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Doodles were a brand of rippled corn chips produced by Old London starting in the 1950s. The chips were produced by extrusion, similar to the later Cheez Doodles, with cornmeal being extruded under pressure through a W-shaped opening. After acquiring corn chip producer Circle D Foods in 1959,
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that her toasted bread was too thick. He gave her bread that had been toasted extremely thin and named it "Melba toast" after her. Old London began manufacturing Melba toast in 1932 after installing a purpose-built Melba oven. The product line originally consisted of packages of square-shaped toast
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The lack of open space in its Bronx factory meant that the toasted product had to be moved between floors for different production steps. To resolve this issue, the facility, which had employed 228 workers, was shut down in
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for approximately $ 25 million (equivalent to $ 69.5 million in 2023). The new owner grouped Old London with its other baking acquisitions, Arnold Foods
Company and
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and flavorings. The name came to Yohai while he sat around the table with other employees sampling different alternatives for the cheese flavoring.
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cornmeal under pressure through a narrow hole. The extruded cornmeal was then cut to 3-inch (76 mm) lengths by a blade and baked with orange
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Chipita America. By 2010 Old London's Old London and Devonsheer brands were sold in 90% of American supermarkets.
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Old London's "Dipsy
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sold under the brand name "Old London" based on their recent experience in that city. The company was called the
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