Sign up to track 24 nationally aired TV ad campaigns for Little Debbie. In the past 30 days, Little Debbie has had 873 airings and earned an airing rank of #988 with a spend ranking of #935 as compared to all other advertisers.

Debbie McKee-Fowler In 1960, company founders O.D. and Ruth McKee decided to name a product after one of their grandchildren, four-year-old Debbie. Now Debbie McKee-Fowler serves as Executive Vice-President and serves on the McKee Foods Board of Directors.

McKee Foods 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.

McKee Foods already had 26 years of business under its belt by the time it debuted the Little Debbie brand. The company was founded in 1934 by O.D. and Ruth McKee, who bought a small bakery in Chattanooga, Tenn., named Jack's Cookie Co. and switched to baking cakes.

We all know her smile: Little Debbie is the super cute, straw-hat-wearing, auburn-haired, blue-eyed little girl who is the face of delicious treats like Oatmeal Creme Pies, Zebra Cakes, and Cosmic Cupcakes. But you may not know that Little Debbie was very much a real person. Little Debbie is the granddaughter of O.D.

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.

Deborah McKee-Fowler Seriously though, Deborah McKee-Fowler is the Executive Vice President of the whole company. Looks like Little Debbie has made some big strides since her “being four years old and nothing more than a figurehead” days.