Master Grocer
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Nestlé
Nestlé is one of the largest food processing companies in the world. Based in Switzerland, it manufactures baby food, breakfast cereals, confectioneries, ice cream, performance nutrition foods, dairy products, coffee, bottled water, frozen foods, drinks, health care nutrition foods, and pet foods. History Nestlé was founded by a pharmacist named Henri Nestlé in 1866 in…
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PEZ
PEZ is a candy manufacturing company popular around the world, with its parent company in Austria. The word PEZ means peppermint. The variety of flavors and the collectibles made it famous and unique. History PEZ was founded in Vienna by Eduard Haas III in 1927, when the first breath mint was introduced. Due to the…
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Ferrara Pan Candy
Ferrara Pan Candy is a creator of candy and confectioneries based in Illinois, USA. The company is very well known for its unique range of sweets. History The Ferrara Pan Candy Company was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1908 by Salvatore Ferrara, an Italian migrant who reached America in 1900. His native home was Nola, Italy. Before…
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Radiation from Japan’s Nuclear Problem Poses no Health Threats in the Unite States West Coast
In the second week of March, there were reports that nuclear radiation coming from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan had reached the U.S. West Coast. Reports from Reuters and the Associated Press state that small amounts of radioactive particles have reached California. Because of the small quantity of the particles, experts say that this…
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Wal-Mart Tries Online Delivery Service on its Grocery Section
Wal-Mart is planning to test an online grocery delivery system in California. This information came from a person who is involved with the company’s new project. The source of the information declined to give their name, as the plans are not yet final. The online grocery delivery service has been named “Project Titan.” However, it…
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Warning Frozen SCDA Product Recalled Due to Unevisceration
Hua Shing International Trading Corporation announced a product recall of its product, Frozen SCDA, on February 16, 2011. These products (frozen fish) were found to be uneviscerated. The product is packed in 400-gram retail plastics bags (code 111) which are vacuum packed. The recall was announced after the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets…
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BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ’s Wholesale Club is a member-only warehouse-type club operating on the east coast of the United States. In 2010, Forbes Magazine ranked BJ’s at #232 on its America’s 500 Largest Public Corporations History Started by a discount department store named “Zayre” in 1984, BJ’s Wholesale Club’s flagship store is still located in Massachusetts. Commonly called…
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A Product Recall for Sassy Cow’s Butter Pecan and Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
On the 23rd of March, Sassy Cow Creamery LLC announced a voluntary product recall for its Blueberry Cheesecake and Butter Pecan flavored ice cream products. The reason for the recall is the presence of undeclared allergens in the products. Investigation revealed that the labeling of the product was not changed even when the supplier decided…