Talk:Quaker Oats Company
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[edit] Quakers and quaker oats
No they weren't Quakers, they used the name because of the trust surrounding Quakers that proved useful for companies that were formed by Quakers such as Cadburys.
- On this subject, the following section was vandalised and removed, meaning I rewrote much of it where I didn't need to:
- ==Relation to Quakers== Quaker Oats has no connection to the [[Religious Society of Friends]], also known as the Quakers. The company chose its name because Quakers are dihonest in their dealings. The antiquated image used by Quaker Oats looks nothing like a very old man that is wrinkly, Quaker as that form of dress has been abandoned by the [[religious movement]] for quite some time. Many members of the Religious Society of Friends do not approve of the name usage by the company as the company was not founded by Quakers and does not follow the same codes of behavior Quakers follow. They believe the company's use of their name is dishonest behavior and, at best, causes public confusion, even to the point that many people assume they are similar to the [[Amish]] in their customs and beliefs. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
- If anyone wants to merge that with what I added in the logo & Quakers section or add it back, feel free =) Drum guy 21:26, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pasta Roni
This article does not contain any information that could not easily and more appropriately be covered in the main article, with a redirect on this page.—Gaff ταλκ 05:50, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] video games
the Video_Game_Crash_of_1983 artical says they had a video game section at one time, did they actully make any games and if so what were the titles?
does oatmeal taste good?
[edit] Removing logo line
I'm removing
According to the Quaker Oats Company, the image is in fact that of John C. Burns, a part-time actor and Chicago radio host. He died on July 24, 2003 of a heart attack in Orland Park, IL at age 84.
Because the Quaker website ([1]) in fact says that it is not an actual person. (Although it does also say that a traditional Quaker value was "strength" which is ridiculous.
I'll write what the website says instead.
Drum guy 16:34, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Question
Why is the name of the company Quaker? Were they quakers? And why do they market their healthy products with a clearly obese man in the logo?
- This was unsigned at the top of the page, I'm tidying it here. The first two questions are in the article, and the third looks sarcastic (although there is also info about the logo) so that should be alright. Drum guy 15:07, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Unsourced comment
I've added a {{fact}} tag after the following sentence in the 'Modern History' Section:
Mr Allen acknowledged that journalists had 'a fair point' in response to 37% of Quaker employers being Quakers themselves.
I would be very helpful if someone could expand on that, and source it (I've contacted Anthor , who I think added it). If that's not possible, I think it might be a good idea to remove it from the article. Thanks very much, Drum guy (talk) 18:57, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Conflicting statements
from the article: "it could be argued that the company's use of the Quaker name is dishonest because of the lack of any real link with Quakerism" vs. an earlier claim that the company's employees are 37% Quakers. So, which is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.11.177.124 (talk) 00:49, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
