orville redenbacher

background:

• Raised on a small corn farm
• Started out selling kernels out of the back of his car
• Born in Brazil, Indiana
• Ran a fertilizer company but focused on making the perfect popcorn
• Born on July 16th, 1907

Major accomplishments

• Ran a profitable fertilizer company
• Graduating in the top 5% of his high school class
• Popular popcorn salesman

Educational background

• Studied agronomy at Purdue University
• Graduated in the top 5% of his high school class
• Joined Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Purdue 

Orville evolved into an entrepreneur by selling kernels out of the back of his car. After that he began advertising his product on television.

Orville Redenbacher created a new brand of popcorn. He went into business with Charlie Bowman. Originally named "Redbow" they changed the name of the popcorn to Orville Redenbacher.

Citations

• "Orville Redenbacher Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014
• "Orville Redenbacher - Google Search." Orville Redenbacher - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2014.