The Smith's Snackfood Company was enlarged in 1930. During the depression, Smith travelled to Australia to expand the business. The company nearly went under during this time and had to be propped back up by a small number of visitors and investors. The company bounced back and expanded its brands, aided with the help of advancing technology. Smiths was later owned by biscuit company Nabisco, BSN and finally sold to American company PepsiCo in the 1990s. Subsequently, Pepsico withdrew the brand, in favour of popular British brand Walkers, which had been heavily marketed in a campaign using ex-footballer turned television presenter Gary Lineker. Many
R. S. Smith Motor Company Building R. S. Smith Motor Company Building The R. S. Smith Motor Company Building is an historic building in Sandy, Oregon, United States, built in 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was named for Robert S. Smith (18861966), a native of Clay Center, Kansas who settled in nearby Boring, Oregon, before relocating to Sandy between 1909 and 1911. In Sandy, Smith established the Sandy Blacksmith and Horseshoeing Shop, which he operated with his brother, Melvin. The R. S. Smith Motor Building was constructed after Smith shifted from blacksmithing and entered the automobile sales business,