![]() ![]() The other two bakers, known as Bob and Quello, were considerably more youthful in appearance than Wendell. Starting in 1985 there were three animated bakers as the mascots, one of which is named Wendell. The child received a set of Hot Wheels toys as a grand prize. It was invented by scientist John Mendesh and General Mills assistant product manager Elisabeth Trach after receiving the idea from an unnamed child in a "give us your best idea for a cereal" radio contest held by General Mills. Originally, the cereal was plain squares but currently features cinnamon-colored swirling on each piece. Wendell was replaced as a mascot by the "Crazy Squares", sentient Cinnamon Toast Crunch squares that often eat each other in commercials. The product was originally marketed outside Europe with the mascot of a jolly baker named Wendell. In Poland and Russia the cereal is sold in bags. ![]() In most European countries and North America, the product is sold in boxes. The cereal is puffed and when immersed in milk, it makes a "snap" noise, similar to Rice Krispies. The cereal consists of small squares or rectangles of wheat and rice covered with cinnamon and sugar. First produced in 1984, the cereal aims to provide the taste of cinnamon toast in a crunch cereal format. "Crispy, Sweetened Whole Wheat & Rice Cereal"Ĭinnamon Toast Crunch (CTC), known as Croque-Cannelle in French Canada and Curiously Cinnamon in the UK (previously Cinnamon Grahams), and as a variant called Cini Minis in other European and Latin American countries, is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by General Mills and Nestlé. ![]()
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