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Edward Helmore

William ‘Bill’ Post, inventor of Pop-Tarts, dies aged 96

William Post, the creator of Pop Tarts.
William Post, the creator of Pop Tarts. Photograph: Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home

William “Bill” Post, a key figure in the creation of Pop Tarts, the pre-cooked, frosted Kellogg toaster pastries, has died at 96.

Post is credited as part of the Kellogg team, responding to a process competitor Post had developed for dehydrating dog food to keep it fresh, to develop a pastry for the breakfast market and enclosing it in foil to keep it fresh.

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