Orville Redenbacher — American Businessman born on July 16, 1907, died on September 20, 1995

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Every once in a while, someone will mail me a single popcorn kernel that didn't pop. I'll get out a fresh kernel, tape it to a piece of paper and mail it back to them.
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.
I had popcorn all over the place, so I decided I might as well be in the Processing Business.
In the Depression we had to divert corn acreage.
We dried continuously day and night. We had no efficient way to do it, so we built this new popcorn plant.