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Looking Back on the Metropoulos Era at Pabst

Dear Client:When billionaire dealmaker C. Dean Metropoulos bought Pabst for $250 million in cash in 2010, it was just another turnaround for "Mr. Shelf Space." The investor was given the nickname for his seemingly omnipresence in store aisles. In the past thirty years Dean has revamped brands like Bumble Bee, Duncan Hines, Vlasic, Ghirardelli, Hungry-Man, Chef Boyardee and his latest endeavor with Twinkies, per recent profile by Washington Post. HARRY'S GRATUITOUS PLUG: Our readers got to know Dean and his

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