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Quaker Foods & Snacks

The Quaker brand is committed to playing an active role in the health and wellness of Canadians. Launched by the pioneers of the oat industry over 130 years ago, the Quaker Oat was inspired by the ideals of honesty, purity and integrity - and the amazing nutritional value of the super grain known as the oat.

Throughout the years, we've used our expertise and pursued unique milling methods that provide wholesome nourishment with greater convenience. All three parts of the oat kernel are milled to deliver super grain nutrition. Oats are a simple natural ingredient that provides wholesome nutrition. Important nutrients include fibre, including soluble oat fibre (beta-glucan), protein, and unsaturated fats. All varieties of Quaker oatmeal - including our Large Flake Oats, Quick Oats, Instant Oatmeal, Oatmeal to Go Bars and Oatmeal Squares cereal offer whole grains, fibre and key nutrients that can help build a foundation for a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

Heart disease and stroke continue to be a major cause of mortality in Canada. The Heart and Stroke Foundation estimates that close to 40% of Canadian adults have high cholesterol levels. Research shows that soluble oat fibre (beta-glucan) in whole grain oats and oat-based products contribute to healthy cholesterol levels.

With Canadians striving to achieve healthier lifestyles in busier-than-ever times, the Quaker brand has responded with a family of better-for-you portion snacks, lite snacks and granola bars that allow you to enjoy the great-tasting goodness of Quaker conveniently throughout your busy day. We're proud of our ever-expanding family of snacks - from Quaker Crispy Minis rice chips and rice cakes, to peanut-free Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, and portion snacks like Quaker Crispy Minis delights cookies and Quaker Granola Crunch'ers bite-sized granola snacks - that meet the demand for healthier, portable, convenient and great-tasting snacking.

Today, many people are looking for healthier benefits from their foods and snacks and the Quaker portfolio offers a wide range of products that deliver against these needs. Our efforts include:

• Launched Quaker Instant Oatmeal varieties with high fibre source and others with 33% less sugar than in original flavours.
  
  
• Introduced Quaker Weight Control Instant Oatmeal with more protein and fibre in each serving than our regular varieties.
  
  
• Reduced sodium by 10% across all flavours of Quaker Instant Oatmeal.
  
  
• In 2006, we launched 7 flavours of Quaker Chewy bars, Canada's first Peanut-Free granola bars, perfect for school lunches.
  
  
• Eliminated trans fats from the entire Quaker Rice Cake portfolio.
  
  
• Introduced a variety of 90-100 calorie portion control Quaker snacks and bars.
  
  
• Transforming all Quaker rice based snacks to wholegrain brown rice by 2010.
  
  
• Launched new Quaker Fibre & Omega-3 granola bars, providing a high source of fibre (5 grams) and 300 mg of Omega-3 per bar.
  
  
• Increased the fibre in our Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars to 4 grams per bar.
  
  
• Improved our Quaker Yogurt granola bars to provide a 10% daily value for calcium.
  
  
• Launched Quaker Instant Oatmeal Strawberry and Vanilla in 2010, made with all natural flavours and real strawberries.