Inside the Manchester factory where Crunchy Nut Cornflakes were invented

It's been 100 years since cereal manufacturer Kellogg's first came to the UK.

Started in America after a failed attempt at making granola, Kellogg's founder, William Keith Kellogg, and his brother, Dr John Harvey Kellogg, changed breakfast forever when they accidently flaked wheat berries in the late 1800s. By 1922, the brand had arrived in the UK, with Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and All Bran being the first introduced and imported to the British public.

In the late 1920s we saw Rice Krispies, the "talking cereal" as it was marketed, while the Snap, Crackle and Pop characters first appeared in radio jingles in 1932. Six years later, Kellogg's came to Manchester, where the brand remains today.

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Located at Trafford Park, the largest cereal factory in Europe and Corn Flakes factory in the world opened its doors on May 24, 1938. Costing $2 million to build and covering 130,000 square feet, there have been many conflicting stories as to why this site was chosen.

This year marks a century since the cereal manufacturer first came to the UK, so we've decided to take a look back at its ties to our region. From the war years to inventing Crunchy Nut Cornflakes in Manchester, to tales from workers and more, here's a brief history of Kellogg's in Manchester.

Some say Trafford Park was chosen as the location by an American director who loved Shakespeare and didn’t realise that Stretford and the Bard’s birthplace Stratford were different places. But Kellogg's said that within a 75-mile radius, it had the highest population density in the country.

It was also picked as the most suitable place to build its first factory outside the US as it had a