# eating dog food

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-dog-food/76164>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2001, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-dog-food/76164 "2001-08-14T06:32:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![JV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee59a6/32.png) [@JV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JV)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2001, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-dog-food/76164/1 "2001-08-14T06:32:56Z")

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Does anyone know where the term “eating their own dog food” originated - in reference to IT companies that use their own products to run their business?