American businessman who was estranged from his father Frank, moved to Europe to build his own candy empire (eventually creating M&Ms), and returned to take over Mars Inc. — building it into a global confectionery and pet food conglomerate through obsessive operational efficiency.
Created M&Ms as a military-inspired chocolate product (designed to not melt in hands during WWII), built the Mars global pet food business, and ran Mars as one of the world's most secretive and operationally fanatical private companies.
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