Corn flakes Corn flakes Corn flakes, or cornflakes, is a breakfast cereal made by toasting flakes of corn (maize). The cereal was created by John Harvey Kellogg in 1894 as a food that he thought would be healthy for the patients of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan where he was superintendent. The breakfast cereal proved popular among the patients and the Kellogg Company (Kellogg's) was set up by Dr. John's brother, Will Kellogg, to produce corn flakes for the wider public. A patent for the process was granted in 1896. With corn flakes becoming popular in the wider community, a previous
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Canada Agriculture and Food Museum The Canada Agriculture and Food Museum () is a national museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It houses a modern working and experimental farm. Its purpose is to display the history of farming in Canada, to demonstrate advances in farming science and technology, and to show how these affect the lives of Canadians. The museum holds exhibits, public programs, facility rentals, special events, and live demonstrations. The museum also creates traveling exhibits which are brought to smaller museums throughout Canada. It has an outdoor "energy park" which showcases renewable energy sources. The museum is operated by