Maine

  • Tempura Batter Mix Recalled Due to Undeclared Milk Ingredient

    Tempura Batter Mix Recalled Due to Undeclared Milk Ingredient

    McCormick and Company, Inc. recently announced a company initiated recall of its Tempura Seafood Batter Mix, as the packaging does not include milk in the batter’s ingredients. The product, which is under the Golden Dipt label, is packed in 8-ounce cartons, having UPC CODE 4123470132 and has an expiry date of October 8 2012. This…

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  • A Product Recall of Spinach Products from Fresh Express

    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…

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  • A Limited Recall for Smucker’s® Natural Chunky Peanut Butter

    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,…

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  • Walmart Has it Covered

    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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  • Make a Bull’s Eye to Target to Save Money

    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

    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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  • Report: Market Basket Moving Into Maine

    Report: Market Basket Moving Into Maine

    Market Basket, the New England grocer, is set to open its first Maine store in 2013 in the town of Biddeford. This is according to town officials who published a report in a local paper. Economic Development Director Daniel Stevenson talked to the Journal Tribune and said that the first Maine store of Market Basket would…

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  • DeMoulas’ Market Basket

    DeMoulas’ Market Basket

    Residents of the Northeastern United States know that DeMoulas’ Market Basket is the best family-owned one stop grocery shop in the area. DeMoulas’ Market Basket provides a range of supermarket options in each store ranging from baked goods, meat and fresh produce to health and beauty aides. DeMoulas has gone from being a local mom-and-pop…

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