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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]
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.
[6] According to History.com, she is the developer of the concept, [6] and the first completed product was a dinner consisting of cornbread dressing, sweet potatoes, peas, and turkey. [7] [8] She also developed Swanson’s first fried chicken TV dinner, which she said in a 1989 interview was the biggest challenge of her time with C. A. Swanson ...
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 ...
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 ...
The U.S. will meet Japan in the SheBelieves Cup on April 6 (12:30 p.m. ET, TNT/Universo/HBO Max/Peacock) and either Brazil or Canada three days later, on April 9. USWNT roster for 2024 SheBelieves Cup
In December 2017, Campbell's completed the acquisition [29] of Pacific Foods of Oregon, LLC [30] for $700 million and announced the agreement to acquire the snack company Snyder's-Lance for $4.87 billion in cash. [31] The latter deal is the largest in the company's history. [32]