Category Archives: Pringles

Inventor’s Last Wish: Bury me in my invention.

Posted on August 12, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

WIPO Magazine reports about the final wish of inventor Frederic Baur, a food chemist for Procter and Gamble. In 1966 Baur applied for a patent on a container for Pringles potato chips (US348798). Baur died in May at the age … Continue reading →

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Pringles Aren’t Potato Chips

Posted on July 5, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

A UK judge has decided that Pringles aren’t potato chips, which could save Procter & Gamble millions in taxes every year. The judge based his decision in part on the fact that the chip-like snack is only 42 percent potato. … Continue reading →

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