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
Michael S. Smith tour, but Smith declined due to fear of being drafted and sent to Vietnam. Smith eventually dropped out of Howard, was drafted, then classified as 4-F due to a history of migraine headaches. He joined his friend, bassist Terry Plumeri, in the group, "Love, Cry, Want", a free-improvisation group with jazz, blues, and rock influences. Smith eventually recorded with Plumeri on two albums, "He Who Lives In Many Places" (1971) featuring Herbie Hancock and John Abercrombie, and "Water Garden" (1978) (formerly titled "Ongoing") with Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, and the National Symphony String Quartet. Smith helped form the ambient music group,