William “Bill” Post, tThe man credited with inventing the popular Pop-Tarts died Saturday at a funeral home in Michigan. Confirmed to people. He was 96 years old.
Mr. Post’s career in the food industry began at the tender age of 16 in Grand Rapids, when he took a job washing trucks for Hekman Business Company, which later became the popular snack brand known as Keebler.
According to the report, Post served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in Japan before returning to Hekman and starting up within the company. Obituary.
According to MKD Funeral Homes, Post later “welcomed several Kellogg executives and asked them if they thought it was possible for Keebler to make the new product they had in mind.”
After this meeting, Post was often credited with “inventing” the Pop-Tart, although he always passed the credit on to his team.
“I assembled a great team to develop Kellogg’s shelf-stable toaster pastry concept into a great product that was brought to market in just four months,” he says.
Kellogg Brand Pop Tarts arranged on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty)
Pop-Tarts hit stores in 1964 with four original flavors: Strawberry, Blueberry, Brown Sugar Cinnamon, and Apple Cassis.
Sixty years later, there are dozens of flavors on the market, and new flavors are being added and developed all the time.
Kellogg and Keebler’s partnership continued until Kellogg’s eventual acquisition of Keebler in 2001.
“Despite his extraordinary life and legendary accomplishments, Bill remained a humble man of God with a generous and servant’s heart,” his obituary said.
He served the communities in which he lived as a school, church, and YMCA board member and was a member of Gideons International for 60 years. He was the first to comfort his friends and family in need, reading the Bible and praying. Although he continued to play that role until the end of his life, he left a huge void in his very large and cherished circle of friends. He always believed that his wonderful life was due to “Christ who gives me strength,” and he had such positive energy that after talking with Bill, he felt lighter and went home with a bright smile on his face. .
Post retired at age 56, but it didn’t last long.
The longtime employee responded to Kellogg’s request to return as a travel consultant, a role he will hold for the next 20 years. According to his obituary, this work involved “travelling around the world and fostering international friendships.”
Post and his wife Florence were married for an astonishing 72 years until his death in 2020.
He is survived by his two children, Dan and Rachel, seven grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
The story behind Post’s invention is well-documented in the upcoming Netflix comedy film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, starring Jerry Seinfeld. It will be released on May 3rd, people report.
