Speaking of the Salisbury steak, the once popular TV dinner also isn't a regular purchase for grocery shoppers anymore. Slightly different from the frozen dinner selection at stores today, TV dinners increased in popularity when television sets became a staple in U.S. households in the late 195...
The Midwest's Jewel-Osco stores originated in 1899, with two brothers-in-law selling coffee and tea door to door from a horse-drawn wagon. The Jewel Tea Co. expanded to acquire grocery stores in the Chicago area and started a mail-order catalog business as well. It bought Osco Drugs in...