Food and drink. We all consume them, as they’re a huge part of live, something we all need to survive. Thanks to great minds of the present and past, we’ve been able to create and manufacture new and better consumable items. The 1960s gave us many new changes in the food industry, drink industry, and new branded snacks and pop. The sixties brought us many new innovations in the food industry. For example, “Dominos added delivery to the pizza business when they opened their first store in Detroit Michigan in 1960. Their guarantee – delivery in 30 minutes or it's free – helped them expand to include more than 8,000 stores in 55 countries.” (livinghistoryfarm.org) “But in 1969, Thomas [creator of Wendy’s] wanted to go out on his …show more content…
Some of these snacks include Bugles (1968), Doritos (1966), Funyons (1969), and Lays (1965). As for sweets, the invention of Chips Ahoy! cookies (1963), Starburst (1960), and SweeTarts (1963) also took place in the sixties, according to sellerslibraryteens.blogspot.com. These are now-famous brands and snacks that we all love. During the sixties, there were many inventions in the line of drinks that were available, from hydrates like Gatorade (1963) to pops such as Sprite (1961) and Tab (1963) (sellerslibraryteens.blogspot.com). “Experiments like Sprite, Tab, Pop-Tarts, Ruffles, Pringles, Lucky Charms, Hunt's Snack Pack pudding (first packaged in an aluminum, pull-tab can), Apple Jacks, Doritos, Funyuns, Starburst, Gatorade, and Diet Pepsi were highly successful. Others, like Celery Jell-O, weren't” (bonappetit.com). Thanks to experiments, we now have name brands/food and drink that everyone knows and loves.
To summarize, the sixties were an extremely innovative time in the consumables industry, as we saw changes in the food business, changes in the drink business, and the invention of many famous snack foods. In the food industry, companies were being created and existing ones improved. In the drink industry, there were changes in advertising, including the inclusion of song. Finally, new brands of snack and pop consumables