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Omar Stanley Nedlik.

One of countless little known figures who, during the 20th century tidal wave of food system

industrialization, forever changed the way we eat.

A Kansas farm boy in World War II veteran, Nedlik became a dairy queen franchisee in

the 1950s, offering a unique attraction that separated his store from the pack.

Partially frozen bottled soda as he marketed, as the coldest drinks in town.

Savley sensing he was onto something big.

Within five years Nedlik had devised a mechanical contraption for producing slushy, carbonated

drinks.

And the icy was born.

The icy quickly became a staplet movie theaters in Berger stands, and among the many

vendors who snatched up Nedlik's machines and droves was a Dallas convenience store chain

founded as Totem Stores in 1923 and rebranded in 1946 to reflect their original hours of

service.

The chain called their version of the icy, the Slurpee, and so Nedlik's invention would

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