From a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind

When he started out, Post said he and fellow truck washers were “poor as church mice.” But he worked his way up to plant manager when the people from Kellogg’s came to him with a concept.

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