Tupperware is a household name. Tupperware parties, Tupperware containers, Tupperware microwaves – it’s in everyone’s home! But did you know that Tupperware was initially invented to keep food fresh when electricity wasn’t available during the summer? And that Tupperware is now sold in over 100 countries and more than 40 languages? Here are some facts about Tupperware.

Facts You Didn’t Know About Tupperware

• Tupperware is now sold in over 100 countries and more than 40 languages.
• Tupperware was initially invented to keep food fresh during the summer when electricity wasn’t available.
• Tupperware containers have been found that date back as early as 1938 before Tupper even thought of making Tupperware! His first patent for a “molded container” came on November 18th, 1945, after he had already started his business selling parts for Lockheed planes to fund it.
  To sell Tupper’s revolutionary product, Earl held parties where women got together and brought their dishes so they could buy from each other rather than through stores that were still male-dominated at the time. It was an immediate hit! The Tupperware party was born. Tupper had even thought of supplying Tupperware through stores, but they wouldn’t take up the offer.
• Tupper’s product far outweighed all other plastic products on the market at this time. It could hold heat better than most containers that were currently available. This would lead to its eventual success in-home use.
• Tupper wasn’t an inventor by trade; however, he started as a fighter pilot! He flew with the Canadian air force during WWII before starting his company shortly after it ended in 1945. As soon as 1949, his business took off when he partnered with Brownie Wise, who pushed for mass marketing of Tupperware rather than just parties where friends and family got together to buy Tupperware.
• Tupperware was designed by Earl Tupper himself. He wanted to create something that would be useful for keeping food fresh longer. He did this by creating a plastic container with two interlocking containers that could fit together tightly and not break easily, even when dropped on the ground. Tupper came up with his design after watching an ice cream maker display its product in small metal canisters at a grocery store. These were able to keep their contents cool no matter how long they sat outside because they were made out of aluminum. Tupper couldn’t find anything like this, so he decided to make one himself!
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