History Of Foods

1953  Daim bar introduced   

1953  eggo frozen waffles are introduced.   

1953  gorton's Fish Sticks first sold, invented by Aaron L. Brody.   

1953  piña colada first claimed to be invented (Hilton Hotel/Barrachina).   

1953  Swift begins an aggressive turkey development program; Butterball brand and self-basting turkey introduced the next year   

1953  the French Sardine Co. becomes Star-Kist Foods.   

1954  the C. A. Swanson Co. rolls out the first TV dinner: turkey, cornbread dressing, gravy, peas, and sweet potatoes; it costs 98 cents.   

1954  the first Burger King opens in Miami; the Whopper was introduced in 1957.   

1955  the first bagels sold in supermarkets come from Lenders Bagel Bakery in New Haven, Conn.   

1955  The first home microwave ovens are manufactured   

1956  Certs, the first candy breath mint, is introduced   

1956  jif peanut butter is introduced.   

1957  better Homes and Gardens prints its first microwave cooking article.   

1957  Margarine sales take the lead over butter   

1957  tang Breakfast Beverage Crystals are introduced.   

1958  eighteen-year-old Frank Carney opens the first Pizza Hut in Wichita, Kan.   

1958  First conveyor belt sushi restaurant opens in Higashiosaka   

1958  Instant noodles created by Momofuku Ando   

1958  Nestlé Nestum cereal introduced   

1959  Caramac bar launched by Mackintosh’s   

1960  commercial use of aluminum cans for food and beverages begins.   

1960  dalgona candy popularized in Korea.   

1960  Potato water gun knife enables French fry automation   

1960  single-serve packages of ketchup are introduced.   

1961  chorleywood bread process developed.   

1962  Frozen pie crust is introduced   

1962  Lenders Bagel Bakery is the first to sell frozen bagels   

1962  pull-tab can openers are patented.   

1964  buffalo wings are invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY.   

1964  cold Duck wine is introduced.   

1964  Colonel Sanders, 74, sells Kentucky Fried Chicken for $2 million   

1964  Pop-Tarts are introduced   

1964  Tim Tam biscuit introduced   

1964  Toffo toffee introduced by Mackintosh's   

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