Another grandson, Gary Redenbacher, who starred with his grandfather in 80 TV commercials advertising Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Popcorn, also knows of the incident.

Redenbacher, a former Indiana county ag agent, built his namesake popcorn brand in Rensselaer and lived there for much of his life. His name and image continue to be used on the popcorn brand today.

The pair were later joined by Carl Hartman, whom Redenbacher called "a truly fine professional plant breeder," as they spent all their spare time hybridizing popcorn until they had one they were ...

So when I discovered Orville Redenbacher’s, the beloved microwave popcorn brand, had a line of seasonings, I had to give them a try. I grabbed five for a gourmet popcorn taste test, from classic ...

When we crave good microwaveable popcorn for our at-home movie night, we turn to Orville Redenbacher's. There’s a reason why it’s the best-tasting microwave popcorn on our list hands down ...

It's a common question he's often asked. Gary Redenbacher, who once shared duties with his famous grandpa Orville Redenbacher as the commercial pitchmen for the line of popcorn that shares their ...

Though Redenbacher’s background was in agronomy and plant genetics, he had dabbled in popcorn, and was friendly with the Chester family. Eventually, Carl Hartman was brought in to experiment.

Three decades later, the Popcorn Festival is celebrating year 40 this Saturday in Valparaiso, with all of the traditional events except much mention of the Redenbacher name.

In fact, their first seeds were from the same location Orville Redenbacher got his. That’s ironic, too, because if folks like the Grubbs are giving local, homegrown popcorn back to the masses, its ...

I wrote a column earlier this month about Orville Redenbacher and this year’s 40th Anniversary for the Valparaiso Popcorn Festival. I mentioned his faded memory with the festival following ke… ...

ConAgra is closing a pair of Marion County popcorn plants. The plants employ 170 people, according to ConAgra, and produce Orville Redenbacher microwave popcorn. The company has seen declining ...