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Calumet Baking Powder Company

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former American food company and current brand

The Calumet Baking Powder Company was an American food company established in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, by William Monroe Wright to manufacture baking powder. Calumet operated independently until it was acquired by General Foods in 1929. As of April 2024, Calumet is a brand owned by Kraft Heinz whose baking powder is produced by its Kraft Foods division.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1

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Calumet baking factory
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Calumet Baking Powder Company was an American food company established in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois, by William Monroe Wright to manufacture baking powder. Calumet operated independently until it was acquired by General Foods in 1929.2

Products and brands

  • baking powder

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1929Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1889Founded Founded1

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