5/7/2023 0 Comments Melba toast![]() ![]() Dipsy Doodles ĭipsy Doodles were a brand of rippled corn chips produced by Old London starting in the 1950s. When Borden bought Old London in 1965, the Cheez Doodles brand and production were transferred to Borden's Wise Foods potato chip division. The name came to Yohai while he sat around the table with other employees sampling different alternatives for the cheese flavoring. The extruded cornmeal was then cut to 3-inch (76 mm) lengths by a blade and baked with orange cheddar cheese and flavorings. The company produced a machine that could extrude cornmeal under pressure through a narrow hole. The "Cheez Doodles" brand of cheese-flavored puffed cornmeal snack was invented in the 1950s by Old London executive Morrie Yohai. ( NYSE: BGS) purchased Old London from Chipita America. By 2010 Old London's Old London and Devonsheer brands were sold in 90% of American supermarkets. Nonni Foods was acquired by Chipita and changed its name to Chipita America. The company was acquired by Nonni Foods, makers of flatbread products, in 2005 for $70 million (equivalent to $97.1 million in 2021). In 1997, Old London was bought out from CPC by a group of managers backed by the private equity firm Dubilier & Company. The new owner grouped Old London with its other baking acquisitions, Arnold Foods Company and S. ![]() In 1986, Old London's remaining operations were acquired from Borden by CPC International for approximately $25 million (equivalent to $61.8 million in 2021). ![]() Ownership and production of the Cheez Doodles and Dipsy Doodles brands was transferred to Borden's Wise Foods potato chip division. In 1965, the company was bought out by Borden, which added the Old London products to its portfolio of snack products that included Cracker Jack and Drake's Cakes. The company changed its name from King Kone Corporation to Old London Foods in May 1960 to take advantage of customer awareness of their product brand label. Manhattan's famed Sardi's restaurant included Old London crackers by name on the menu for its "executive weight watchers" meal. King Kone's snack division also produced popcorn in caramel, cheese and unflavored varieties, and was the largest producer of popcorn for home consumption as of 1960. ![]() īy 1960, King Kone's products were sold in 250,000 supermarkets and restaurants in the United States and its "Dipsy Doodles" brand of corn chips was the second-best selling corn chip in the country behind Fritos. The company acquired Dallas-based corn chip producer Circle D Foods, Inc. In the 1950s, company executive Morrie Yohai invented a cheese-flavored, baked cornmeal puff he named " Cheez Doodles" that became one of the company's most popular products in the Northeastern US. The company began producing one of its most notable products, Melba toast, in 1932 when it installed its first purpose-built Melba ovens. The company was called the King Kone Corporation. Their first products were baked ice cream cones sold under the brand name "Old London" based on their recent experience in that city. After a trip to London where they had installed automated baking machines for a client, Tatosian and Yohai decided to invest $4,000 to start manufacturing food themselves using their machines. The company was founded as a manufacturer of food machinery by Harry Tatosian, who invented the machines, and Robert J. Originally based in the Bronx and called the King Kone Corporation, the company changed its name to Old London Foods in May 1960 to match their best-known brand of food products, Old London, which had been in use for nearly 25 years. If you need to be 100% certain of the ingredients currently being shipped, we recommend that you call or email our customer service department to check the shelf of current stock.Old London Foods, a subsidiary of B&G Foods, is a company best known for its Melba toast products. We do our best to keep them as up to date as possible, however will not be held responsible for any differences between what is listed on our web site and what is listed on the product that you receive. Manufacturers often change formulas or ingredients without notifying us. The nutrition facts were current and accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time they were entered. The nutrition facts listed above are supplied as a courtesy to our customers. SmartPoints® is a trademark of Weight Watchers International, Inc. Weight Watchers® is the registered trademark of Weight Watchers International, Inc. is not affiliated in any way with Weight Watchers®. SmartPoints® values are calculated by Netrition, Inc. If you have further questions about this product, please contact us If you notice any errors in the information above, please let us know. ![]()
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