[4] Morningstar Farms was introduced by Worthington Foods (originally part of Miles Laboratories).

[5] The frozen food line of soy-based meatless meats was introduced into supermarkets and grocery stores in the U.S. in 1975.

It was widely advertised and introduced Americans to the use of soy as a base for meat analogs.

[6] Kellogg's purchased Worthington Foods from Bayer AG's North American division for $307 million in October 1999, at which point it acquired the Morningstar Farms brand.

[8] In 2021, Kellogg's announced it would spend $43 million to expand their Zanesville, Ohio, Morningstar Farms manufacturing plant.