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Nov 1, 2019

Holding company acquires, then ruins, an independent

A satirical allegory about a lemonade entrepreneur who sells out to a mega-corporation is perhaps a bit too close to the truth.

A satirical allegory about a lemonade entrepreneur who sells out to a mega-corporation is perhaps a bit too close to the truth.

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