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Canned food was developed by Nicolas Appert for Napoleon’s army. Because hungry soldiers don’t win empires.

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Nicolas Appert pioneered canning in the early 1800s after a French prize competition sought better military food preservation. The key idea was heat-processing food in sealed containers to prevent spoilage for months instead of days.

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