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Company type | Snack food |
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Founded | 1925 |
Defunct | 1995 |
Headquarters | , |
Parent | General Foods |
Bell Brand Foods, Inc. was founded by Cyril C. Nigg in 1925, the company was a Southern California-based manufacturer of a regionally popular line of snack products including potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, cheese curls and pretzels. The company's headquarters were located in Santa Fe Springs, California. General Foods Corporation put Bell Brand up for sale in 1995 due to the company's financial issues. However, Bell Brand went out of business on July 7, 1995 after General Foods could not find a buyer for the company.[1][2]
Bell Brand potato chips were advertised on television by Southern California station affiliates, with the tag line at the end of every commercial: "If it's Bell, it's swell!" [3]
References
- ^ "Cyril Nigg; UCLA Regent, Ex-Chief of Bell Brand Foods". latimes.com. March 29, 1999. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Snack Food Division to Close Los Angeles Times July 6, 1995
- ^ "Bell Brand Potato Chips "Gladys and Howard"". Indiana University Media Collections Online.
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