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 Copy Share Image
The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share
I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of the eight county agents. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
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… — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the… — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy the coal rights alone. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business. — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
We got to know the competition very well. In the '50s popcorn made a big growth in sales. Our main push was to produce… — Orville Redenbacher Copy Share Image
