Brand of the Day: What Is Madeleine Albright Doing on the Wheaties Box?

A different kind of champion

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In case you missed it, Wheaties made a commemorative box with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on it. For the General Mills cereal, known as the "breakfast of champions," a one-shot box with Albright is part of an effort to redefine what kind of champions the brand will be touting. 

"A champion is no longer solely the megastar athlete; it is also any person who looks inside and challenges their personal best," the brand says on its website.

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