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The Birthday Gift That Became A Snack Sensation

The Birthday Gift That Became A Snack Sensation

The most popular flavor wasn't even a first choice...

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Jeffrey W Massey
Sep 11, 2024
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A bag of Goldfish for sale in Switzerland.

The idea for Goldfish snack crackers came from Swiss cookie baker Oscar J. Kambly back in 1958. Kambly wanted to create a surprise for his wife on her birthday, so he instructed one of his technicians to make a small cracker mold in the shape of a fish since Mrs. Kambly’s astrological sign was Pisces. In Greek a…

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