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George Crum
George Speck was an American chef. the famous black inventor whose frustration with a demanding patron led to his invention of potato chips. -
"Saratoga Chips"
As the story goes, Crum, whose sister Kate worked alongside him as a prep cook, became agitated when a customer sent his French-fried potatoes back to the kitchen, complaining that they were cut too thickly. Crum, by all accounts somewhat of an ornery and, at times, sarcastic man, reacted by slicing the potatoes as thin as he possibly could, frying them in grease, and sending the crunchy brown chips back out on the guest's plate that way. -
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Kellogg brothers
John Harvey Kellogg, one of America's most famous physicians, and Will Keith Kellogg, John's longtime lackey and whipping boy, were brothers from the Michigan hamlet of Battle Creek. Together, they introduced and mass-marketed the concept of "wellness." -
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Caleb D Bradham
Caleb Davis Bradham was an American pharmacist, best known as the inventor of Pepsi. -
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James Kraft
James Lewis Kraft was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and inventor. Kraft was the first to patent processed cheese. -
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James Kraft
The founder of what became Kraft Foods (KRFT) learned from working in the industry that cheese was a wild card in quality and shelf life. -
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Clarence Birdseye
was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and naturalist, and is considered to be the founder of the modern frozen food industry. -
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Edwin Perkins
Born in Iowa in 1889, Edwin Elijah Perkins would grow up to become the inventor and promoter of Kool-Aid (originally spelled "Kool-Ade") — still a favorite, affordable drink of children nationwide. -
The Creation of pepsi
In 1893, “Brad’s Drink,” made from a mix of sugar, water, caramel, lemon oil, nutmeg, and other natural additives, became an overnight sensation. Despite its name and hearsay, pepsin was never an ingredient of Pepsi-Cola. On August 28, 1898, Bradham renamed his drink “Pepsi-Cola.
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Frank Epperson
The ever-popular hot weather treat known as the Popsicle™ was invented by Frank Epperson when he was just eleven years old. -
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Walter Diemer
Walter E. Diemer was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. -
"The Popsicle"
Frank Epperson had mixed some sugary soda powder with water and left it out overnight. It was a cold night, and the mixture froze. In the morning, Epperson devoured the icy concoction, licking it off the wooden stirrer. He declared it an Epsicle, a portmanteau of icicle and his name, and started selling the treat around his neighborhood. -
Kraft makes cheese better
He discovered that instead of heating the cheese to the point that its protein and fat separated, he needed to cook it only long enough for it to become sterile, while stirring it quickly. -
The "Quick Freeze Machine"
Clarence Birdseye invented the "Quick Freeze Machine," based on the principles he had learned from the Eskimos. The machine worked on fish, fruit and vegetables. In 1924, Birdseye started a frozen-food company, the General Seafood Corporation, with the help of wealthy investors. -
The bubble gum business
Diemer had revolved his life around his invention of bubble gum, and towards the end of his career, he became one of the top-notch people in the bubble gum industry. -
"Kool-Ade"
Native Iowan Edwin Perkins, who created Kool-Aid in 1927, was known for his generosity. In 1998, Kool-Aid was named Nebraska's official drink. -
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J. Robert Cade
a nephrologist who mixed water, sugar, salt and cunning dashes of whatever to invent Gatorade, of which over 12 million bottles have been drank -
Making health important again
Will was a serious student of the "science" of business, whether he was publishing his brother's books and magazines, selling the foods and health products John invented, running the Battle Creek Sanitarium or manufacturing cereal. -
the creation of pepsi
In 1893, “Brad’s Drink,” made from a mix of sugar, water, caramel, lemon oil, nutmeg, and other natural additives, became an overnight sensation. Despite its name and hearsay, pepsin was never an ingredient of Pepsi-Cola. On August 28, 1898, Bradham renamed his drink “Pepsi-Cola."
