Sell One of the GREATEST Food Inventions In History Brehs… 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Wig Twistin Season]

TIL Ranch dressing was invented by a black man and the recipe was sold for $8M in 1972, which would be equivalent to $59.7M in 2024. *edited for inflation

“Sales of bottled ranch in the U.S. totaled $1.3 billion in the year ended Jan. 28, compared with about $1.26 billion for bottled ketchup and $969.9 million for BBQ sauce, according to Clorox, citing market data. Mar 21, 2024”

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ranch-dressing-hidden-valley-breakfast-dip-sauce-97b4488b#

Ranch is more popular than ketchup.

Spoiler: Obituary

Sounds like he set his family up and they’re in California somewhere.

 

[Remote]

I guess between ranch dressing, peanut butter and Jack Daniels whiskey, black people could be profiting something serious off of white trash America.

I'm just making a joke.
I love peanut butter.

 

[jilla82]

he got $8m....
whats the problem?

the second generation generally blows the money in the family anyway

 

[Human Torch]

Might be a defeatist attitude but I’m happy he got that.

Unfortunately the way this story usually goes, we walk away with shyt.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

He sold a salad dressing for 100 m’s . What’s the issue. I’d do the same

 

[UncleTomFord15]

He sold it in 1972 not 1949. 8 million back then is roughly 60 million today. Just because you create something doesn't mean you have the know how to scale and make it a solid business either.

 

[Fill Collins]

I hate ranch but i'm glad a breh benefited from it

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

he got $8m....
whats the problem?

the second generation generally blows the money in the family anyway

Exactly. 8 million in 1949 is crazy money. The inventor got paid.

 

[Left.A1]

Other brands were going to make their own variations anyways. It's not like he was going to have sole proprietorship over "ranch dressing" he made out great IMO

 

[Still Benefited]

As if he had a choice in 1949

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I mean....taking the 8 mil and not dealing with cacs doing the Jim Crow stanky leg, or trying to make a empire only for cacs to fukk breh out of the finances (ala the Super Soaker breh).

I'll take the 8mil and chill at a local jook joint with the good loafers

 

[Ineedmoney504]

TIL Ranch dressing was invented by a black man and the recipe was sold for $8M in 1949, which would be equivalent to $101.8M in 2024.

“Sales of bottled ranch in the U.S. totaled $1.3 billion in the year ended Jan. 28, compared with about $1.26 billion for bottled ketchup and $969.9 million for BBQ sauce, according to Clorox, citing market data. Mar 21, 2024”

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ranch-dressing-hidden-valley-breakfast-dip-sauce-97b4488b#

Ranch is more popular than ketchup.

I mean he got 8 million in 1949 bro. He won lol

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

That’s a good come up, manufacturers would’ve figure it out at some point. Glad he got some bread

 

[DonB90]

He sold it in 1972 not 1949. 8 million back then is roughly 60 million today. Just because you create something doesn't mean you have the know how to scale and make it a solid business either.

End thread.

 

[Mike809]

Captain Hindsight.
The hero theColi deserves, but doesn't need .