Quotes by Orville Redenbacher

About Orville Redenbacher:

Orville Clarence Redenbacher was an American businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name.
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It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy the coal rights alone.

Orville Redenbacher

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

In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.

Orville Redenbacher

I opened an office in Terre Haute, established eight of them, and became one of the eight county agents.

Orville Redenbacher

I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms.

Orville Redenbacher

Most of the competition was into bulk popcorn because of the major increases in the Drive-In Theatre Outlets.

Orville Redenbacher

We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant.

Orville Redenbacher

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

The cobs were delivered to a big pile. We were one of the first to feed corn cobs to cattle.

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

I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.

Orville Redenbacher

We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.

Orville Redenbacher

Author Bio

  • NameOrville Redenbacher
  • DescriptionAmerican businessman
  • BornJuly 16, 1907
  • DiedSeptember 19, 1995
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEntrepreneur