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That’s when he came up with the idea to produce freeze-dried foods. “I had always done jerky, but jerky’s a hard business to get into, because of all the health regulations,” Brooks said.

You might say that sales skyrocketed afterward. Freeze-dried foods were introduced during the Gemini program to supplement the dehydrated and bite-sized offerings. These were coated with either ...