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  • How a Stay-at-Home Mother Became a Professional Couponer

    How a Stay-at-Home Mother Became a Professional Couponer

    Homemaker Brooke Dunn started couponing a year and a half ago when she was informed that her husband could possibly lose his job, which would significantly affect their income. Instead of panicking, Dunn started looking for ways to save money and cut down on their expenses. That was the time that she tried her hand…

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  • Smith’s Releases its Own Coupon Policy

    Smith’s Releases its Own Coupon Policy

    Smith’s Food and Drug recently released its coupon policy to assist customers in using coupons when shopping at the store. A lot of grocery stores have been releasing their own coupon policies so that customers are clearly informed about what is and what is not allowed when using coupons to pay for purchases from the…

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  • San-J International, Inc.

    San-J International, Inc.

    San-J International, Inc is a subsidiary company of Japan-based San-Jirushi Corporation. The company is known for producing the popular San-J Tamari (soy) sauce and is currently headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. History San-J International’s parent company, San-Jirushi (meaning, “mark of three”), was created in 1804 and primarily produced miso and tamari products. The company’s first processing…

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  • Bolthouse Farms

    Bolthouse Farms

    Bolthouse Farms is one of America’s largest producers of fresh carrots and a variety of carrot products. The company also produces fruit juices, smoothies and chai tea. History Bolthouse Farm’s history began in 1915 when the Bolthouse family decided to engage in commercial farming in western Michigan. Soon after starting the business, the family was…

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  • What Fast Food Chains Don’t Tell You

    What Fast Food Chains Don’t Tell You

    All fast food restaurants have a few practices they do not usually blurt out to the public, but are implemented at the store. Here are a few. Fast food restaurants have healthy meals, but they will be more expensive than the less healthy ones. For instance, a salad containing chicken will be more expensive than…

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  • A Product Recall for ‘Halal’ Cakes Due to An Undeclared Allergen

    A Product Recall for ‘Halal’ Cakes Due to An Undeclared Allergen

    Commissioner Darrel Aubertine of New York State’s Department of Agriculture announced a product recall for ‘Halal Fruit Cake’ and ‘Plain Halal Cake.’ The products are said to contain eggs, which have not been listed as part of the ingredients. This was found after results of a random sample testing showed that the products contained eggs,…

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  • Publix’s Coupon Policy Becomes Even Better as it Expands the Use of Third-Party Coupons

    Publix’s Coupon Policy Becomes Even Better as it Expands the Use of Third-Party Coupons

    Last Monday, more grocery shoppers at Publix began to take advantage of the grocery chain’s improved coupon policy by using manufacturer and competitor coupons for their purchases. Although Publix had been accepting competitor coupons long before the policy was improved, the grocery chain did not advertise it in its stores or even on its website.…

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  • Hostess Brands Announces the Limited Availability of One of its Well-loved Products

    Hostess Brands Announces the Limited Availability of One of its Well-loved Products

    Hostess Brands of Irving, Texas has recently announced that it will be offering a limited edition of its well-loved snack, Hostess® Twinkies, in the original banana filling. Originally, Hostess made their Twinkies products with a banana filling (according to Grandpa Twinkies’ original recipe). However, because of a scarcity of bananas during World War II, the…

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