Where the Quakers that settled in North America the influence for the product Quaker Oatmeal?

Answer 1

No, the credit goes to Ferdinand Schumacher.

Here's an excerpt, and there's more info at the link.

A young man with a good idea. The sturdy brick and stone buildings that house Quaker Square today were the creation of an equally sturdy man of a century ago – Ferdinand Schumacher (1822-1908

He introduced oatmeal, first to Akron and then to the whole United States. Remembering that, back in Germany, he used to grind oats and sell the meal as a breakfast food, he decided to try the same here.

His product was so popular that, in 1856, he bought an old wooden factory along the canal and installed machinery so that he could grind 20 barrels of oats a day.

With the start of the Civil War, he sold quantities of his oatmeal to the Army. In 1863 he moved to Mill Street, to the site of the present Quaker Square, and erected the Empire Barley Mill.

After a disastrous fire in 1886, Mr. Schumacher's finances were short, but his prestige was still high. That led to a merger with the Akron Milling Company, and the formation of the new F. Schumacher Milling Company, which, a few years later, joined with other firms to form the American Cereal Company.

After some conflicts, the 77-year-old miller was dropped as president in 1899. American Cereal went on to become the major component of the Quaker Oats Company, which was incorporated in 1901. Mr. Schumacher died in 1908.

Answer 2

I sure don't know the answer to that, but I love that oatmeal.

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