Wallace 'Wally' Amos, Founder Of Famous Amos Cookie Empire And Literacy Advocate, Dies At 88
Wallace 'Wally' Amos, Founder Of Famous Amos Cookie Empire And Literacy Advocate, Dies At 88
The creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire and a passionate advocate for children's literacy, Wallace "Wally" Amos, passed away at the age of 88.
着名的阿姆斯曲奇帝國的創始人，也是兒童讀寫能力的熱情倡導者，沃利·阿姆斯於88歲時離世。
What Happened: Amos, who lost ownership of the Famous Amos company and the rights to use his name, later became the owner of a cookie shop, Chip & Cookie, in Hawaii. He passed away at his home in Honolulu from complications related to dementia, according to his children, according to AP News.
發生了什麼：阿姆斯曾失去阿姆斯著名曲奇公司的所有權和使用自己名字的權利，後來成爲夏威夷的Chip & Cookie餅乾店的老闆。根據他的孩子和AP News的報道，他因與癡呆症有關的併發症在家中去世。
His children, in a statement, described Amos as a "great American success story, and a source of Black pride." They noted his influence on a generation of entrepreneurs when he founded the world's first cookie store in Los Angeles in 1975.
他的孩子在一份聲明中將阿莫斯稱爲 "一個偉大的美國成功故事，一個黑人自豪的源泉"。他們指出，他在1975年在洛杉磯創立了世界上第一家曲奇店，對一代企業家產生了影響。
Amos also co-founded Uncle Wally's Muffin Co., whose products are sold nationwide. Despite his fame, Amos maintained that being famous was "highly overrated."
阿莫斯還是 Uncle Wally's 瑪芬公司的聯合創始人，該公司的產品在全國範圍內銷售。儘管他很有名，但阿姆斯仍然認爲成名 "高估了"。
Amos was also known for his efforts in promoting literacy. He served as a spokesperson for Literacy Volunteers of America for 24 years and was recognized for his volunteerism, including receiving the Literacy Award from President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
阿莫斯還以他在促進識字方面的努力而聞名。他擔任美國識字志願者協會24年的發言人，並因他的志願工作而獲得表彰，包括1991年從喬治·H·W·布什總統那裏獲得的識字獎。
Why It Matters: His created brand, Famous Amos, was part of a significant business deal in 2019. Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) sold its cookies, fruit and fruit-flavored snacks, pie crusts, and ice cream cone businesses to the Ferrero Group for $1.3 billion.
爲什麼重要：他創立的品牌 Famous Amos 曾是2019年一筆重要的商業交易的一部分。Kellogg公司(NYSE:K) 將其餅乾、水果和水果味零食、餡餅皮和冰淇淋角樓業務出售給費列羅集團，價格爲13億美元。
The brands involved in the sale included Keebler, Famous Amos, Mother's, Murray brands, Stretch Island brand, and cookies manufactured for Girl Scouts of the USA. These businesses generated $900 million in sales with approximately $75 million in profit, representing 6.6 percent of Kellogg's sales.
交易涉及的品牌包括Keebler、Famous Amos、Mother's、Murray、Stretch Island和爲美國女童軍制造的曲奇餅乾。這些業務創造了9億美元的銷售額，利潤約爲7500萬美元，佔Kellogg銷售額的6.6%。
Photo by Joshua Bedford on Unsplash
由Joshua Bedford在Unsplash上拍攝的照片。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Shivdeep Dhaliwal
本報道使用Benzinga Neuro生成，並由Shivdeep Dhaliwal