The Pillsbury Doughboy isn’t laughing now. General Mills, which owns Pillsbury, threatened legal action against a small family-owned bakery in New Mexico over its name, Albuquerque Journal ...

A small, chubby dough boy wearing a chef’s hat and neckerchief came to mind and on November 7, Poppin’ Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy, was baked—er, born. Ever since I was in the first grade ...

The Pillsbury Doughboy isn’t laughing now. General Mills, which owns Pillsbury, threatened legal action against a small family-owned bakery in New Mexico over its name, Albuquerque Journal ...

I’m Poppin’ Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy!” and he first appeared on TV in 1965 in a spot called ‘Dancing Fingers’. Pillsbury still uses the Doughboy in its advertising today.

That’s right: The Pillsbury Doughboy has big, doughy family filled with equally adorable, sweet characters. Keep reading to learn more about the Doughboy’s nearest and dearest, as well as his ...

The Pillsbury Doughboy has a name -- and you've probably never even heard it before. The cheerful mascot made his debut in a television commercial that aired on November 7, 1965.

Former employees say the Doughboy was made before General Mills' origin story, which dates it at 1965. The sketched figure bears the brand mascot's familiar hat and scarf.

J.M. Smucker, the company best known for Smucker's jam, is selling off its baking brands--including Pillsbury. Smucker announced Monday that it would be selling all of its U.S. baking business to ...