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George Crum- Potato Chips
Crum invented the potato chip when one of his customers was not satisfied with the thickness of the potato -
Charles Hires- Root Beer
Hires was a Quaker and pharmacist who invented root beer -
John S. Pemberton- Coca-Cola
Pemberton was an American pharmacist who created Coca-Cola in 1886 but sold it shortly before he died -
Caleb D. Bradham-Pepsi
Bradham was an American pharmacist who invented the famous drink Pepsi in 1898 -
Frank Epperson- Popsicle
At the age of 11, frank left a cup of powder soda, water and a wooden stick on the porch and it froze. -
Forrest E. Mars Sr.-Mars Candy
the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way and Mars chocolate candy bars, and M&M's chocolate candy -
Clarence Crane- Lifesavers
Crane invented it to be "summer candy" so it could withstand heat better than chocolate -
James Kraft- Kraft Cheese
a Canadian-American inventor. Kraft was the first to patent processed cheese. -
Clarence Birdseye- Frozen Food
In 1924, he developed his company "General Foods" which was the first to freeze their produce -
Edwin Perkins-Kool Aid
Perkins invented the powder mix drink "Kool-Aid" -
James Alexander Dewar- Twinkie
Dewar was a Canadian inventor who created the Twinkie -
J. Robert Cade- Gatorade
Cade created Gatorade for the Florida Gators in 1965
