Shredded wheat was patented on this day in history, August 1, 1893. ... H.D. Perky, president of The Boston Shredded Cereal Food Company, which he launched in the 1890s.

Post Shredded Wheat was losing its place in the world. Cereals were getting complicated; the world sought change; and Shredded Wheat had been just plain wheat since 1892. A brand in decline, it was ...

Shredded Wheat is produced by Cereal Partners, in a large factory in Staverton, and has been since it was moved from Welwyn Garden City in 2007. One morning at the end of February, ...