Sunshine Biscuits

Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, was an 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 the Keebler Company in 1996,[1] which was purchased by the Kellogg Company in 2001. Around then, Sunshine Biscuits was headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, where Keebler was located[2] until 2001.

At the time of its purchase by Keebler, Sunshine Biscuits was the third-largest cookie baker in the United States.[3]

History

Until the late 19th century, the biscuit and cracker industry was made up of small independent local bakeries preparing products and selling them in bulk.