Around 1928, the first machine for slicing and packing bread was invented. And against all odds, sliced bread was a great hit! Sliced bread made it easy for people to eat bread, as they didn't had to spend time slicing it themselves. Also the machine gave them thin and uniform slices that were easier to work with.

Why is sliced bread the best thing?

Long, long ago, people made bread by hand. ... Several companies began to use it to create prepackaged sliced bread, which was advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped.” That advertising slogan led to the now-famous phrase “the best thing since sliced bread.”

Why was sliced bread banned during WWII?

According to the War Food Administration, pre-sliced bread used more wax paper than unsliced bread to prevent spoilage, as sliced bread goes stale faster. ... Another reason for the ban on pre-sliced bread was to lower bread and flour prices by conserving wheat.