Thinking of what could be a good fit for the brand, O.D. arrived at the name of his 4-year-old granddaughter Debbie. Inspired by a photo of Debbie in play clothes and her favorite straw hat, he decided to use the name Little Debbie® and the image of her on the logo.

McKee Foods - A Family Bakery McKee Foods is a privately-held, family-run company best known for our line of Little Debbie brand snack cakes. Since 1934, McKee Foods has been blessed with a reputation for doing business the right way.

The new logo is still based on the original photograph of McKee Foods Executive Vice President Debbie McKee-Fowler, when she was just three-and-a-half years old.

From O.D. McKee's granddaughter, of course! O.D. thought his granddaughter, Debbie, would be the perfect face for his delicious treats, and on August 23, 1960, the brand was born.

Seventh-day Adventists From sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, known as the Sabbath, the Little Debbie logos are covered or removed, and the crew wears non-Little Debbie attire as a condition of sponsorship because McKee Foods was founded and is run by owners who are Seventh-day Adventists.

The companies slogan is “Little Debbie Has A Snack For You”, and as if that wasn't weird enough, they even have trucks that feature this slogan.

Collegedale, Tenn. Today, Little Debbie® snacks, America's number one snack cakes, are manufactured in Collegedale, Tenn., Gentry, Ark., and Stuarts Draft, Va. McKee Foods also has a distribution center in Kingman, Ariz.

Debra McKee Fowler The real "Little Debbie," Debra McKee Fowler, now sits as the Executive Vice President of McKee Foods, and runs her eponymous line of products.

The Little Debbie brand was born on Aug. 23, 1960, and is named after O.D. McKee's granddaughter. The iconic Little Debbie portrait -- which is still used today with a few small changes -- was created that same year by popular illustrator of the time Pearl Mann.

American McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held and family-owned American snack food and granola manufacturer headquartered in Collegedale, Tennessee. The corporation is the maker of Drake's Cakes, Fieldstone Bakery snacks and cereal, Little Debbie snacks, and Sunbelt Bakery granola and cereal.

Little Debbie, whose picture is often featured on products, was a real little girl and the granddaughter of O.D. and Ruth McKee, the founders of McKee Foods, a family bakery. Little Debbie, now Debbie McKee-Fowler, is an executive with McKee Foods.

Debra McKee Fowler Today, the McKee Foods corporation is still thriving, and the business is still in the family. The real "Little Debbie," Debra McKee Fowler, now sits as the Executive Vice President of McKee Foods, and runs her eponymous line of products.