Archive for the 'FOOD' Category

A CLOSER LOOK AT A FAVORITE SNACK FOOD

Little Debbie Fundraising | Little Debbie

McKee Foods Corporation is a privately held and family-owned
American
snack food and granola manufacturer headquartered
in
Collegedale, Tennessee.The corporation is the maker of
Drake’s Cakes, Fieldstone Bakery snacks and cereal, Little
Debbie snacks, and Sunbelt Bakery granola and cereal.
The
company also formerly operated Heartland Brands.

The company was founded during the Great Depression in
the 1930’s by Oather "O.D." McKee and Ruth McKee (below).

Oather started out selling 5¢ snack cakes from the back of
his 1928
Whippet
in the Chattanooga area.



McKee Foods Corporation History | McKee Foods

Od and Ruth Mckee Little Debbie Snacks Story
As a vice president and director on the McKee Foods Board
of Directors, real-life Debbie, aka Debra Mckee Flower (above)
manages the business.

Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies 2 BOXES Work School Snack - Picture 1 of 1

Ruth McKee, book lover, bookseller - StarTribune.com

Logo of McKee Foods Corporation


posted by Bob Karm in CURRENT EVENTS,FOOD,Founded,Founders,HISTORY,Snacks,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

COMING SOON TO A STORE NEAR YOU

Wendy's Chili with beans will be sold in grocery stores later this spring.

The Ohio-based fast-food company Wendy’s is partnering with
Conagra Brands, a Chicago-based consumer packaged goods
company, to sell its branded chili at grocery retailers and select
online retailers beginning this spring.

Wendy’s is a international fast food restaurant chain founded
by
Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As
of December 31, 2018, Wendy’s was the world’s third-largest
hamburger fast-food chain with 6,711 locations, following
Burger King and McDonald’s.

(From Wikipedia)

Dave Thomas Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline
Rex David "Dave" Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002)

Thomas named the restaurant after his eight-year-old
daughter
Melinda Lou, whose nickname was "Wendy".

Wendy Thomas of Wendy's.jpg
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse.

Wendys Logo Png Transparent PNG - 600x400 - Free Download on NicePNG

posted by Bob Karm in CURRENT EVENTS,DEBUT,FOOD,Founders,HISTORY and have No Comments

JEFFERSON’S “MAMMOTH LOAF’’ OF BREAD

Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Cheese - Wilton Historical Society

On March 26, 1804, President Thomas Jefferson attended a party  
at the Senate and lead a diverse crowd in consuming an enormous
loaf of bread dubbed the mammoth loaf. The giant bread was baked
to go with the remnants of an enormous block of cheese.

Two years earlier, a group of Baptist women from Massachusetts
had sent Jefferson a 1,200- pound hunk of cheese in gratitude
for his support of religious tolerance.

 

Thomas Jefferson Facts, Worksheets & Biography For Kids
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,FOOD,HISTORY,Party,President and have No Comments

VINTAGE AD FROM THE 1984 BURGER WARS

Best Super Bowl Commercials - Super Bowl Food Ads

Remember this TV commercial showing senior citizen Clara Peller, right, ordering a burger?

Clara and the Beef

Clara Peller | Clara Peller (born August 4, 1902 in Chicago,… | Flickr

Peller was a Russian-born American manicurist and
television personality

posted by Bob Karm in Advertising,CLASSIC ADS,CURRENT EVENTS,FOOD,HISTORY,TV and have No Comments

WONDER BREAD IN 1931 ~ AND IT’S SLICED

Picture 1 of 1

Wonder Bread is a brand of sliced bread which was produced by
The Taggart Baking Company of  Indianapolis, Indiana. It debuted
on May 21, 1921.

It was one of the first to be sold pre-sliced nationwide in 1930. It| 
is currently owned by
Flowers Foods, headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.          

    
   
Wonder Bread logo.svg

posted by Bob Karm in Bakery,CLASSIC ADS,FOOD,HISTORY and have No Comments