How the cereal flakes came to be

On May 31, 1895, a patent for “Flaked cereals and process of preparing same” was applied and it was granted on April 14, 1896. The years that followed saw the birth of a new industry, one that has gone on to dominate the breakfast space since. A.S.Ganesh grabs a bowl of cereals to tell you how these flakes of food came to be…

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