P&G began selling Pringles in Indiana [9] in 1968. [10] By 1975, they were available across most of the US, and by 1991 were distributed internationally. [10] DeJulio, James (11 January 2013). "Call for Star Wars Commercial By Fans, for Fans". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015 . Retrieved 15 May 2015. Pringles Smart Label". Kelloggs. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 3 February 2020. Caplan, Jeremy (4 June 2008). "The Man Buried in a Pringles Can". Time. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008 . Retrieved 28 April 2015.

There are several theories behind the origin of the product's name. One theory refers to Mark Pringle, who filed a US Patent 2,286,644 titled "Method and Apparatus for Processing Potatoes" on March 5, 1937. [11] Pringle's work was cited by P&G in filing their own patent for improving the taste of dehydrated processed potatoes. [5] Another theory suggests that two Procter advertising employees lived on Pringle Drive in Finneytown (north of Cincinnati, Ohio), and the name paired well with "potato chips". [5] [12] Another theory says that P&G chose the Pringles name from a Cincinnati telephone book. [13] Another source says that the name Pringles was "chosen out of a hat" to promote a family name appeal. [14] Kellogg Company 2021 Annual Report" (PDF). Kellogg. p.5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2022 . Retrieved 22 March 2022. Two limited-market flavors, cheeseburger and "Taco Night", were recalled in March 2010 as a safety precaution after Salmonella was found in a Basic Food Flavors plant which produced the flavor-enhancing hydrolyzed vegetable protein used in those flavors. [32] Marketing

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Beginning in the late 1990s and continuing today, Pringles advertising has returned to comparing their product to bagged chips, which they view as greasy and broken. In a typical ad, a group of people are enjoying Pringles, while a lone person is eating a bag of generic potato chips (the bags themselves resemble either Lay's or Ruffles, depending on the Pringles variety marketed in the ad). They dump out some broken potato chips into their hand, only to find they are greasy, and end up wiping the grease on their clothing.

Pringles lose Appeal Court case". BBC. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 28 April 2015. British court rules yes, Pringles are in fact chips". NBC News. Associated Press. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018 . Retrieved 28 April 2015. By the 1980s, the company launched the "Pringle Jingle", whose lyrics were "Once you taste the flavor ("It's a deep-fried taste!"), then you get the fever ("With a crispy crunch!"), then you've got the fever for the flavor of a Pringle!" The aerodynamics of Pringles chips (as well as other consumer products) have been optimized for food processing using supercomputers. [40] Kellogg's has used this fact in a 2022 Pringles advertisement campaign. [41] Julius PringlesUS 2286644,Pringle, Mark&Lame, Herman F.,"Method and apparatus for processing potatoes",published 1942-06-16, assigned to George A. Brace The original Pringles television commercials were written, produced and directed by Thomas Scott Cadden (composer of the original Mr. Clean jingle) in 1968, while working at Tatham-Laird and Kudner Advertising Agency in Chicago.