FOOD INVENTORS TIMELINE By britneyaugustin20 Aug 25, 1852 George Crum (potato chips) Aug 25, 1876 Charles Hires ( Hires Root Beer) Aug 25, 1886 John S. Pemberton (coke) Aug 28, 1898 Caleb D. Bradham (pepsi) Aug 25, 1905 Frank Epperson (ICE POP) Aug 25, 1913 Clarence Crane (Life Savers) Aug 25, 1924 Clarence Birdseye Aug 25, 1927 Edwin Perkins (kool aid) Aug 25, 1930 James Alexander Dewar (Twinkie) Feb 25, 1941 Forrest E. Mars Sr. (M&M's) Aug 25, 1951 James Kraft (Kraft cheese) Aug 25, 1969 J. Robert Cade (Gateorade)