History Of Foods

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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