Wish-Bone is an American brand of salad dressing, marinades, dips and pasta salad. The original salad dressing was based on a recipe served at the Wishbone restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, founded by ex-soldier Phillip Sollomi in 1945 along with Lena Sollomi, Phillip's mother.[1] The Italian dressing served at the Wishbone was based on a recipe from Lena Sollomi's Sicilian family which was a blend of oil, vinegar, herbs and spices.[1] Demand for the salad dressing proved so high that Phillip started a separate operation to produce it for sale, making it by the barrel.[1] The brand was acquired by Lipton, part of the Unilever portfolio, in 1958, and was manufactured in the Kansas City area.[2] In 2013, Pinnacle Foods acquired Wish-Bone from Unilever. In turn, ConAgra acquired Pinnacle Foods on October 26, 2018.[3]
See also
- List of brand name condiments
External links
References
- Andrea L. Broomfield. Kansas City: A Food Biography Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, retrieved 4 February 2016^
- The Wish-Bone Story retrieved 2009-03-25^
- Pinnacle Foods to buy Unilever's Wish-Bone salad dressing business^