History

1940s

Tupperware products are first debuted by chemist Earl S. Tupper in Massachusetts, including the still-iconic Wonderlier® Bowl. The first Tupperware...

1940s

Tupperware products are first debuted by chemist Earl S. Tupper in Massachusetts, including the still-iconic Wonderlier® Bowl. The first Tupperware at-home party is held!

1950s

Brownie Wise, creator of the Tupperware party, is made Vice President of Marketing for Tupperware Parties Inc. Earl Tupper patents...

1950s

Brownie Wise, creator of the Tupperware party, is made Vice President of Marketing for Tupperware Parties Inc. Earl Tupper patents the “Tupper Seal,” the airtight, leak-proof seal that gave Tupperware the ability to keep leftovers fresher, longer! Earl Tupper sells the company to Rexall Drugs Corporation, now Dart Industries.

1960s

Tupperware is now sold in Europe, Central America and South America, reaching new audiences and starting its global rise to...

1960s

Tupperware is now sold in Europe, Central America and South America, reaching new audiences and starting its global rise to fame.

1970s

Tupperware catalogs offered seven to ten kitchen products in four basic colors. Popular offerings at this time included the Jel-Ring...

1970s

Tupperware catalogs offered seven to ten kitchen products in four basic colors. Popular offerings at this time included the Jel-Ring ® Mold, Servalier Bowls, the Shape-O Toy and the Pick-A-Deli Container.

1980s

With a refreshed focus on reusability, Tupperware offers consumers items like the Sandwich Keeper and Lunch ‘N Bag sets, while...

1980s

With a refreshed focus on reusability, Tupperware offers consumers items like the Sandwich Keeper and Lunch ‘N Bag sets, while creating kid’s products like stencils and the Tupper Canoe.

1990s

Tupperware, in collaboration with the University of Florida, starts to offer the FridgeSmart® container – a revolutionary way to store...

1990s

Tupperware, in collaboration with the University of Florida, starts to offer the FridgeSmart® container – a revolutionary way to store fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs so they last longer!

2000s

Tupperware begins to enhance their cookware offerings with the release of items like the MandoChef series, the Microwave Pressure Cooker,...

2000s

Tupperware begins to enhance their cookware offerings with the release of items like the MandoChef series, the Microwave Pressure Cooker, spiralizers and more.

2010s

Tupperware partners with SABIC to use a new circular material made from mixed plastic waste and introduces the “No Time...

2010s

Tupperware partners with SABIC to use a new circular material made from mixed plastic waste and introduces the “No Time to Waste” sustainability campaign. Tupperware develops and later receives a patent for PONDS, a device that grows vegetables in space, created with Redwire Space. The PONDS device is being tested by NASA on the International Space Station to produce food for astronauts! Tupperware was honored in Fast Company‘s Innovation by Design Awards for 2019 in the categories of Design Company of the Year and Best Design in North America.

2020s

Tupperware commits to a multi-year agreement with the National Park Foundation to continue preserving U.S. national parks for generations to...

2020s

Tupperware commits to a multi-year agreement with the National Park Foundation to continue preserving U.S. national parks for generations to come as a premier partner of the Resilience & Sustainability Initiative. In media, Tupperware plays a starring role in Amazon Prime’s award-winning television show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru. Tupperware joins TerraCycle as its first plastic-container brand for their zero-waste circularity platform, Loop. The revolutionary ECO+ line expands when Tupperware partners with materials company, Eastman.