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Popsicle (brand)
Popsicle is a Good Humor-Breyers brand of ice pop consisting of flavored, colored ice on a stick.
In 1905 in Oakland, California, 11-year-old Francis William "Frank" Epperson was mixing a powdered flavoring for soft drinks with water. He accidentally left it on the back porch overnight, with a stirring stick still in it. That night, the temperature dropped below freezing, and the next morning, Epperson discovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of a fruit-flavored "popsicle".
In 1922, he introduced the creation at a fireman's ball, where according to reports it was "a sensation". In 1923, Epperson began selling the frozen pops to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. By 1924 Epperson had received a patent for his "frozen confectionery" which he called "the Epsicle ice pop". He renamed it Popsicle, supposedly at the insistence of his children. Popsicles were originally sold in fruity flavors and marketed as a "frozen drink on a stick."
Six months after receiving a patent for the Popsicle, Good Humor sued Popsicle Corporation. By October 1925, the parties settled out of court. Popsicle agreed to pay Good Humor a license fee to manufacture what was called frozen suckers from ice and sherbet products. Good Humor reserved the right to manufacture these products from ice cream, frozen custard, and the like.
In 1925, Epperson sold the rights to the Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company of New York, who set up a subsidiary called Popsicle Industries to sell the product. "I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets," he recalled years later. "I haven't been the same since."
In 1965, Popsicle Industries was sold to Consolidated Foods Corporation (later renamed ‘Sara Lee’).
By 1986, Sara Lee was struggling to bring Popsicle to profitability, so the company sold the U.S. operations of Popsicle Industries to the Gold Bond Ice Cream Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In 1987, Sara Lee sold the Canadian operations of Popsicle Industries to AmBrit Inc. In 1990, Empire of Carolina bought the Canadian operations of Popsicle Industries from Ambrit Inc.
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Popsicle (brand)
Popsicle is a Good Humor-Breyers brand of ice pop consisting of flavored, colored ice on a stick.
In 1905 in Oakland, California, 11-year-old Francis William "Frank" Epperson was mixing a powdered flavoring for soft drinks with water. He accidentally left it on the back porch overnight, with a stirring stick still in it. That night, the temperature dropped below freezing, and the next morning, Epperson discovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of a fruit-flavored "popsicle".
In 1922, he introduced the creation at a fireman's ball, where according to reports it was "a sensation". In 1923, Epperson began selling the frozen pops to the public at Neptune Beach, an amusement park in Alameda, California. By 1924 Epperson had received a patent for his "frozen confectionery" which he called "the Epsicle ice pop". He renamed it Popsicle, supposedly at the insistence of his children. Popsicles were originally sold in fruity flavors and marketed as a "frozen drink on a stick."
Six months after receiving a patent for the Popsicle, Good Humor sued Popsicle Corporation. By October 1925, the parties settled out of court. Popsicle agreed to pay Good Humor a license fee to manufacture what was called frozen suckers from ice and sherbet products. Good Humor reserved the right to manufacture these products from ice cream, frozen custard, and the like.
In 1925, Epperson sold the rights to the Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company of New York, who set up a subsidiary called Popsicle Industries to sell the product. "I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets," he recalled years later. "I haven't been the same since."
In 1965, Popsicle Industries was sold to Consolidated Foods Corporation (later renamed ‘Sara Lee’).
By 1986, Sara Lee was struggling to bring Popsicle to profitability, so the company sold the U.S. operations of Popsicle Industries to the Gold Bond Ice Cream Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
In 1987, Sara Lee sold the Canadian operations of Popsicle Industries to AmBrit Inc. In 1990, Empire of Carolina bought the Canadian operations of Popsicle Industries from Ambrit Inc.