{"id":621,"date":"2009-06-25T20:46:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T20:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfork.com\/post_shredded_wheat_putting_th\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T19:57:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:57:57","slug":"post_shredded_wheat_putting_th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfork.com\/new\/post_shredded_wheat_putting_th\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Shredded Wheat: Putting the &#8220;No&#8221; in Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some clever new ads for Post Shredded Wheat are attempting to cash in on the stability and unwavering sameness of one of America&#8217;s oldest cereals. In an amusing speech from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Frank-Druffel\/88087795648?ref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frank Druffel<\/a>, the company&#8217;s fictitious president, progress is bashed as being a &#8220;menace&#8221; and the almost complete lack of innovation is credited for the success of shredded wheat. 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