Obituary of Olof P. Pierson, 87, of Caribou, the inventor of frozen french fries

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

11-6-1993

Pages

9B

Abstract

Obituary of Olof P. Pierson, 87, of Caribou, the inventor of frozen french fries, which he developed in the mid-1940s in the H. C. Baxter Co. laboratory in Hartland. The first french fries were sold through the Bird's Eye Co. plant in Caribou in 1947.

Subjects

Inventors, Potatoes, Pierson, Olof

Recommended Citation

"Obituary of Olof P. Pierson, 87, of Caribou, the inventor of frozen french fries" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 4906.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/4906