Food Can History Resources
- The Botulism Outbreak That Gave Rise to America’s Food Safety System (Smithsonian.org Article)
- Canning Food: “Miracle of the Can” (Video)
- Here’s how war called for the invention of canning (We Are The Mighty)
- How Napoleon Influenced The Canned Food Industry (Tasting Table)
Aluminum Can History Resources
- Bill Coors Interview: In 2012, Robert Budway, CMI President interviewed Bill Coors, who is credited with pioneering the recyclable, two-piece aluminum beverage can. Watch this series to how the aluminum can came to be: Aluminum In Tin Out, Consumers Choose Aluminum, Aluminum Can is Born, How Jeffco (Ball Corporation) was Started, Marketing the Silver Bullet, The Economics of Cans, Why Cans, Graphics & Coatings, The Economics of Cans, and Recycling. (Videos)
- Happy 60th birthday to the aluminum beverage can (Blog Article)
- The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can (Video)
- The Making of a Beer Can – Hops on Pointe (Video)
- Uncanny: Why 10-ounce cans of Budweiser are popular in parts of Maryland (Interesting Article on History of the 10oz Aluminum Can)