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Which came first: Cheerios or Shiseido?

Shiseido came first, in 1872 (founded). Cheerios followed 69 years later, in 1941 (launched).

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  1. Second1941

    Cheerios

    food · launched

    Cheerios first went on sale in 1941 as CheeriOats.

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  2. First1872

    Shiseido

    company · founded

    Shiseido began in Tokyo in 1872 as a pharmacy; its soda fountain later led to the introduction of ice cream in Japan.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.