Today, Swift & Company is an industry leader in fresh ideas,
products and technology with headquarters in Greeley, Colorado.

        
       

Gustavus Franklin Swift, Sr.
(June 24, 1839 – March 29, 1903)      
      
      
     

UNDATED (WKRC) – Campbell’s unveiled its new grilled
cheese and tomato soup.

According to Campbell’s official site, the limited-edition
flavor fuses the iconic taste of the company’s tomato
soup and the "comforting" flavors of a grilled cheese
sandwich.

The company was started in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell,
(1817 – 1900) a fruit merchant from Bridgeton, New Jersey,
and Abraham Anderson, an icebox manufacturer from South Jersey. They produced canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies, soups, condiments, and minced meats.

Cracker Jack started its "prize in every box" promotion on this
day in history, Feb. 19, 1912.

German immigrant F.W. Rueckheim first invented the now-
ubiquitous ballpark treat in the late 19th century.

According to SnackHistory.com. it was initially sold at his
small candy and popcorn shop, F. W. Rueckheim & Bro.

Frederick Rueckheim (1846 – 1937)

William “Bill” Post, the Michigan man widely credited
with inventing Pop-Tarts for the Kellogg’s breakfast
food company, died on Saturday.

Post’s invention debuted in 1964 with four flavors,
strawberry, blueberry, brown sugar cinnamon, and
apple currant. There are now more than 20 flavors.

The snack has $1 billion in U.S. annual sales.

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1869

Joseph Campbell, a wholesale fruit and vegetable
vendor, and Abraham Anderson, a commercial
canner and packer, form the firm of Anderson &
Campbell in Camden, New Jersey. This would one
day become Campbell Soup Company.