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George Crum
invented he potato chip. he made them because one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. -
Charles Hires
was an early promoter of commercially prepared root beer. He was a Quaker pharmacist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who formulated the Hires Root Beer beverage. -
John S Pemberton
created coca- cola -
Caleb D. Bradham
Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961. -
Frank Epperson
invented the Popsicle (by accident, no less), and this yummy frozen treat has changed over the past 100 years.(he was only 11 years old) -
James Kraft
invented the first to patent processed cheese. -
Clarence Crane
Invented Life Savers in 1912 -
Forrest E. Mars Sr.
was an American businessman and the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way (1923) and Mars (1932) chocolate candy bars, and M&M's (1941) chocolate candy, as well as orchestrating the launch of Uncle Ben's Rice. -
Clarence Birdseye
invented/ discovered flash freezing -
Edwin Perkins
invented the best drink in the world Kool-Aid in 1927 -
James Alexander Dewar
came up with an idea to create a shortcake with cream on the inside instead of strawberries. Having seen a billboard for a shoe company called the "Twinkle Toe Shoe Co." he was inspired to call his shortcake invention a "Twinkie". -
J. Robert Cade
was the lead inventor of the sports drink Gatorade.
