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-real chef named Chef Hector Boiardi
-born in Italy in 1987, moved to America in 1910
-worked in the Plaza Hotel in NY kitchen with his brother, Paul
-opened il Giardino d' Italia in 1924
-customers loved food and asked for recipes
-opened factory in 1928
-World War II rations
-1946: AHP; 1996: IHF; 4 years later: CA
-today world's number one selling pre-made pasta