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intervened the company as the original owners were of German nationality. After a tumultuous period of poor decisions and lack of investment by government officials, the company was sold in 1947 to local investors. The period of explosive post-war growth, plus its installed infrastructure, allowed
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Anfora to grow exponentially and become a household name. In 1994, the factory moved to a 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m) facility in
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