Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive
1 year, 6 months ago

Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive

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Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Stacey Sottung shows off a stack of colorful bowls in an Instagram video, filming for her followers a taste of the modern Tupperware party, which in addition to bowls and vintage tumblers, may include cake pans that go in the microwave, cold-brew carafes or vegetable choppers. Enlarge this image toggle caption Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Smithsonian's National Museum of American History The forever business was certainly a goal for Tupperware, the brainchild of inventor Earl Tupper. Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Chaplis/AP Bill Chaplis/AP The name "Tupperware" transcends the company Eventually, the sales gig spread from homes to the office. Enlarge this image toggle caption Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Smithsonian's National Museum of American History During the pandemic, when everyone cooked at home, Tupperware's profits suddenly quadrupled.

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Iconic American homeware brand to file for bankruptcy after 78 years
3 months, 1 week ago

Iconic American homeware brand to file for bankruptcy after 78 years

Daily Mail  

Tupperware, the iconic American brand known the world over for its plastic food containers, is on the brink of bankruptcy. Tupperware was founded in 1946 by chemist Earl Tupper - whose airtight plastic containers helped food last longer for families still struggling after the war and the Great Depression. An employee at Tupperware's factory in Hemmingway, South Carolina Tupperware warned …

Return of Tupperware: Revival in home cooking during Covid pandemic sparks a £26m surge
4 years, 1 month ago

Return of Tupperware: Revival in home cooking during Covid pandemic sparks a £26m surge

Daily Mail  

For decades Tupperware parties were a regular fixture in the social calendars of housewives across Britain and the US - until the company saw a huge decline in interest in the 21st century. Throughout the last half of the 20th Century Tupperware's popularity inspired other companies - including Avon and Ann Summers - to follow its 'party' sales plan. Pictured, …

Tupperware profits soar as pandemic shut-ins store leftovers
4 years, 1 month ago

Tupperware profits soar as pandemic shut-ins store leftovers

Associated Press  

— Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. Restaurant pain has turned into Tupperware’s gain with millions of people in a pandemic opening cookbooks again and looking for solutions to leftovers. The company had appeared to be on life support, posting negative sales growth in five of the last six years, a trend that …

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