Anthropomorphizing (giving or seeing human form in non human things) food to advertise products and develop brand loyalty among consumers has been an important marketing tool for much of the 20th century.

Zucchini man  logo on a seed packet
for children gardeners.

More anthropomorphized food characters found here.

Food-related Sports Team Mascots

Old Man Cornhusker, a mascot of the University of Nebraska, (USA)

More sports team food-related mascots to be found here.

Cartoon Characters Advertising Cereals

Snap, Crackle and Pop are cartoon gnomes promoting Kellogg's Rice Crispies cereal beginning in the 1950's. The puffed rice cereal would snap, crackle and pop when milk was poured in, giving a distinctive sound to the morning's breakfast. These wind-up plastic toys are promotional items.

More cereal advertising characters to be found here.

Food Cannibal Characters

Fries serving fries to fries.

More examples of illustrations featuring
anthropomorphized foods eating their own species
to be found here.

Humans and Animals as Advertising Characters
for Food Products

Big Boy Hamburger Restaurants

More characters to be featured here.

Miscellaneous Food-Related Characters

Arby's Restaurant Oven Mitt