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How did Pringles Potato Chips (or Crisps) come to be so named?

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Pringles are a brand of potato snacks produced by Procter & Gamble. Pringles were first sold in the United States in October of 1968; they were not rolled out across America until the mid-1970s.
They were originally known as "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips", but the name was changed for introduction to the national market.

Procter & Gamble chose the Pringles name from a Cincinnati telephone book, selecting Pringle Avenue in Finneytown, Ohio for its pleasing sound.

Pringles are advertised in the United States with the slogan "Once you pop, the fun don't stop", and in the UK with "Once you pop, you can't stop". In North America, Pringles are not marketed as potato chips, but rather "potato crisps". This is a food labeling requirement, since Pringles are made from a dough rather than from sliced fresh potatoes.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles

Aug 22 2007, 8:17 AM
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