National Almond Day is February 16th, so here’s a bunch of almond fun facts to help kick off this day! Cultivating almonds first happened on land that ran along the Mediterranean Sea, about 4000 B.C. In 2003, a health claim by the FDA stated a serving of 1.5 ounces of almonds every day reduces the …
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Did you read Nabisco and Keebler Fun Facts; Where it all Began: Part One? Because this is part two. Nabisco is number one with the Oreo cookie and number two with the Chips Ahoy cookie in sales. Many chocolate chip cookies from companies like Mrs. Fields, Famous Amos and Entenmanns started to come out and …
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When it comes to Nabisco and Keebler fun facts, the best is that cookies have a $30 billion worldwide revenue. That’s a LOT of cookies. Over the last 100 years, Oreos have made Nabisco a legendary success. Oreos are still the number one cookie in the world and the recipe has never failed the company. …
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Have you read The History of Noodles and Dinner Kits; Boyardee: Part One? Because this is part two. All the while Boyardee is making a name for himself and changing the face of the history of noodles and dinner kits, a man in Chicago is looking to do some of the same. That is, corned …
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The history of noodles and dinner kits all started with noodles, sauce and cheese. Now, it’s an industry worth $79 billion dollars. The first ever meal kit came from Chef Boyardee himself. And, did you know there are a million boxes of Kraft mac and cheese sold everyday? Just 100 yeas ago, pasta was not …
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Weird vending machines really only make sense in Japan. They’re known for the strange, that’s for sure. Here are all the weird vending machines of Japan. Toys Do you remember the supermarket toys of the United States? There were stickers in there, tattoos, and little egg-shaped bubble containers that opened up with rings, candies, or …
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Do you have any weird New Years resolutions? Or maybe you just plain need to make some new ones, some fun ones, and some that you really want to keep because, well, YOLO. Try something new from your favorite coffee shop. Make your charcuterie dreams come true with butter boards, butter cream boards, and even …
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Did you know that your Christmas tree is edible? Turns out, it is. But, don’t eat it. There are a number of reasons you shouldn’t eat your Christmas tree, if you even thought to do it in the first place. National take down your Christmas tree day was last Friday January 6th. It falls on …
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To read, The History of the Big Names in Soup: Part One, visit the link. This is part two. Heinz Sales Heinz sales sored, crossing $3 million by 1899. They too added a chemist, Henry Heinz’ son, Howard. Howard had also spent time in Europe but mostly playing around, partying and not being serious. Cooking …
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Of the big names in soup, which comes to mind first? With over 440 million cans sold a year and seven million bowls a day consumed, it’s safe to say this industry is a big one. So big, it generates $ .5 million dollars every hour. No Canned Soup Canned soup was unknown in the …
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