Robert Ehrlich (businessman)

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For the former governor of Maryland, see Robert Ehrlich.

Robert Ehrlich is an American businessman and entrepreneur. An ex-commodities trader, he founded Roberts American Gourmet Food, a manufacturer of organic snack foods.

Ehrlich started his company after seeing a bag of cheese puffs that contained no cheese, which inspired the Pirate's Booty line of snacks, eventually growing to a $50 million business.[1]

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  • CNN: "Ay, matey, Pirate's Booty hopes mascot sells snacks."
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Line of herbal snacks suggest you can eat, drink and be happy." 8 April 1998.
  1. ^ Liz Kim. "Just because it says "organic," is junk food any better for us?", Columbia University News Service, Nov 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-27. 

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