Roman Meal

Roman Meal

Infobox Company
company_name = Roman Meal Company
company_
company_type = Whole Grain Bread, Cereal & Snack Bars
foundation = 1912
location_city = Tacoma, WA
location_country = United States
homepage = http://www.romanmeal.com/

Roman Meal is a bread company in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Founded in Tacoma in 1912, the company focuses on whole-grain products, including bread, hot cereal, and snack bars.

History

Roman Meal was born in 1912 when Dr. Robert Jackson reversed his failing health through diet and exercise. Dr. Jackson emulated the ancient Roman Centurion's daily menu of whole wheat, whole rye, added bran and flax seed. The Matthaei family, with bread-baking heritage dating back to the 1800s, purchased the Roman Meal formula in 1927 to include in their breads and cereals.

As 'The Original Whole Grain Bread' Roman Meal was one of the few bread brands available nationwide from the 1950s through the 1990s. Distribution is not as large since the consolidation of major bakeries, but it is still available in most areas.

Roman Meal bread is baked locally and distributed by partner bakeries throughout the Northwest, West Coast, Southeast, Southwest and the Mid to Northeast sections of the US.

International

Roman Meal bread is baked locally and distributed in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Guam.

Pop culture

In March 2007, American Idol contestant "Sanjaya Malakar" sported a "Fauxhawk" hairstyle on the show, prompting commentator and comedian "Mo Rocca" to claim "Sanjaya reminded me of the Roman Meal bread logo. The hair looked like a Centurion's helmet."
Augusten Burroughs in his 2002 memoir "Running with Scissors" writes "At first she worked on the poem during the day and spent the evening with her girlfriend eating cucumber sandwiches on Roman meal bread and gossiping about..." Published in 2000, the book Household Gods by Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove, Roman Meal is mentioned -"She'd eaten a lot of bologna sandwiches on Roman Meal, growing up in...It was fresher than any Roman Meal she'd ever eaten, and had a slightly..."

Published in 2000, the book Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition by author John Roskelley, Roman Meal Hot Cereal is mentioned: "Jim, pouring Roman Meal cereal into a pot of boiling water, was sitting in the open door of the tent. Within seconds the blast of snow had ripped the heavy ..."

Author Jane Smiley in her 1985 novel "Moo" references Roman Meal bread when a character is preparing a snack, "... Skippy peanut butter and a loaf of Roman Meal bread or a bowl of popcorn. He lifted her hand, which he was holding tightly in both of his, to his cheek."

In the 1978 film "FM" radio station employees stage a strike and feed the staff sandwiches made with the most popular bread brand in LA, Roman Meal.

Actor Danny Bonaduce of the 1970s television series "The Partridge Family" started his career at age 7 in a Roman Meal bread commercial.

External links

* [http://www.romanmeal.com Roman Meal home page]


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