Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
In recent years, Thomas' TV Dinner role was disputed by former Swanson and Campbell employees, frozen food industry officials, and Swanson family heirs, who said the product was created by the Swanson brothers, Clarke and Gilbert. [3] (M. Crawford Pollock, who was Swanson's in-house marketing chief at the time, was also said to have played a role.)
Arthur Swanson (1926–2010), American businessman and politician; Brandon Swanson (born 1989), American student who disappeared in 2008; Bryan Swanson (born 1980), British sports television reporter; Carl A. Swanson (1879–1949), Swedish-American food industry businessman and founder of Swanson; Charles Edward Swanson (1879–1970), American ...
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 ...
Archway Cookies, Inc developed a marketing theme, trademarking the phrase 'The Good Food Cookie' to exploit these competitive advantages with consumers and the retail trade. [11] Commensurate with the development of low and non-fat ingredient technologies, Archway introduced a successful 'fat-free' line of cookies and gingersnaps.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.