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Wheaties honors tennis champion Coco Gauff with new box

Gauff's LTO box will be available starting this month for $6.19.

By Liz Parker Kuhn
Wheaties honors tennis champion Coco Gauff with new box

courtesy of Wheaties

August 20, 2024

Wheaties has announced its latest limited-edition box featuring tennis champion and role model for young athletes everywhere, Coco Gauff. Wheaties has been celebrating incredible athletes for more than 100 years, and Gauff’s announcement comes on the heels of sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King’s box debut earlier this year, just in time to kick off at the 2024 US Open Fan Week.

“At the age of 20, Coco Gauff is already showing the world that anything is possible when you dare to dream—the definition of a Wheaties Champion,” says KC Glaser, senior brand experience manager for Wheaties. “We are thrilled to recognize Coco as our newest Wheaties champion amid her incredible season on the court and her ongoing activism work off the court.

In 2023, Gauff accomplished another dream when at 19 years old she became the youngest American to win the US Open Tennis Championships since Serena Williams in 1999. Today, she holds seven Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles titles and is the #2 ranked women’s singles player in the world. In 2024, Gauff was the only athlete and youngest honoree named to TIME’s Women of the Year list.

A fighter and champion on and off the court, Gauff is known for her activism, using her voice to fight social and racial inequalities and working to make tennis more accessible for children in underprivileged areas.

In honor of her first Wheaties cover, Gauff will join Billie Jean King on stage at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during US Open Fan Week on August 20. During the event, King, a 39-time Grand Slam champion, will pass the Wheaties Champion torch to Gauff, celebrating another generation of greatness. The two will share their experiences from the worlds of sports and activism, how those experiences have shaped their careers, and what it means to be a Wheaties Champion.

“It is an honor to be on the next Wheaties box, especially as the legendary Billie Jean King passes the historic ‘Wheaties Champion’ title onto me,” says Gauff. “I’ve had so many role models in this sport help guide my professional and personal journey, and I hope to keep empowering the next generation to also work hard and dream big.”

Coco Gauff’s limited-edition Wheaties box will be available at major retailers starting this month for $6.19. While Wheaties continues to honor world class athletes with its signature Orange Box, the brand is also celebrating everyday athletes everywhere with Wheaties Protein cereal, announced earlier this year. This innovation from Wheaties is the highest protein cereal offering from General Mills to date with more than 20 g of protein per serving and is available nationwide in two flavors, Honey Pecan and Maple Almond.


General Mills is on the current Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery “Top 50 Snack & Bakery Companies” list. Click here to view the current “Top 50” rankings.

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Liz Parker Kuhn is the senior editor of Candy Industry and Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery, and has worked at BNP Media since 2012. She has written for CBS Detroit as well as for her own blogs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan. Liz can be contacted at (248) 839-7156 or at parkerkuhne@bnpmedia.com.

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