Sunshine Biscuits

Sunshine Biscuits, Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryFood processing
FoundedKansas City, Missouri (1902; 122 years ago (1902), as Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company)
FoundersJoseph Loose
Jacob Loose
John H. Wiles
Defunct1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FateAcquired
SuccessorKeebler/Kellogg's
Headquarters,
Area served
Nationwide
ProductsSnacks
ParentKeebler Company
(Ferrero SpA)

Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, was an independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, which became a brand on a few products such as Cheez-It, was purchased by Keebler Company in 1996,[1] which was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2001. Around then, Sunshine Biscuits was headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, where Keebler was located[2] until 2001.

At the time of its purchase by Keebler, Sunshine Biscuits was the third-largest cookie baker in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ Elliot, Stuart (August 20, 2008). "Those Shelved Brands Start to Look Tempting". The New York Times.
  2. ^ King, Sharon (January 25, 1998). "Look Who's Leaping From That Hollow Tree". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Keebler adds Sunshine business".