The Italian food giant Ferrero is expanding its North American portfolio by acquiring WK Kellogg, known for iconic brands like Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes. Ferrero, known for brands like Nutella and Kinder, announced it will buy WK Kellogg’s for $23 a share, representing a total enterprise value of $3.1 billion.

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Why was Corn Flakes invented? John Kellogg, and his brother, Will, invented corn flakes for patients at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1894. The patients enjoyed the cereal, and two years later, a ...

He wanted to add sugar to the flakes to make them more palatable, but John wouldn’t hear of it. Will eventually started selling the cereals through his own business, which became the Kellogg ...

U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline, a trend back in the spotlight with news that Italian confectioner Ferrero Group plans to purchase WK Kellogg, maker of Corn Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other familiar brands.

Kellogg, the maker of such brands as Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and Raisin Bran, began business in 1906 as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co., before becoming Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake Co. in 1909.

WK Kellogg shares rose by more than 50% in after-hours trading in New York after the reports. WK Kellogg and Ferrero did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment. Kellogg has been struggling financially in recent years despite a major shakeup in 2023 that saw it focus solely on breakfast cereals.