History Of Foods
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1943 Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo create Chicago-style (deep dish) pizza at Pizzeria Uno in Chicago
1943 Sale of sliced bread banned. Cheese and fat are rationed
1943 Texas produce broker Gordon Harwell develops converted rice
1943 white Rabbit Creamy Candy introduced.
1945 earl W. Tupper invents resealable food containers.
1945 The United Fruit Company creates Chiquita Banana as a designer label for bananas
1946 Frozen french fries potatoes are introduced
1947 Bazooka Bubble Gum launched
1947 cake mixes from Betty Crocker and Pillsbury start appearing, beginning with a single-layer ginger cake.
1947 reddi-Whip is the first major U.S. aerosol food product.
1947 Refrigeration and the rise of suburbia lead to the creation of supermarkets
1947 Reynolds Metals Co. uses surplus aluminum from World War II to make Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil
1948 canada lifts margarine ban.
1948 dick and Mac McDonald open the first McDonald's in San Bernardino, Calif.
1948 nestle introduces instant tea.
1948 Nestlé Quik (now Nesquik) drink mix released
1948 Plastic Pez dispensers are introduced
1948 Polo mints introduced by Rowntree’s
1948 the process of condensing and freezing orange juice is developed.
1948 V-8 Cocktail Vegetable Juice is introduced by Campbell Soup Co
1949 About 70 percent of U.S. milk is homogenized (compared with 33 percent in 1940)
1949 Sara Lee Cheese Cake is introduced by baker Charles Lubin, who named the product for his daughter
1949 The electric dishwasher debuts
1950 Harvey’s Sugarless Gum introduced
1950 the rest of America (outside of Calif., Hawaii & Florida) starts catching on to using avocados in salads.
1951 former Marine Glen Bell, 28, introduces the first fast food taco in San Bernardino, Calif., inventing the U-shaped taco shell.
1951 Maypo hot cereal launched
1951 S & H Green Stamps get their start at the Denver store chain King Sooper
1951 The first Jack-in-the-Box opens in San Diego
1952 colonel Sanders sells the first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise.
1952 Lipton rolls out dehydrated onion soup mix, famous as a base for onion dip
1952 Mrs. Paul's introduces fish sticks
1952 powdered nondairy coffee cream is introduced.
1953 cheez Whiz is introduced as a homemaker shortcut.
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