<P> In 1929, the company was merged into Standard Brands by J.P. Morgan, and that same year the company began the sponsorship of the musical variety radio program, The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour starring Rudy Vallée . </P> <P> Standard Brands merged with Nabisco Brands, Inc. in 1981 . In 1986, RJR Nabisco sold Fleischmann's to the Australian company Burns Philp . Burns Philp sold its yeast business to Associated British Foods in 2004 . </P> <P> In 1936 Consumer Reports disputed Fleischmann Yeast's advertising claims that it cured constipation and acne . </P> <Ul> <Li> Charles Louis Fleischmann, 1868 through 1897 </Li> <Li> Julius Fleischmann, 1897 through 1925 </Li> <Li> Maximilian C. Fleischmann, 1925 through 1929 </Li> </Ul>

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