词条 | Sam Porcello |
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Early lifePorcello was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey.[4] He also lived in Wayne, New Jersey. He and his family moved to Toms River, New Jersey, in 1974, where he resided for the rest of his life.[4] Porcello initially worked as a teacher for a short time during his early career.[3] He then worked for the former The Charms Company, a candy manufacturer.[3] He was nearly hired by a major cosmetics company, but his candidacy ended when the company learned that Porcello was color blind.[3] CareerPorcello joined Nabisco after his rejection by the cosmetics industry.[3] When he was hired, Nabisco promised that he could eventually earn a salary of up to $12,000 dollars per year if he was successful.[3] He began his Nabisco career at the company's plant in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.[4] He later worked at Nabisco's corporate headquarters in East Hanover, New Jersey.[4] Porcello joined Nabisco's research and development department, which develops new lines of snack foods.[3] He was considered one of the world's leading experts on cocoa, which is used to make chocolate.[2][3] He was given the title, "principal scientist," during his career at Nabisco.[2] The Oreo cookie, has been sold since 1912 (450 billion Oreos have been sold since their introduction), but it was Porcello who invented the modern creme-filling for Oreos and the Double Stuffed Oreo, which has extra filling.[2] In total, Porcello held five patents related to his work on the Oreo. He also developed a product line of Oreos enrobed in white chocolate and dark chocolate.[2][3] Porcello found the particular type of chocolate which he used for chocolate-covered Oreos while attending a food industry trade show in Europe.[3] Aside from his work with the Oreo, Porcello developed other Nabisco snack products, including SnackWells.[3] His position required him to travel extensively in search of new potential products and ingredients.[3] According to his son, Curtis, Porcello often brought new snacks home with him to see how his family liked or disliked the potential new products.[3] Porcello was not a huge eater of Oreo cookies, preferring to eat the cookie without dunking it in milk.[3] Later lifePorcello left the company as its principal food scientist in 1993 after 34 years.[3][4] Additionally, he was a longtime volunteer with ACDI/VOCA, for which he helped create a food and program and company in Thailand.[4] Sam Porcello died May 12, 2012, at the age of 76. References1. ^Samuel J Porcello in Toms River, New Jersey; U.S. Public Records Index 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|first=Melissa|last=Locker|title=RIP, 'Mr.Oreo': Man Who Invented Oreo Filling Dies At 76 |url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/24/farewell-mr-oreo-man-who-invented-oreo-filling-dies-at-76/ |work=Time Magazine (Time NewsFeed) |publisher=|date=2012-05-24 |accessdate=2012-06-02}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite news|first=David|last=Hinkley|title=Celebrating the life of 'Mr. Oreo' |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-05-20/news/31791204_1_oreo-cookies-nabisco-chocolate-covered |work=New York Daily News |publisher=|date=2012-05-20 |accessdate=2012-06-02}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|first=|last=|title=Sam J. Porcello Obituary |url=http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary.aspx?n=sam-j-porcello&pid=157635826 |work=The Star-Ledger |publisher=|date=2012-05-14 |accessdate=2012-06-02}} The buttatron butt stoopid boi External links
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