Hunt’s Big John’s Beans ’n Fixin’s ceased production
according to the last product update from ConAgra
Foods effective 03-21-2006.

The earliest known Hot Dog Day was held in Alfred, New
York in 1972.

Krispy Kreme founder Vernon Rudolph "bought a secret yeast-
raised doughnut recipe from a New Orleans French chef."

According to Krispy Kreme’s website, Rudolph set up a doughnut
factory in present-day Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
and began to sell doughnuts to area grocery stores on this day in
1937.

"The delicious scents of cooking doughnuts drifted into the
and passersby stopped to ask if they could buy hot doughnuts."

Rudolph created the first Krispy Kreme storefront by cutting a
hole in the wall of his building, allowing people to buy a glazed
doughnut right on the sidewalk.

Vernon Carver Rudolph
(June 30, 1915 – August 16, 1973)

The American meat and cold cut producer announced the hot
dog-shaped vehicles are being rebranded for the first time in
history in honor of the company’s new 100% Beef Franks,
according to a press release issued by the Kraft Heinz
Company today.

Now called Frankmobiles, a fleet of them will hit the highways
nationwide this summer and will have painted lettering that
references the vehicle’s new name and "all beef" frank recipe.
(FOX Business)

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has evolved from
Carl Mayer’s original 1936 vehicle to the vehicles
seen on the road today. Although that first
Wienermobile was scrapped for metal in the
1940s to aid the US Army during World War II,
in the 1950s Oscar Mayer and the Gerstenslager
Company created several new vehicles using a
Dodge chassis or a Willys Jeep chassis. One
of these models is on display at the Henry Ford
Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. (above)
(From Wikipedia)

Oscar F. Mayer died in 1955.

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.