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Royal Baking Powder Company

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The Royal Baking Powder Company was one of the largest producers of baking powder in the United States. Royal Baking Powder is still marketed today.

Royal Baking Powder, early to mid 20th century

History

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The company was started by brothers Joseph Christoffel Hoagland and Cornelius Nevius Hoagland in 1866,[1][2] It later came under the ownership of William Ziegler, and then his adopted son, William Ziegler Jr.[3][4]

Lid of Royal Baking Powder tin, in historical perspective, probably late 19th century. It had been among the effects of a South African soldier killed in World War I. About 50 mm (2.0 in) in diameter, from a tin about 100 mm (3.9 in) deep.

In 1929, the Royal Baking Powder Co., along with four other companies including the Fleischmann's Yeast Company, merged to form Standard Brands, the number-two brand of packaged foods in America after General Foods. Through a further merger, Standard Brands itself became part of Nabisco in 1981. In 2012, Nabisco became a subsidiary of Mondelez International.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1866. History of Baking Powder". Retrieved November 10, 2011. Brothers Cornelius (1828–1898) and Joseph Hoagland (1841–1899) formed a partnership to develop a baking powder company called Royal Baking Powder Company ...
  2. ^ "In Memory of J. C. Hoagland. Directors of the Royal Baking Powder Company Take Action". New York Times. December 10, 1899. Retrieved May 1, 2011. As a mark of respect to the late Joseph C. Hoagland, who had for more than thirty years acted as President of the Royal Baking Powder Company, ...
  3. ^ Morrison, Abraham Cressy (1904). The Baking Powder Controversy. American Baking Powder Association. pp. 589–594. ISBN 9781235619861. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Civitello, Linda (2017). Baking powder wars : the cutthroat food fight that revolutionized cooking. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780252041082.
  5. ^ "News Releases". Phx.corporate-ir.net. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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