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After John Hjerpe's death, Swanson became the sole owner of the corporation. [2] By 1938, the Swanson enterprise was one of the larger creameries in the United States and during World War II became a major supplier of poultry and egg products to the U.S. military. In 1945, the company's name was officially changed to C.A. Swanson and Sons.
Swanson chicken pot pie. Carl A. Swanson (1879–1949) was a Swedish immigrant who worked on a farm in Blair, Nebraska, until he moved to Omaha.There, he worked in a grocery store where he came into contact with John O. Jerpe, who owned a small commission company, in which Swanson would become a partner in 1899. [1]
Betty Cronin (July 12, 1928–December 11, 2016) was an American bacteriologist and co-author of Campbell’s Great American Cookbook.Some call her "the mother of TV dinners", [1] though the development of the idea has several claimants. [2]
1950s: Swanson TV Dinners. Although TV dinners first came about in 1945 when Maxson Food Systems, Inc. manufactured them for military and civilian airplane passengers, they didn't become prominent ...
A self-taught natural health enthusiast, Swanson cites the influence of Linus Pauling, Irwin Stone, Roger J. Williams, Paul Bragg, and Adelle Davis. Swanson's personal regimen began with vitamin E, and by 1968, he was a regular user of several vitamins and supplements and began ordering in bulk to maintain his personal supply. Not long after he ...
The Swansons changed their company name in 1954 to avoid trademark confusion with C.A. Swanson and Sons, which had just begun the national roll-out of their frozen meal line. Archway was chosen for the company's new name, taking its name from the arch motif featured as a part of the original Swanson cookie packaging.
When McKee Foods decided to start selling family packs of their bakery's snack cakes, there was just one problem: They needed a catchy name. The founder's 4-year-old granddaughter, Debbie, proved ...
Schwan's Consumer Brands markets frozen food products in grocery stores primarily in the Western Hemisphere. Schwan's Food Service markets and distributes frozen-food products to the food service industry. SFC Global Supply Chain is a manufacturing cooperative that coordinates the company's production processes and helps develop new products.