Orville Redenbacher Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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.

It proved easier to buy the farm to get the mineral rights than to buy the coal rights alone.