General Foods Corporation

General Foods was an American food company rather than an individual author, but it has a long and recognizable history. Its roots go back to C. W. Post and the Postum Cereal Company, founded in 1895. The business later became General Foods and grew into a powerhouse of packaged groceries, with well-known brands including Maxwell House, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Tang, and Post cereals.

Over the decades, the company expanded through brand building and acquisitions, becoming one of the best-known names in U.S. supermarkets. In 1985, Philip Morris acquired General Foods, and in 1989 it was merged with Kraft to form Kraft General Foods. That made the General Foods name more of a historical label than a standalone company.

If this entry is meant for a specific book or publication credited to General Foods Corporation, it likely refers to the company as a corporate creator, often for cookbooks, recipe collections, or branded food publications. In that context, the name represents the combined work of its test kitchens, editors, and marketing teams rather than a single writer.