Charles F. Bowman

Charles F. Bowman
Born	May 3, 1919 Lowell, Indiana
Died	April 8, 2009(2009-04-08) (aged 89) Holland, Michigan
Occupation	Entrepreneur Businessman
Spouse	Mary Bowman

Charles F. "Charlie" Bowman (May 3, 1919 – April 8, 2009) was an American businessman who partnered with Orville Redenbacher to create a gourmet popping corn which won a third of the US market for unpopped popcorn by the mid-1970s.^[1] The corn was marketed as Orville Redenbacher's.

Charlie Bowman graduated from Purdue University. In 1951, Bowman and Redenbacher bought Chester, Inc., a company based in Boone Grove, Indiana, that specialized in hybrid seeds. Redenbacher's eponymous popcorn was the result of nearly twenty years of research at Chester and was launched in 1970. Bowman served as the company's president while Redenbacher drove the scientific research. Bowman retired as president in 2006 at age 87.^[2]

References

1. ^ Orville Redenbacher's popcorn partner shared the wealth, if not the celebrity, Remembrances Section, Wall Street Journal, April 18–19, 2009, p. A4
2. ^ Charlie Bowman, Orville Redenbacher's partner on popcorn companies, dies at 89 in Holland, mlive.com, April 13, 2009

External links

• Chester, Inc.

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Name	Bowman, Charles F.
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Date of birth	May 3, 1919
Place of birth	Lowell, IN
Date of death	April 8, 2009
Place of death	Holland, MI