<P> As of 2013, McKee ships more than 900 million cartons of Little Debbie products each year . </P> <P> Little Debbie products are primarily cookie and cake - based dessert snacks . They come in dozens of varieties, including the top - selling Swiss Cake Rolls, Nutty Bars, Cosmic Brownies, and Oatmeal Creme Pies. Little Debbie products are available in most discount, grocery, and convenience stores, both in boxes and individual wrappings . </P> <P> In the 1960s, company founders O.D. and Ruth McKee decided to name a product after one of their grandchildren, four - year - old Debbie . The original image of Debbie used on packaging and advertising was based on a black - and - white photo . Artist Pearl Mann of Atlanta created the original color artwork . Following instructions, she made the little girl look older, around 8 or 9 . Minor changes were made to the logo in 1985 and again in 2013 . </P> <P> The Little Debbie brand has sponsored NASCAR teams since the 1990s, most notably the Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2006 to 2008 . The brand switched to the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing team in 2009 season, after sponsoring both teams in 2008 . 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 . </P>

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