Were Little Debbie snacks named after a real person?

In the 1960s, company founders O.D. and Ruth McKee decided to name a product after one of their grandchildren, four-year-old Debbie. The original image of Debbie used on packaging and advertising was based on a black-and-white photo. Artist Pearl Mann of Atlanta created the original color artwork. Following instructions, she made the little girl look older, around 8 or 9. Minor changes were made to the logo in 1985 and again in 2013.

Little Debbie products are primarily cookie and cake-based dessert snacks. They come in dozens of varieties, including the top-selling Swiss Cake Rolls, Nutty Bars, Cosmic Brownies, and Oatmeal Creme Pies. Little Debbie products are available in most discount, grocery, and convenience stores, both in boxes and individual wrappings.

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Shirley Dutt

Fran Streeter, if you would like a question of general information, then you could submit one. There are questions we all encounter dealing with other cultures that Americans can only guess at.

Dennis Lane

I see people posting, "I clicked the correct answer, but the screen shifted, and I was credited with a wrong answer!" Every time, I think, "Well, I know you knew the right answer right away, but you need to slow down and let the computer completely populate." Good advice, that I should follow: it happened to me.

Wes Baran

https://www.littledebbie.com/6.4/who-we-are In the picture of second and third generation McKee family members you can see Debbie as she is today, still working for the company her grandparents started. She is the Executive Vice President of the company.