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Grocery Stores That Have Some of The Lowest-Priced Groceries
A price comparison has been conducted on four local grocery stores in Georgia to find out which of the four sells the cheapest grocery items. The stores involved in the price comparison are Publix, Rockbridge Ingles, Kroger on Hairston Road and Memorial Drive’s Save a Lot. In the comparison, the prices of five most common…
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A Product Recall For Dried Shredded Shrimp Products
A recall was announced recently by La Fiesta Food Products Inc. because of the unwanted presence of undeclared sulfites in its Dried Shredded Shrimp products. The dried shrimp products are sold under the brand Mi Pueblo. The recall was announced after it was found that the labels have not been updated and did not contain sulfites as…
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Rising Prices of Pork and Its Effect on Retailers
With the increase in the cost of pork production, it is inevitable that wholesale and retail prices of pork will shoot up, as well. The steadily increasing cost of producing pork has led to the rise of pork prices in the market. This had led retailers, as well as pork producers, to think about what…
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Whole Foods Market Promotes Eco-Sale in its Stores
In Austin, Texas, the grocery chain Whole Foods Market is introducing and promoting its Eco-Sale project. With this, the store mandates that each product that will be displayed in their household cleaning racks will be checked and assessed by a third party company and rated according to a new labeling system, which is also primarily…
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A Product Recall for Satur Farms’ Cilantro
On April 20, Satur Farms LLC announced a voluntary recall for its cilantro product because of the possibility of bacterial contamination. The recalled cilantro lot is thought to be contaminated with the Salmonella bacteria. This was discovered after a USDA routine test where random samples of the seeds used tested positive for Salmonella. Although the…
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A Product Launch for Surf Sweets Gummy Bear Snack Packs
TruSweets, LLC has recently launched, through its subsidiary Surf Sweets, the Gummy Bear Multi-Pack Snacks. Sour Berry Bears and Gummy Bears multi-pack snack packs are now the newest additions to the company’s candy products. The new product is all made from natural and organic ingredients. These are free from corn syrup, artificial flavorings, artificial food…
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A Product Recall of Carob’s ‘Mint Miniatures’ and ‘Brown Rice Crunch Squares’
On April 22, 2011, a product recall was announced for two of Simple Food’s products. This product recall was made by Commissioner Darrel Aubertine of the Department of Agriculture due to the presence of milk, which is considered to be a common food allergen. The recalled Simple Foods products are ‘Mini Miniatures’ and ‘Brown Rice…
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Stop & Shop Introduces an Advanced System of Refrigeration on its Store
In the area of Quincy, Massachusetts, the local Shop & Stop store is currently making use of a high technology refrigeration system for some of its refrigerated products. This 38,000 square foot Stop & Shop store opened its doors to customers in December of last year and already it is implementing changes for the purpose…
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