Carillon in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Green & Green Company

Dayton Invents Cheez-It

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 8, 2026

1. Green & Green Company Marker

Inscription.
Green & Green Company invented the Cheez-It in the 1920s. John Green and his son Weston founded their company in 1897 to produce a hard cracker recipe created by Dr. William Wolf of Dayton. Originally based in Chicago, the Greens moved production to their hometown two years later, opening a small factory above downtown Dayton's Grand Opera House. In 1907, Green & Green built a new bakery on the corner of Cincinnati and Concord streets in the Edgemont neighborhood. As their "Wolf" or "Dayton" cracker grew in popularity, Green & Green added the flakier line of "Edgemont" Crackers, which included the Cheez-It. In 1921, Weston Green applied for a trademark patent on the name "Cheez-It," and the popular snack was born.

By 1929, Green & Green enjoyed nationwide distribution of their crackers, claiming to be Ohio's largest biscuit bakery. That same year, the company merged with the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company. When, in 1946, Loose-Wiles became Sunshine Biscuits, Inc., the Green & Green name was no longer used. Cheez-It, however, remained one of Sunshine's most important products. The Dayton factory where the Cheez-It name

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originated closed in 1972 and was later demolished. Cheez-It is owned by Kellanova (formerly the Kellogg Company) and continues as one of America's best-selling snack foods.

Erected 2026 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation; Dayton History; Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 41-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Food & Drink • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 39° 44.658′ N, 84° 11.73′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Carillon. It is at the intersection of South Edwin C Moses Boulevard and Albany Road, on the right when traveling south on South Edwin C Moses Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 921 S Edwin C Moses Blvd, Dayton OH 45417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 8, 2026

2. Green & Green Company Marker

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Viet Nam Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Stewart Street Concrete Arch Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henderson's Printing (approx. half a mile away); The 93rd Regiment (approx. half a mile away); Miami Valley Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN (approx. 0.6 miles away); Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Armory (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 8, 2026

3. Green & Green Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 11, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.