Little Debbie grew from a 49-cent family pack into a $1.5 billion fortune

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  • O.D. and Ruth McKee sold homemade cakes from a 1928 Whippet in Chattanooga.
  • 49 cents priced Little Debbie’s first 12 individually wrapped cakes in 1960.
  • McKee Foods remains privately held and led by four founders’ grandchildren.
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