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'''SpaghettiOs''' is an American [[brand]] of canned, spoon-able [[spaghetti]] featuring circular [[pasta]] shapes in a [[cheese]] and [[tomato sauce]] |
'''SpaghettiOs''' is an American [[brand]] of canned, spoon-able [[spaghetti]] featuring circular [[pasta]] shapes in a [[cheese]] and [[tomato sauce]]; and marketed to parents as 'less messy' than regular spaghetti. More than 150 million cans of SpaghettiOs are sold each year. |
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| title = Donald Goerke, Creator of SpaghettiOs, Dies at 83 |
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| publisher = The New York Times, Margalit Fox, Jan 13, 2010 |
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| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/business/14goerke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss |
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| date=January 14, 2010 |
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| accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> |
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In addition to the original variety, variations have included SpaghettiOs Meatballs (with miniature [[meatballs]]), SpaghettiOs Sliced Franks (with pieces of processed meat resembling hot dog slices), SpaghettiOs RavioliOs (with round, beef-filled [[ravioli]]), SpaghettiOs with Calcium — and other theme-shaped varieties. |
In addition to the original variety, variations have included SpaghettiOs Meatballs (with miniature [[meatballs]]), SpaghettiOs Sliced Franks (with pieces of processed meat resembling hot dog slices), SpaghettiOs RavioliOs (with round, beef-filled [[ravioli]]), SpaghettiOs with Calcium — and other theme-shaped varieties. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Introduced in 1965 by the [[Campbell Soup Company]], the pasta was created by [[Kurt Eberling, Sr.]] (1930-2008)<ref>http://hightimes.com/news/ht_admin/3966</ref>. Born in [[Aachen, Germany]], Eberling served with the army in Germany and Austria during the Korean War, and met his wife during this time. After the war Eberling went to work in the kitchens of the research and development department at [[Campbell Soup Company]], where he developed products for the US and international markets. Eberling created the idea of canned "spaghetti and meatballs" when he saw a strand of spaghetti curled up in the sink. He took the idea to his supervisor and Ralph Miller, and shortly after SpaghettiOs were created.<ref>http://www.famousdead.com/kurt-eberling-sr</ref> |
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Introduced in 1965 by the [[Campbell Soup Company]], the pasta was created by [[Donald Goerke]] (1926-2010),<ref name="Goerke">{{cite web |
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| title = Kids Still Slurp Those Spaghettios |
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| publisher = The Seattle Times, Ron Judd, August 8, 1990 |
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| url = http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19900808&slug=1086842}}</ref> "the Daddy-O of SpaghettiOs",<ref name="daddy">{{cite news |
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| title = Donald E. Goerke dies at 83; 'the Daddy-O of SpaghettiOs' |
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| publisher = The L.A. Times, Valerie J. Nelson, January 13, 2010 |
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| url = http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-donald-goerke14-2010jan14,0,3621820.story |
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| date=January 14, 2010 |
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| accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref> after a year-long<ref name="daddy"/> internal study of the appropriate shape for a kid-friendly spaghetti.<ref name="daddy"/> Rejected shapes included cowboys, Indians, spacemen, stars, and sports shapes.<ref name="Goerke"/><ref name="chunky"/> During the development of SpaghettiOs, Georke was a marketing manager with [[Franco-American]], then a division of Campbell. Over the period of his 35 years with Campbell,<ref name="test">{{cite web |
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| title = Donald Goerke, 83, creator of Campbell's SpaghettiOs |
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| publisher = The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sally A. Downey, Jan 13, 2010 |
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| url = http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/81300547.html}}</ref> Goerke created over 100 products<ref name="test"/> including the Chunky line of soups,<ref name="chunky"/> and in 1995, Goerke participated in the 30th anniversary of SpaghettiOs, appearing on [[What's My Line?]] and attending a celebration at a SpaghettiOs plant in Ohio.<ref name="test"/> |
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In recent years, other individuals have claimed credit for the SpaghettiOs invention, but these allegations are false. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 04:20, 29 May 2010
SpaghettiOs is an American brand of canned, spoon-able spaghetti featuring circular pasta shapes in a cheese and tomato sauce; and marketed to parents as 'less messy' than regular spaghetti. More than 150 million cans of SpaghettiOs are sold each year.
In addition to the original variety, variations have included SpaghettiOs Meatballs (with miniature meatballs), SpaghettiOs Sliced Franks (with pieces of processed meat resembling hot dog slices), SpaghettiOs RavioliOs (with round, beef-filled ravioli), SpaghettiOs with Calcium — and other theme-shaped varieties.
History
Introduced in 1965 by the Campbell Soup Company, the pasta was created by Kurt Eberling, Sr. (1930-2008)[1]. Born in Aachen, Germany, Eberling served with the army in Germany and Austria during the Korean War, and met his wife during this time. After the war Eberling went to work in the kitchens of the research and development department at Campbell Soup Company, where he developed products for the US and international markets. Eberling created the idea of canned "spaghetti and meatballs" when he saw a strand of spaghetti curled up in the sink. He took the idea to his supervisor and Ralph Miller, and shortly after SpaghettiOs were created.[2]
In recent years, other individuals have claimed credit for the SpaghettiOs invention, but these allegations are false.
SpaghettiOs were introduced nationally without test marketing; with television advertising using tag line The neat new spaghetti you can eat with a spoon and the jingle Uh-Oh! SpaghettiOs, sung by pop singer Jimmie Rodgers.
As of 1990, twenty-five years after their introduction, SpaghettiOs were marketed in the same 15-ounce can, with the same circular pasta in four different sizes (about 1,750 per can) and the same ingredients.
