Food Timeline

1000 Roasted coffee beans are now being brewed to make coffee in Arabia. 1550 The first chocolate arrived in Europe. 1786 In New York City, the first commercially made ice cream is offered. 1805 the frankfurter. 1828 chocolate milk powder. 1829 Sylvester Graham invented the Graham cracker. 1841 cornstarch. 1847 the doughnut. 1850 chewing gum 1853 condensed milk 1866 Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer. 1879 Nestle produced its first chocolate bar. 1881 The Ice Cream Sundae was invented. Edward Berner of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, supposedly invented the Ice Cream Sundae, when he served a customer ice cream topped chocolate syrup (used to flavor ice cream sodas). It was a Sunday, and flavored soda water was not served on Sundays to respectable people. 1881 first instant coffee 1885 Philadelphia brand cream cheese 1885 Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas. 1886 Coca-Cola was invented by pharmacist John Styth Pemberton 1890 Peanut butter was developed by a St. Louis doctor for his patients with bad teeth. 1891 Fig Newtons 1893 Cream of Wheat 1893 Juicy fruit chewing gum introduced and later that year Wrigley's Spearmint. 1895 Jell-O 1897 Campbell's Soup invents condensed soup. 1899 Carnation began producing evaporated milk. 1900 Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar was created. 1904 The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. An ice cream vendor ran out of paper cups and asked a nearby waffle booth to make some thin waffles he could roll up to hold the ice cream. 1904 French's mustard, 1909 the Oreo cookie. 1920 Fortune cookies 1921 Wheaties breakfast cereal was created. 1923 Butterfinger candy bar 1923 The boysenberry, a raspberry-blackberry hybrid, was developed by Rudolph Boysen. 1927 Edwin E. Perkins of Hastings, Nebraska invented the powered soft drink Kool-Aid. 1927 TV dinners 1927 Gerber baby food 1928 Kraft's Velveeta Cheese 1928 Sliced bread was born. 1929 7-Up (was originally called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda) 1930 the Snickers bar 1930 Twinkie’s 1930 Retail frozen foods go on sale for the first time 1931 Bisquick 1933 Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing (over) 1937 Kraft boxed macaroni and cheese 1939 seedless watermelon 1940 M&M's 1941 General Mills introduced 'Cherioats.' The name was changed to 'Cherrios' in 1945. 1942 Corn dogs 1946 micro-wave popcorn 1948 frozen orange juice 1950 Sugar pops 1950 Hostess’ cupcakes 1950 Minute Rice 1950 Kraft - Deluxe Process Cheese. 1951 Swanson introduces beef, chicken, turkey pot pies. 1952 The first sugar free no calorie soft drinks 1952 Lipton's dry Onion Soup Mix 1952 Frosted Flakes 1952 first frozen peas. 1952 frozen fish sticks. 1953 Kraft Cheez Whiz 1954 Butterball self-basting turkeys 1954 M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies were introduced 1955 Instant Oatmeal 1955 Betty Crocker cake mixes 1957 TANG breakfast beverage crystals. 1958 Friskees introduced the first dry cat food 1958 Sweet n' Low 1958 Jif peanut butter (creamy). 1958 the first diet soft drink, 'Diet Rite'. 1961 Life cereal. 1962 Powdered butter was developed in Australia. 1963 Fruit Loops 1965 Cool Whip topping 1965 Spaghetti-O's. 1967 Gatorade is developed by the University of Florida for their football team. 1968 Smucker's introduced ‘Goober’, peanut butter striped with jelly. 1969 Pringles potato chips 1970 Hamburger Helper 1973 Stove Top Dressing 1974 The stay-on tab for beverage cans was invented 1974 French's Mustard squeeze package was introduced. 1981 Lean Cuisine frozen dinners 1982 Diet Coke 1984 Sugar Free Jell-O 1985 Cherry Coke 1993 SnackWell's reduced-fat cookies 1995 Blue M&Ms are introduced. 1996 Olestra fat substitute is approved for use. 2000 Smucker's introduced Uncrustables®, frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crusts already cut off.