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AISLE 3 · CEREAL
Strawberry Shortcake Cereal
by General Mills
Gone. General Mills' own history page dates the cereal to 1981–1985, though several fan guides put the launch in 1982. Strawberry shortcake-flavored cereals sold today are unrelated and don't feature the character.
A breakfast tie-in for the greeting-card girl in the oversized bonnet, launched at the peak of her early-'80s fame. It lasted about four years, then left with the rest of the licensed boxes.
🧾 One more thingGeneral Mills owned Kenner, the toy company behind the Strawberry Shortcake dolls, so the cereal kept the whole franchise in one corporate family. The company followed it with E.T. and Pac-Man cereals.
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