Which company funded the film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”?
Nestlé
Quaker Oats
Hershey
Kellogg’s
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 film, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Quaker Oats, which had no previous experience in the film industry, purchased the rights to the book to finance the film, for the purpose of promoting a new Quaker Oats “Wonka Bar.” Although Quaker Oats did indeed develop a Wonka Bar, the company was not satisfied with the resulting product and it was pulled from store shelves upon the movie’s release. While the film was critically well-received, it was a financial disappointment.
The correct answer is Quaker Oats.