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Encyclopedia > Kashi Company

The Kashi Company is a natural foods company founded in October, 1984. Kashi was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2000 and is operated as an independent business unit in La Jolla, California. Kashi Company specializes in natural breakfast cereals, nutrition bars, crackers, and similar foods. The company's products contain their proprietary blend of seven whole grains and sesame (which they call Kashi) and no artificial ingredients. Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg® or Kelloggs®) is an American multinational producer of breakfast foods, cookies and crackers, with corporate headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. Kellogg trades on the under the ticker symbol NYSE: K. Revenues in 2005 were $10. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The natural food movement is a term for a style of eating that became popular in America and Western Europe during the 1970s. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... An energy bar is a dietary supplement often consumed by athletes or other physically active people to maintain their caloric needs in light of their strenuous physical activity. ... A Cheez-It cracker. ... Whole grains are cereal grains which retain the bran and germ as well as the endosperm, in contrast to refined grains which retain only the endosperm. ...


The company's name was chosen by combining "kashruth" (kosher) with the last name of Michio Kushi, founder of the American macrobiotic diet. The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ... Michio Kushi (久司 道夫 Kushi Michio) born 1926 in Japan, helped to bring modern macrobiotics to the United States. ...


Popular Foods

Kashi's most popular brands include Kashi GoLean cereals, bars, waffles and shakes; Kashi Heart to Heart cereal and waffles; and TLC crackers, granola bars and cookies. Kashi products can cause excessive gas. In particular, the Kashi Go Lean brand cereal will induce severe flatulence during the initial phases of consumption. Additionally, common sense dictates soaking the chunks in milk prior to consumption; the dense, brittle texture of the cereal makes this an imperative.


External links

  • Kashi web site

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Kashi(R) Company Launches the First Probiotic Digestive Wellness Cereal; Kashi Vive(TM) Marks the Industry's First ... (806 words)
Kashi Vive cereal, an all natural fusion of lightly sweetened tastes and textures, is the first and only nonperishable probiotic product of its kind to be specially formulated to balance, purify and strengthen the digestive system.
Finally, Kashi Vive cereal is one of very few cereals that contains 20 percent of the daily recommended values of both calcium and vitamin D while still maintaining great taste and satisfying textures.
Founded in 1984, Kashi is a company on a mission to redefine how people eat to achieve their best lives.
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If you remember, back in October the company also acquired Worthington Foods, one of the largest soy consumer products company in the US in a deal that has resulted in high double digit revenue increases for most products.
However, it ran into the same roadblocks many of the food companies have experienced…marketing to health conscience consumers who prefer whole grain and wholesome cereals is not the same as marketing to consumers who eat Frosted Flakes.
Kashi has done a tremendous job marketing itself in the mass markets even becoming one of the best selling cereals in distribution.
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