The Quaker Oats Company, known as Quaker, is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago. It has been owned by PepsiCo since 2001.

How did Quaker Oats begin?

Quaker Oats was founded in 1901 by the merger of four oat mills: The Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna, Ohio, which held the trademark on the Quaker name and was founded by Henry Parsons Crowell, who bought the bankrupt Quaker Oat Mill Company, also in Ravenna. ... He donated more than 70% of his wealth to the Crowell Trust.

When was Quaker Instant Oatmeal invented?

1966. Quaker Instant Oatmeal is introduced.