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Candy Items Voluntarily Recalled by Eillien’s Candies
Eillien’s Candies Inc. is voluntarily recalling some of its candy items for having undeclared allergens. The recalled products are yogurt raisins and granola mix. The recalled candy items are believed to contain yogurt-covered peanuts that are not indicated on the products’ packaging. It was found that yogurt-covered peanuts had been accidentally mixed with the yogurt-covered…
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Addi Cakes
Addi Cakes is an “order only” bakery business located in Freeport, Illinois, USA. Addi Cakes specializes in creating custom gourmet cakes and cupcakes. History Jason Schadewalt founded Addi Cakes in his hometown of Freeport,Illinois toward the end of 2010, a year when he was laid off his job working as an equipment operator. It was…
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Walmart Has it Covered
When it comes to market share, Walmart has got it over any other food chain in the U.S. by a wide margin. With 21% of the market cornered, their closest competitor, Kroger, has a measly 8.8%. Walmart tops the list of supermarkets. With its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has become the largest…
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The Many Faces of Kroger
When it comes to finding the biggest, traditional food retailer in the U.S. just look to the many aspects of Kroger (NYSE: KR). Their annual intake for groceries is $65.7 billion. Kroger operates 2,468 food markets under more than 12 different brands (as of January 2010, the most current information available). Many supermarkets also sell…
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Safeway Offers a Safe Way to Save Money
The Safeway (NYSE: SWY) headquarters are located in Pleasanton, California, and their stable of stores comes in fifth place among grocery retailers in the U.S., with Walmart coming in as number one. Safeway controls more than 1,516 stores located in the U.S. and more than 200 stores in Canada. More than half of the 1,500…
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Make a Bull’s Eye to Target to Save Money
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is a line of discount stores that carry general merchandise and groceries. The stores are designed into several different classes: Target, Super Target, and Target Greatland. In addition, they run an on-line business, Target.direct and several other subsidiaries. Their headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Target has stores in every state in…
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Save for Sure When Buying at Sam’s Club
Sam’s Club is a part of the Walmart group of businesses. It is a warehouse-style store that sells to members only. Products are chosen with businesses and private consumers in mind. Like most warehouse-style stores, merchandise is sold in bulk and multi-packs, either right from the shipping pallet or stocked on industrial-type, steel shelving. The…
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Save More with Meijer Stores
Meijer (pronounced Meyer) is a chain of superstores headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company is still privately owned and run by the Meijer family with Hank Meijer on board as Co-chairman and CEO, and Doug Meijer as Co-chairman. In 2008, Meijer was rated 19th in Fortune’s “The 35 largest U.S. private companies.” In 2011,…