Kentucky
-
A Product Recall for Flower Foods’ One Bread and English Muffins
Flower Foods announced, on May 3, a product recall regarding its One Bread products, as well as specific varieties of its English Muffins. The recall was made because of the possibility of the presence of small metal pieces. Most of the recalled products are still in the company’s possession, however, those that have been sent…
-
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…
Filed under: Manufacturers -
Whole Foods Recalls Marinade for Undeclared Allergens
Grocery giant Whole Foods Market announced a recall on specific varieties of its marinade products last August 12. The marinades are said to contain allergens that were not declared on its packaging. The affected marinades are both beer-flavored. It was found that these marinades contained soy and wheat that were not indicated in the packaging…
Filed under: Recalls -
Recall of Chopped and Bagged Romaine Expanded
True Leaf Farms announced on September 29, that it is expanding its recall of chopped and bagged romaine. The recall now includes 2,498 cartons of the product. The product recall was previously announced because of a possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. This bagged romaine was shipped from September 12 to 13 to a retail foodservice operator…
Filed under: Recalls -
A Limited Recall for Smucker’s® Natural Chunky Peanut Butter
The JM Smucker Company recently announced a voluntary limited product recall. The product involved is Smucker’s® Natural Chunky Peanut Butter, which is believed to be contaminated by the bacteria Salmonella. The Chunky Peanut Butter product was dispensed in the areas of Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,…
Filed under: Recalls -
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…
Filed under: Stores -
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…
-
Save on Grocery Costs at Costco
The average size of a Costco is 143,000 square feet of mostly warehouse. Costco is meant to be appealing to businesses and private consumers by providing a range of products that will attract both. Most of the merchandise is national brands, but Costco also offers private label products, as well. Merchandise usually comes in multi-pack,…
Filed under: Stores