Benjamin Eisenstadt was the designer of the modern sugar packet and developer of Sweet'N Low.
11 Facts About Benjamin Eisenstadt
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Benjamin Eisenstadt was the founder of the Cumberland Packing Corporation and a notable philanthropist.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt was born in New York City on December 7,1906 in a family of Jewish immigrants from Russian Empire.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt married Betty Gellman on October 27,1931 while living at 1250 44th Street in Brooklyn.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt switched to making tea bags after his cafeteria business declined.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt proposed the idea to the major sugar producers, but was unsuccessful in attracting their interest.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt's Cumberland Packing Corporation marketed the product, called Sweet'N Low, in bright pink packets so that the saccharin packets would not be confused with sugar packets at restaurants.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt's company was the first to package soy sauce and other single serving condiments.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt became chairman of the board of the foundation for Maimonides Medical Center.
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Benjamin Eisenstadt died at age 89 after complications from open heart surgery.
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Maimonides Medical Center has the Benjamin Eisenstadt Administration Building and the Gellman Pavilion.