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Jan 2024
25m 49s

De nuevo: Guerra de cereales | Desayuno ...

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Es 1904 y Quaker Oats está a punto de hacer una entrada explosiva en el negocio de los cereales fríos. Ante el riesgo de quedarse atrás, Will Kellogg finalmente decide que es hora de enfrentarse a su hermano. Corta los lazos y lleva las hojuelas de maíz originales al mercado, con la ayuda de una publicidad astuta y un ejército de amas de casa, pero esto inicia una batalla legal entre él y su hermano. Pero está a punto de haber otro participante en el negocio de los cereales. General Mills es unrecién llegado de Minneapolis con una idea para un nuevo cereal que ayudará a la empresa a destacarse de la competencia. Los cereales de avena en forma de rosquilla incluso tienen un nombre pegadizo: Cheerioats.

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