Orville Redenbacher grew up in Clay County, earning money by selling popcorn planted on the family farm. After earning a degree in agriculture from Purdue University, he worked as a teacher and ...

Orville Redenbacher grew up in Clay County, earning money by selling popcorn planted on the family farm. After earning a degree in agriculture from Purdue University, he worked as a teacher and ...

But with homemade popcorns comes lackluster flavor. So when I discovered Orville Redenbacher’s, the beloved microwave popcorn brand, had a line of seasonings, I had to give them a try.

But it took a Purdue-trained farmer, educator and agriculturalist with a penchant for putting more pop in popcorn to lift it to star snack status. In the end, he would sell his name to do it. And his ...