please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message odell s inc type private industry movie theatres foodservice & retail founded caldwell idaho 1961 headquarters reno nevada products butter vegetable fats and oils website www.popntop.com odell s is a supplier of popcorn topping and popping products to the concession industry in the americas . the company s concession product line includes a real butter topping a margarine topping and a variety of popping oils . the company s non concession product line includes a variety of butters that extends beyond concession products to include a product line called chef s butter sold to restaurants and retailers . odell s history edit the company was started by virgil odell . virgil odell owned several theatres in idaho in the 1960s . at the time theatres were using creamery butter or stick butter as we know it today to put on top of popcorn . the problem with creamery butter is that it needs to be refrigerated and when melted it separates into water milk solids and butterfat so it had to be constantly stirred before being put on the popcorn . virgil discovered a process used by the military to remove water and milk solids from butter . this process enabled butter to be shipped overseas without refrigeration or special handling . this process led to the introduction of odell s anhydrous butterfat for the use on theatre popcorn it was an immediate success with theatres . on january 31 1961 odell concession specialty co. inc. was formed . on october 27 1979 virgil odell died . arthur r. anderson assumed the duties of the president with 51 % ownership in odell concession specialty co. inc. the other 49 % was split between three other individuals . at the time odell concession specialty co. inc. consisted of five theatres and what is commonly referred to as the butter company . within five years of virgil s death the company was split up and the three share holders chose to own and operate the theatres and art anderson became sole proprietor of what is now called odell s the butter company . in 2001 art anderson sold odell s to his son arthur m. anderson and his wife vikki b. anderson product lineup edit anhydrous butterfat supur kist two classic blend popping oil premium canola popping oil fluffy pop coconut popping oil golden sunflower popping oil chef s butter this food and or confectionery corporation or company related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title odell % 27s & oldid 724754833 categories food manufacturers of the united statesmargarine brandsprivately held companies based in nevadacompanies based in reno nevadacaldwell idahofood company stubshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlesarticles lacking sources from may 2007all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 june 2016 at 07 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view