Dayton, Ohio is the birthplace of Cheez-It crackers and talk show host Todd Hollst of the Evening Edge on WHIO radio, is pushing to have a Cheez-It statue built in Dayton. Cheez-It was first introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in Dayton, and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked Rarebit." Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932, and Kellogg's eventually purchased Sunshine Biscuits. The Cheez-It is now sold around the world. Now is the time for Dayton to receive recognition as being the birthplace of the world's cheesiest cracker! #eveningedgetodd #daytonmadecheezit
CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL CHEEZ-IT STATUE SONG: https://youtu.be/xKi6qk0xZ3Q
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Reached 1,000 supporters
January 21, 2023
November 14, 2022
The momentum behind this statue campaign proves that Dayton is ready to claim its rightful title as the birthplace of the Cheez-It. Post the petition link on Facebook today and call your city council representative to demand that they get on board with this monument.
October 22, 2022
We hit one hundred signatures for the Cheez-It statue today. Post the link to your Facebook page right now and text this to three friends who need to see our progress.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2022
369 Comments
I'm an Ohio trucker who lives 3 hours from Dayton. I pass by on the way to Indiana & back on I-70, four days a week. I listen to the Evening Edge along the way & enjoy both the show & Cheezit crackers! I am in support of the idea of the I-70 & I-75 intersection area for statue placement, as it would be great to see it along the trip!
Dayton is not just the Birthplace of Aviation. Our innovations know no bounds. The Cheez it deserves a place of honor for all the world to revel in our bounty.
Growing up in Dayton, OH we have a wealth of information about the Wright Brothers and Paul L. Dunbar. However, Cheez-Its go unnoticed. It's time to spread the word! Dayton has given the world one of the greatest snacks ever.
That was my neighborhood, Edgemont, growing up. Green & Green co. was one street West of where I lived and grew up.
In this world with all the statues that are erected that can be considered divisive, why not build something that’s a tribute to something everyone loves like the one and only cheeze-it cracker!
Cheese On my man!
Put it at Riverscape!
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Dayton, Ohio is the birthplace of Cheez-It crackers and talk show host Todd Hollst of the Evening Edge on WHIO radio, is pushing to have a Cheez-It statue built in Dayton. Cheez-It was first introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in Dayton, and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked Rarebit." Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932, and Kellogg's eventually purchased Sunshine Biscuits. The Cheez-It is now sold around the world. Now is the time for Dayton to receive recognition as being the birthplace of the world's cheesiest cracker! #eveningedgetodd #daytonmadecheezit
CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL CHEEZ-IT STATUE SONG: https://youtu.be/xKi6qk0xZ3Q
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 21, 2023
November 14, 2022
The momentum behind this statue campaign proves that Dayton is ready to claim its rightful title as the birthplace of the Cheez-It. Post the petition link on Facebook today and call your city council representative to demand that they get on board with this monument.
October 22, 2022
We hit one hundred signatures for the Cheez-It statue today. Post the link to your Facebook page right now and text this to three friends who need to see our progress.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2022
369 Comments
As a proud Dayton small business owner (my business name has Gem City in it), I tell all my out of state/ town clients about the Cheez-It history and offer them a snack of Cheeze It's.
I'm an Ohio trucker who lives 3 hours from Dayton. I pass by on the way to Indiana & back on I-70, four days a week. I listen to the Evening Edge along the way & enjoy both the show & Cheezit crackers! I am in support of the idea of the I-70 & I-75 intersection area for statue placement, as it would be great to see it along the trip!
Dayton is not just the Birthplace of Aviation. Our innovations know no bounds. The Cheez it deserves a place of honor for all the world to revel in our bounty.
Growing up in Dayton, OH we have a wealth of information about the Wright Brothers and Paul L. Dunbar. However, Cheez-Its go unnoticed. It's time to spread the word! Dayton has given the world one of the greatest snacks ever.
That was my neighborhood, Edgemont, growing up. Green & Green co. was one street West of where I lived and grew up.
In this world with all the statues that are erected that can be considered divisive, why not build something that’s a tribute to something everyone loves like the one and only cheeze-it cracker!
Cheese On my man!
Put it at Riverscape!
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As a proud Dayton small business owner (my business name has Gem City in it), I tell all my out of state/ town clients about the Cheez-It history and offer them a snack of Cheeze It's.