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»» Falcon Investment Management, the hedge fund arm of the Merage family office, the founders of Chef America and inventors of Hot Pockets (the microwavable “hot meal in a pocket”), launched a long/short equity fund in January 2010. At the time, the Falcon Consumer Fund ran $119 million of the Merage’s wealth, and the firm decided to open up to outside investors for the first time. The fund was down 4.3% in 2008 and up 22.06% in 2009. Falcon Consumer had a decent...