Sunshine Biscuits
Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, is a defunct 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, which was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2001. Around then, Sunshine Biscuits was headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, where Keebler was located until 2001.
Sunshine Biscuits at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | Kansas City, Missouri (1902, as Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company) |
| Founders | Joseph Loose Jacob Loose John H. Wiles |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Keebler/Kellogg's |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Nationwide |
| Products | Snacks |
| Parent | Keebler Company (Ferrero SpA) |
At the time of its purchase by Keebler, Sunshine Biscuits was the third largest cookie baker in the United States.
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