Master Grocer
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A Product Recall for Pierre Foods’ Jamwich
On March 11, Pierre Foods announced a company initiated product recall for 320 cases of its Jamwich product. The reason for the recall is the possible contamination of the products by Listeria monocytogenes. The product recall was made after one sample tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes in a routine random sampling. Pierre Foods and the…
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One Hundred Year Old Bernie and Boys Market Ends its Business
Joe Salle recently announced that the family’s business, Bernie and Boys Market, will be closing. Salle announced that although he wanted to keep the business up and running, they just could not afford it anymore, as they could not keep paying the bills. Bernie and Boys Market was popular for being known as the ‘Live…
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A Product Recall for Nibble with Gibble’s and Kay and Ray’s Chips
On February 8, Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe Incorporated announced a product recall for specific products under the ‘Kay and Ray’s’ and ‘Nibble with Gibble’s’ brand snack foods. The reason for the recall is the possibility of an undeclared allergen, soy protein, in the snacks. The recalled products have the following specifications printed on the retail…
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Haribo
Haribo is a German confectionery manufacturing company, supplying its products to almost all parts of the world. It is also the world’s largest jelly and gummy sweet manufacturing company. It is owned by the Riegel family and is famous for its Gummy Bear range of confectioneries. History Hans Riegel, the founder of Haribo, was born…
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Ghirardelli Chocolate
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is one of the most renowned chocolate confectionery and beverage manufacturers in the US. The company is based in California. History Domenico Ghirardelli, the founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, was born in 1817 in Rapallo, Italy. At that time, his father was importing exotic foods to Italy. His passion for chocolate developed…
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Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods is a food production company based in Illinois in the USA. It manufactures and distributes food products to almost every part of the world. History Kraft Foods started out in many places around the globe and with many innovators in the production of food products. The history of Kraft foods dates back to…
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WalMart Plans to Open Neighborhood Market at 124th Street
Wal-Mart Stores Co. is planning to open a new batch of grocery stores all over the country, starting with the location at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Wal-Mart plans to open one of its neighborhood markets at the former Jewel-Osco site over at 3850 N 124th St. in Wauwatosa. The area, which is 5.5 acres in size, has…
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Nestle’ Launches First Peel-able Ice Cream Worldwide
On February 16, Nestle’ announced the worldwide launch of its peel-able ice cream product. This ice cream is considered to be the first of its kind in the ice cream industry. The revolutionary ice cream product was first introduced in Thailand in 2010, where it was a huge hit, especially with the kids. It was…