60s Products That Are Still Popular Today

3. Instant Coffee that's Freeze-Dried

Where It Was Sold: Safeway, Wegmans, Walmart Company: Maxim Original Price: $2-$5* In the 1960s, instant coffee gained popularity due to its ease of use. Instant coffee that was freeze-dried gained popularity because it was easy to make and provided rapid bursts of caffeine. In the late 1960s, Maxim and Nescafe both released Taster's Choice, a supercharged instant coffee.

Advertisement

Freeze-Dried Instant Coffee on Pinterest and Google Instant coffee's smooth taste and consistency attracted coffee consumers, and its ease of preparation in a matter of seconds made it a convenient choice for busy lifestyles. Even if it might not be everyone's cup of tea, the majority of people in the 1960s found it to be such.

4. Fondue

Where It Was Sold: Restaurants, Giant Eagle, Kroger’s, Publix Company: Hamilton Beach and others Original Price: $20-$30 for a fondue pot* Although fondue has existed since the 1700s, its popularity peaked in the 1960s. It is a Swiss meal. Back then, all you had to do to have a fantastic party was pop by the supermarket and pick up some bread, cheese, and meat.

Fondue on Pinterest or Pop Sugar Fondue was the hip yet casual meal that the '60s were looking for. It was much simpler to host a fondue party when nine different firms began to sell ready-made fondue in cans or packets by the 1960s.