Why People Are Stealing Chick-fil-A's French Fry Oil

The Hustle

September 11th, 2025

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What do French fries, the black market, and billion-dollar industries have in common? Used cooking oil. *Boring foods are big business too... Here's why* 🔗 https://clickhubspot.com/517cf0 In this video, we follow the wild journey of greasy fast-food leftovers — once considered trash — now fueling everything from trucks to planes (and a wave of crime across Long Island). Discover why UCO (yes, that’s a real commodity acronym) is suddenly worth more than crude oil, how a tangle of government policies and carbon credits helped create a supply-chain gold rush, and what happens when “liquid gold” starts disappearing from restaurant back alleys. Watch this vid to see how America’s fryer grease became the hottest commodity you’ve never thought about. One man’s trash, another’s treasure…literally. Subscribe to The Hustle: 🔗 https://clickhubspot.com/vu3l Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop 🔗 https://clickhubspot.com/3kln About HubSpot: HubSpot is a customer platform that provides education, software, and support to help businesses grow better. The platform includes marketing, sales, service, commerce, operations, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers’ needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use HubSpot’s powerful and easy-to-use tools and apps to attract, engage, and delight customers. #TheHustle #HubSpot

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