"Craisins" were originally invented by Thomas Aurand while working at Ocean Spray in the late 1980s. Prior to Ocean Spray's marketing of dried cranberries to consumers for direct consumption, they were sold to food makers, from 1989 onwards.
Robert Aurand Moon (April 15, 1917, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA – April 11, 2001, Leesburg, Florida, USA), sometimes called 'Mr. ZIP', is considered the father of the ZIP Code