Episode · Acquired · 2024-12-16
Books mentioned on Mars Inc. (the chocolate story)
M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the company you know nothing about: Mars, Incorporated.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Chocolate Wars
Discussed“I got this from um there's a descendant of the Cadbury family Deborah Cadbury who wrote this book called chocolate Wars”
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Higher Control in Management
Discussed“while he's in England Forest reads a textbook called higher control in management by TG Rose”
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7 Powers
7 Powers by Hamilton Helmer is an acclaimed business strategy book that outlines seven specific factors enabling companies to achieve persistent differential returns.
Discussed“This is a segment we do in analysis in every episode based on Hamilton helmer's excellent seven Powers book and framework”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The intelligent investor
“you know Buffett was one of the first people to believe the intelligent investor”