Orville Redenbacher Professions : Businessman Born : July 16, 1907 Died : September 19, 1995 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Orville Redenbacher Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them. Orville Redenbacher popcorn tape pieces We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant. Orville Redenbacher popcorn night new-day We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn. Orville Redenbacher corn feeding made I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of the eight county agents. Orville Redenbacher agents eight office Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets. Orville Redenbacher popcorn competition theatre In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage. Orville Redenbacher corny corn It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the easiest route and not evenly dry the stored corn. Orville Redenbacher dry depth air I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms. Orville Redenbacher princeton agriculture indiana I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business. Orville Redenbacher popcorn wells might It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy the coal rights alone. Orville Redenbacher agriculture coal rights The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle. Orville Redenbacher corn bigs firsts We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce the best quality and sell in quality retail outlets. Orville Redenbacher best competition quality growth Similar Authors Bob Iger businessman Bob Wright businessman Bruce Karatz businessman Bruce Kovner businessman Brian Roberts businessman Brandon Wade businessman All Authors
