Kansas
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Aldi Foods
Aldi , short for Albrecht Discount, is an international discount supermarket chain based in Germany. History In 1946, brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht took over a small store in a suburb of Essen, Germany, their mother had opened in 1913. Soon after they opened another retail outlet nearby and by 1950 owned 13 stores in the…
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Dillons Stores
Dillons Inc. is a grocery supermarket chain that is part of The Kroger Co. It is based in Hutchinson, Kansas in the United States. History John S. Dillon started his grocery business by opening J.S. Dillon Cash Store in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1913. Dillon’s Inc. was officially founded in 1921, when Dillon’s sons John and…
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A Product Recall for Pickled Sliced Beets
On the 21st of March, Lakeside Incorporated announced a product recall for some brands of its pickled sliced beets. The reason for the recall is a possible bacterial contamination due to possible under-processing of the beets. The recall was done with the FDA’s knowledge and Lakeside distributors have already been informed of the recall. The…
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Seaboard Corporation
Seaboard Corporation is a worldwide conglomerate with diversified operations. It is primarily engaged in ocean transportation and agriculture businesses such as pork processing and production in the United States. History Seaboard Corporation’s history began in 1918 when it started in the flour business by buying its first mill in Kansas. A year later, the company…
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Palm Beach County’s First Aldi Store Opens
Palm Beach County’s first Aldi store recently had its opening celebration. The store opening, which was last Monday (August 29), even had a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new Aldi store is in Delray Beach, specifically on Linton Boulevard. It has only been in recent years that Aldi stores began to open in the state of…
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Whole Cantaloupes Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Jensen Farms of Colorado has announced a voluntary recall for specific shipments of their whole cantaloupes. The cantaloupes are being recalled because of the possibility of bacterial contamination. The whole cantaloupes are suspected to have been contaminated with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. The company is already in the process of recalling the fruit produce, and…
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Cut Mixed Fruit and Cantaloupes Recalled Due to Bacterial Contamination
Kansas-based food processor Carol’s Cuts has announced a recall on specific batches of its cut mixed fruits and cut cantaloupes. The said products may have been contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes. This voluntary recall by Carol’s Cuts is part of a bigger product recall that involves cantaloupes traced to the “Rocky Ford Cantaloupes” that…
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Dean and Deluca
Dean and Deluca is a US chain of high-end grocery stores. The company is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. History The first Dean and Deluca store was established in September of 1977 in the SoHo district of New York City. The founders of this store were Giorgio DeLuca, Jack Ceglic and Joel Dean. Co-founder Jack Ceglic…
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