Posted 2/26/2024, 9:00:00 PM
Kellogg's Faces Backlash Over Cereal Dinner Ads Amid soaring Grocery Prices
- Kellogg's is advertising cereal as a dinner option for cash-strapped consumers spending record portions of income on food
- CEO Gary Pilnick said cereal is "quite affordable" compared to other dinner options
- Prices for groceries and restaurants have skyrocketed since the pandemic began
- Cereal prices alone have increased 28% since January 2020
- Pilnick's comments and the ad campaign have faced backlash on social media for being insensitive about rising prices