Canned Food Flashcards
In 1926, this company introduced Flavor-Sealed Ham, America’s first canned ham.
Hormel
Nicholas François Appert invented canning in 1795. He did this in response to an innovation prize announced by this world leader, who needed a way to better preserve food for the military.
Napoleon
Chemist John T. Dorrance served as the president of this food company from 1914-1930. He had been working for the company since 1897, during which he invented a condensed form of a certain type of food.
Campbell Soup Company
The incorporation of this food into the American soldier’s diet during WWII led to its still-lasting popularity among many Pacific island communities.
Spam
Cento, Nina and Solania are examples of companies that are known for selling this ubiquitous variety of canned tomato.
San Marzano
This large-kernel corn, that comes in either white or yellow varieties, is usually found at the grocery store in a can.
Hominy
This company which, among many other things, sells canned fruits. It is named after the founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which was later purchased and combined with other companies to form the current organization.
Dole
This Walnut Creek, CA company is one of the largest producers of processed foods in the world. In 2014, it was acquired by a Filipino multinational company of the same (but slightly different) name.
Del Monte
This family-owned company produces 80% of the canned baked beans sold in the United States.
Bush Brothers & Company
