Mornflake is a British brand of oat and oat-based breakfast cereals, launched in 1941 in Crewe, Cheshire, by parent company H J Lea Oakes.
History
The Mornflake brand was first launched in 1941 by the Lea family at the height of World War II. The family had an existing oat milling business in the Cheshire village of Swettenham dating back to 1675[1][2][3] and the current managing director, John Lea, is a direct descendant of the original founder.[4][5] H J Lea Oakes, the parent company of Morning Foods, is one of the oldest companies in the UK