Ben Gilbert: belief

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…Very Hershey-like. In the same way that actually Milton Hershey was inspired by when he built Hershey, PA. There’s this very devout duty-bound religiosity to the existing UK chocolate companies, and in comes brash Forrest who’s like, we’re going to do things the most efficient we possibly can, we’re going to make the most profit we possibly can, and we’re going to distribute as broadly as we can as fast as we can. In many ways, it feels Bernard Arnault-esque, like, you guys, look what I learned in America. Yes, very much so. It’s funny. I wasn’t even going to tell this story because I don’t know how true it is. It’s just ridiculous, but we’ll tell you because I didn’t realize the religious element of the competitors. Forrest, eventually, flash forward, will come back and will retake over at Mars Inc in America. When he does, the first thing he does is he goes into the boardroom.…

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