And Did You Know?

THAT DUNCAN HINES WAS A REAL PERSON?

 Duncan Hines was born on March 26, 1880, in Bowling Green, Ky and later went on to become a well published author on the topic of food and fine dining. He was the author of "Adventures in Good Eating” which was published in 1936, the same year in which the Berlin Olympics ran.

 Hines originally began his career as a salesman and during his salesman travels visited many restaurants across the USA. He began keeping a journal of his favourite restaurant experiences and in the early years would send christmas cards to friends and family that contained his recommendations for fine dining. after some time he put all of those recommendations into a book that he called "Adventures in Good Eating".

 In 1948 Hines was approached by another ad man who thought that they could create a national brand that would suggest higher quality if the Hines name was attached to it. Hines agreed and the Duncan Hines Brand was launched under the company name, Hines-Park Food Corp. Over the years the company produced more than 150 food items under the Duncan Hines brand name.

 Hines died in 1959 at the age of 78.