Michigan icon Kellogg plans corporate spin-offs and move to Chicago

Kellogg Co. announced Tuesday that it plans to move its headquarters from Battle Creek — where Michigan's fifth-largest publicly traded company was...

June 28, 2022
8:30 PM

Kellogg Co. announced Tuesday that it plans to move its headquarters from Battle Creek — where Michigan's fifth-largest publicly traded company was founded in 1906 — to Chicago as it spins off its businesses into three independent companies.The cereal division, led by brands like Corn Flakes and Special K, will remain in Battle Creek, the company said.However, its growing snack division — which is selling almost five times as much chips as cereal — will make the move to Illinois as the company turns its focus to growing international sales of products like Cheez-It and Pringles.