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Kettle Brand
Kettle Brand, owned by Diamond Foods, is one of the largest snack food manufacturers in the U.S. The company is well-known for its potato chips in a variety of flavors. Based in Oregon, it has branches in European and Asian countries, as well. History Kettle Brand was created by Cameron Healy in 1978, when he…
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A Voluntary Product Recall of Specific Le Bon Patisserie Products
Le Bon Patisserie announced a voluntary product recall on some of its products last April 5. The reason for the recall is the possibility that undeclared allergens may be present in the products. Egg, wheat, walnuts, pistachios and milk may be present as ingredients in the products despite being undeclared. The recall was made after…
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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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Searches for Wal-Mart’s Policy on Grocery Coupons Shoot Up after the Premier of TLC’s “Extreme Couponing”
After the two-episode premiere of the reality television show “Extreme Couponing,” searches for Wal-Mart’s policy on grocery coupons significantly went up. The show features 12 expert couponers who share tips, as well as their experiences, in maximizing the use of grocery coupons. These reality TV stars and their families have been able to save more…
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Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., based in Plano, TX, is one of the largest snack manufacturers in the world. The company manufactures potato chips and other salty snacks and delivers them to all parts of America. History Frito-Lay North America, Inc. was founded in 1932 by C. E. Doolin. Before he started the chips business, he used…
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Tim’s Cascade Snacks
Tim’s Cascade Snacks is a snack manufacturing company based in Washington. The company manufactures and distributes potato chips and popcorn to all parts of the USA and some Asian countries. History Tim’s Cascade Snacks was founded in 1986 by Tim Kennedy. Tim and his family started the business in a 15,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant…
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Barrel O’ Fun
Barrel O’ Fun is a wholesale manufacturer of snack foods based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. It supplies its products to grocery shops and food service customers around the U.S. History Barrel O’ Fun was founded in 1973 in Minneapolis by Tuffy Nelson and his son Ken. In the beginning, the company had only 10 employees,…
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A Product Recall of Spinach Products from Fresh Express
Fresh Express announced a voluntary recall of nine cases of its spinach products. The reason for the recall is the possibility of contamination by the Salmonella bacteria. The product recall was announced after it was found that an example tested positive for Salmonella in a random sampling. The affected products have sell-by dates of April…
