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| | 📣 Today’s Top News | | | 🥩 George Foreman Grill Still Selling Strong After 30 Years | Trivia question: Who won the world heavyweight boxing title in 1973 in a stunning upset by knocking out an undefeated Joe Frazier? | Stumped? Here’s another hint. This boxer turned entrepreneur sold his name and face for a highly successful grill. | Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about George Foreman – and the George Foreman Grill. The grill made its debut 30 years ago. It previously existed without much success prior to taking on the champ’s name in 1994. | Even with Foreman’s name, it took an impromptu hamburger bite by Foreman during a live QVC segment on TV for the product to go 1990s viral. | The grill generated $300 million in revenue in 2000. That’s nearly $550 million in today’s dollars. But 24 years after that, it’s still going strong, and in a kitchen segment where fads often come and go in the matter of a year or two. | Here are the estimated sales of grills on Amazon in June 2024 by units sold. | George Foreman 4-serving grill: 6,000+ Gas One portable charcoal grill: 5,000+ Char-Broil portable propane grill: 4,000+ Ninja indoor grill: 2,000+ Weber original kettle grill: 2,000+ Cuisinart griddler: 2,000+
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