tomder55
Mar 1, 2024, 06:34 AM
Gary Pilnick ; the CEO of the Kellogg’s brand, in his best Marie Antoinette impression (let them eat flakes ),says that the unwashed peasants who can't afford a real dinner should just eat cereal .
Kellogg's CEO says Americans facing inflation should eat cereal for dinner. He got mixed reactions. - CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kelloggs-ceo-eat-cereal-for-dinner-inflation-gary-pilnick-rising-food-groceries-cost-reactions/)
Enjoy Kellogg’s® Cereal for Dinner - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Dw1bjRxY0)
(Note the 2 cereals in the ad are loaded with sugar)
His ham handed comments comes after the news that food prices are at a 30 year high.
Food cost compared to income is highest in 30 years, according to United States Labor Department - ABC7 San Francisco (abc7news.com) (https://abc7news.com/food-cost-income-consumer-groceries/14456391/#:~:text=It%27s%20been%2030%20years%20since%20the% 20cost%20of%20food%20ate,Bush%20was%20in%20office. )
“The cereal category has always been quite affordable, and it tends to be a great destination when consumers are under pressure,” he told CNBC.
“If you think about the cost of cereal for a family versus what they might otherwise do, that’s going to be much more affordable.”
Backlash as Kellogg’s boss says poor families should consider ‘cereal for dinner’ (yahoo.com) (https://au.news.yahoo.com/backlash-kellogg-boss-says-poor-101446337.html)
He gave this advice to the poor during a CNBC interview that was done at the Boca Raton Resort where the worse rooms go for $600/night and up to $1500 /night for ocean view.
Kellogg's CEO says Americans facing inflation should eat cereal for dinner. He got mixed reactions. - CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kelloggs-ceo-eat-cereal-for-dinner-inflation-gary-pilnick-rising-food-groceries-cost-reactions/)
Enjoy Kellogg’s® Cereal for Dinner - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Dw1bjRxY0)
(Note the 2 cereals in the ad are loaded with sugar)
His ham handed comments comes after the news that food prices are at a 30 year high.
Food cost compared to income is highest in 30 years, according to United States Labor Department - ABC7 San Francisco (abc7news.com) (https://abc7news.com/food-cost-income-consumer-groceries/14456391/#:~:text=It%27s%20been%2030%20years%20since%20the% 20cost%20of%20food%20ate,Bush%20was%20in%20office. )
“The cereal category has always been quite affordable, and it tends to be a great destination when consumers are under pressure,” he told CNBC.
“If you think about the cost of cereal for a family versus what they might otherwise do, that’s going to be much more affordable.”
Backlash as Kellogg’s boss says poor families should consider ‘cereal for dinner’ (yahoo.com) (https://au.news.yahoo.com/backlash-kellogg-boss-says-poor-101446337.html)
He gave this advice to the poor during a CNBC interview that was done at the Boca Raton Resort where the worse rooms go for $600/night and up to $1500 /night for ocean view.