cooking and packaging of our foods.
As an example, in 2015 Dawn supported another employee,Ken Gambler, updating a Fire Water tank that saved 60,000 gallons of water per year!
GROW. MAKE. ENJOY.
