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Ore-Ida Women's Challenge road cycling race in the 1980s and 1990s. [17] [18]In 2005 and 2006, Ore-Ida sponsored Brian Vickers' #57 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series. [19] [20] In 2007, Ore-Ida/Heinz and Delimex foods (another Heinz brand) sponsored the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford for selected NASCAR NEXTEL Cup events, driven by Jon Wood and Bill Elliott.
The name "Tater Tot" was created in the 1950s, and soon trademarked by a member of the Ore-Ida company's research committee who used a thesaurus to come up with an alliterative name. [ 11 ] Originally, the product was very inexpensive; according to advertising lectures at Iowa State University , people did not buy it at first because there was ...
The Women's Challenge bicycle race (originally known as the Ore-Ida Women's Challenge as the lead sponsor was the Ore-Ida brand of frozen potato products) was held annually in the western United States in southern Idaho, beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002.
Bagel Bites were invented by Bob Mosher and Stanley Garkzynski, both of Fort Myers, Florida, who then sold the company to major food producer John Labatt Co.Later a large portion of Labatt Co. was purchased by Heinz in 1991 in a $500 million deal. [1]
In the postwar years, Jack Heinz expanded the company to develop plants in several nations overseas, greatly expanding its international presence. He also acquired Ore-Ida and Starkist Tuna. In 1959, long-time Heinz employee Frank Armour Jr. was elected president [21] and COO of H. J. Heinz Co., succeeding H. J. Heinz II. He was the first non ...
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Greenville's farms are located in Montcalm County's Soil Preservation District. Greenville is surrounded by potato, corn, dairy, and Christmas tree farms. Greenville was home to Ore-ida's tater tots division, until Oreida consolidated its operation in 1986 [26] [27] and Greenville's farmers were forced to diversify their crops.
1st – Ore-Ida Women's Challenge, Overall G.C., Longest Women's Stage Race in the World (17 stages, 663 miles (1,067 km) [14] [15] 1991. 1st – National Championships (Road Race) 1st – National Championships (Time Trials)(National Record) 2nd – World Championships (Road Race) 1992. 26th – 1992 Barcelona Olympics