General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William (C. W.) Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895.
18-591: Thin Man may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Adventures of the Thin Man , (1941-1950), a network radio series The Thin Man , a 1933 mystery novel by Dashiell Hammett, also a character in the novel The Thin Man (film) (1934), based on the novel The Thin Man (film series) six films featuring Nick and Nora Charles The Thin Man (TV series) (1957–1959), an NBC TV series based on
36-530: A British film production company Thin Man Press , a London-based publisher See also [ edit ] " Ballad of a Thin Man ", a 1965 song by Bob Dylan Slender Man , a fictional supernatural character that originated as a creepypasta Internet meme in 2009 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Thin Man . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-490: A barn on what was known as the 'Old Beardsley Farm'. His first product was Postum , a "cereal beverage" alternative to coffee made from wheat and molasses. The first cereal, Grape-Nuts , was developed in 1897 followed by Elijah's Manna in 1904 which was renamed Post Toasties in 1908. In 1907 Collier's Weekly published an article questioning the claim made in advertisements for Grape Nuts that it could cure appendicitis . C. W. Post responded with advertisements questioning
72-558: A commercially viable process for quick-freezing foods using a belt mechanism, which he patented. In 1924, with backing from three investors, he formed the "General Seafoods Company" in Gloucester, Massachusetts to produce frozen haddock fillets packed in plain cardboard boxes. The founder's daughter, Marjorie Merriweather Post, was the first to become excited about the prospects for the frozen foods business. In 1926, she had put into port at Gloucester on her yacht, Sea Cloud , and
90-488: A great deal of space and electricity, which were not readily available in most grocery stores of the period. For those stores that could accommodate them, the payback was immediate. Housewives quickly realized that keeping packages of frozen food in the icebox could mean fresher meals and fewer trips to the market. The company published a cookbook in 1932 called the General Foods Cook Book dedicated "To
108-466: A slight loss. Shortly after the acquisition, General Foods began test-marketing an expanded line of frozen foods , but the company quickly realized that a packaging process alone would not be sufficient to market frozen products in stores. To be sold, the packages had to be kept frozen while on display, so Birdseye engineers began development of a freezer cabinet designed specifically to hold frozen foods. The cabinet, which first appeared in 1934, required
126-542: The American homemaker". Five editions were published between 1932 and 1937. The book includes photographs (among which is "General Foods offers over twenty famous products for your well-stocked pantry shelf") and a subject index. General Foods acquired the Perkins Product Company, the makers of Kool-Aid , in 1953, Burger Chef in 1968, Oscar Mayer in 1981, Entenmann's in 1982, Oroweat in 1984, and
144-550: The Freihofer baking company in 1987. The company then sold Burger Chef to Imasco , owner of Hardee's , in 1981. General Foods was acquired by Philip Morris Companies (now Altria) in 1985. In 1989, Phillip Morris merged General Foods with Kraft Foods Inc., which it had acquired in 1987, to form the Kraft General Foods division. The cereal brands of Nabisco were acquired in 1993. In 1995 Kraft General Foods
162-716: The Post Cereal Company, founded by C. W. Post in 1895 in Battle Creek, Michigan . Post was a patient at the Battle Creek Sanitarium (run by John Harvey Kellogg , brother of Kellogg Company founder Will Keith Kellogg ). Post was inspired by the diet there to start his food company (and become a rival to the Kellogg brothers, who sold their own breakfast cereals). He invested $ 78 in his initial equipment and supplies and set up manufacturing in
180-551: The Thin Man radio series, initially starring Les Damon , was broadcast on all four major radio networks during the years 1941 to 1950. Claudia Morgan had the female lead role of Nora Charles throughout the program's entire nine-year run. The radio series was modeled after the film series which was based on the 1934 Dashiell Hammett novel . The first series, sponsored by Woodbury Soap Company , aired on NBC Wednesdays at 8pm from July 2, 1941, to December 23, 1942. Les Damon portrayed detective Nick Charles, and he continued in
198-510: The largest non-oil acquisition at the time. In December 1988, Philip Morris acquired Kraft Foods Inc. , and, in 1990, combined the two food companies as Kraft General Foods. The "General Foods" name was dropped in 1995 with the corporate name being reverted to Kraft Foods; a line of caffeinated hot beverage mixes continued to carry the General Foods International name until 2010. General Foods background can be traced to
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#1732772045964216-476: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thin_Man&oldid=1254137556 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Adventures of the Thin Man The Adventures of
234-543: The mental capacity of the article's author, and Collier's Weekly sued for libel. The case was heard in 1910, and Post was fined $ 50,000. The decision was overturned on appeal, but advertisements for Postum products stopped making such claims. C.W. Post died in 1914, and his daughter Marjorie Merriweather Post took over the company. The Postum Cereals company acquired others such as Jell-O (gelatin dessert) in 1925, Walter Baker & Company (chocolate) in 1927, Maxwell House (coffee) in 1928, and other food brands. By far
252-570: The most important acquisition in 1929 was of the frozen-food company owned by Clarence Birdseye , called "General Seafood Corporation". Birdseye (December 9, 1886 - October 7, 1956) was one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of the food industry. Born in New York City, he became interested in the frozen preservation of food during the course of working as a fur trader in Labrador between 1912 and 1916. By 1923, he had developed
270-702: The novel The Thin Man , a character in the 1927 German expressionist film Metropolis Thin Man (comics) , a Marvel Comics character, unrelated to Hammett's novel The Thin Man, a character in the Charlie's Angels film series Noble "Thin Man" Watts (1926–2004), American blues musician Thin Man (band) , Chinese punk band "Thin Man", a song from the 1996 album Nine Objects of Desire by Suzanne Vega Other uses [ edit ] Thin Man (nuclear bomb) , an early nuclear weapon design named after Dashiell Hammett's character Thin Man Films ,
288-475: The role into 1943. Sponsored by General Foods ( Post Toasties , Maxwell House Coffee, Sanka ), the next series began on CBS January 8, 1943, airing on Fridays at 8:30pm and some Sunday timeslots and continuing until December 26, 1947. Les Tremayne and David Gothard were heard as Nick Charles in 1944–45, with Tremayne still in the role in 1945–46. Les Damon returned as Nick in 1946–47, with Tremayne back in 1948-49 (sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer during
306-415: The summer of '48). The last actor to do the part was Joseph Curtin in 1950. General Foods The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions, by Marjorie Merriweather Post after she inherited the established cereal business from her father, C. W. Post. In November 1985, General Foods was acquired by Philip Morris Companies (now Altria ) for $ 5.6 billion,
324-477: Was served a luncheon meal which, she learned to her amazement, had been frozen six months before. Despite her enthusiasm, it took Post three years to convince Postum's management to acquire the company. Postum paid $ 10.75 million for a 51% interest and its partner, Goldman Sachs , paid $ 12.5 million for the other 49%. Following this acquisition, Postum, Inc changed its name to General Foods Corporation. Goldman sold its share back to General Foods in 1932, apparently at
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