Cora Sees Production of Shredded Wheat – Niagara Falls, 1927 The story of many breakfast cereals begins in the late 19th century as part of a broad health movement. Henry Perky patented machinery for “Shredding wheat” that he displayed at Chicago’s Columbia Exposition in 1893. The process for making the unique pillow-shaped biscuit was perfected. … Continue reading Cora Sees Production of Shredded Wheat