Food Systems Timeline

  • New Development

    New Development

    Hershey's milk chocolate bar was created. Hamburgers were first served on buns. Development of first flour bleaching agent.
  • New Development

    New Development

    The stock market crashes and the Great Depression begins. Vitamin A and D are added to margarine. Babe Ruth candy bar and wonder bread were created.
  • New Development

    New Development

    Government restricts each American to 28 ounces of meat a week. War-time rationing begins. Flour improves.
  • New Development

    New Development

    Boiling bags were introduced. The first franchised Hardees restaurant opened in North Carolina. Quaker oats company introduced "life" cereal.
  • New Development

    New Development

    New England culinary institute was founded. Salmonella food scare. Development of advancing in plastic packaging.
  • New Development

    New Development

    Cupcakes became popular. 9/11 happened. The end of supersizing.