"He's just the face that's always been there, sort of half-smiling with a funny hat balanced on his head, watching as you make porridge, whip up delicious oat bars, or prepare overnight oats as part of your weekly batch cooking bonanza. Is he judging you? Maybe, but not in a mean way. He just loves oats, and he does, in fact, have a name. It's Larry."
"Creating a mascot so successful that he's still around today wasn't the only forward-looking move made by the breakfast boundary breakers at Quaker after the brand launched in 1850. The history of cereal in general is fascinating, but the history of these popular oats is something else. Additionally, Quaker was the first company to print a recipe on their packaging, and it produced one of the earliest convenience foods in the U.S. when Quick Oats was launched, offering Americans sample-sized products before anyone else."
The Quaker Oats mascot is commonly known as Larry, though the origin of that name is unclear. The mascot appears as a half-smiling man wearing a hat and is often seen alongside preparations of porridge, oat bars, and overnight oats. The mascot bears a strong resemblance to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, but the Quaker company states the character is a different individual who may have been loosely inspired by Penn. Quaker launched in 1850, pioneered printing recipes on packaging, and introduced Quick Oats as an early convenience and sample-sized product.
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