Duncan Hines: How a Traveling Salesman Became the Most Trusted Name in Food

Duncan Hines (1880-1959) may be best known for the cake mixes, baked goods, and bread products that bear his name, but most people forget that he was a real person and not just a fictitious figure invented for the brand. America's pioneer restaurant critic, Hines discovered his passion while working as a traveling salesman during the 1920s and 1930s-a time when food standards were poorly enforced and safety was a constant concern. He traveled across America discovering restaurants and offering h

Author: Louis Hatchett
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 03/27/2014
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780813144597
ISBN10: 0813144590
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
- Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Culinary

About the Author

Louis Hatchett is the editor of Mencken's Americana and The Continuing Crisis: As Chronicled for Four Decades by R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

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