Minnesota

  • American Crystal Sugar

    American Crystal Sugar

    The American Crystal Sugar Company is a cooperative of sugar beet farmers. Currently, its members are at a total of 2,800 farmers and its products are distributed throughout the country and internationally for its industrial customers. History Crystal Sugar’s history started when investors, headed by Henry Oxnard, put up a factory for beet sugar in…

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  • Seaboard Corporation

    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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  • No-Sodium Dill Pickles Launched by Healthy Heart Market

    No-Sodium Dill Pickles Launched by Healthy Heart Market

    Healthy Heart Market, a Minnesota-based food company, has launched a new healthy food product in the first quarter of this year. This new product, No-Salt Dill Pickles, was introduced to the market last April. This low-sodium pickle product is free from artificial preservatives, flavorings and colorings. The pickles come from Kruegermann Pickles and Sauerkraut and…

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  • Mislabelling : Red Enchilada Pays for It

    Mislabelling : Red Enchilada Pays for It

    Los Angeles-based Bruce Foods Co. has announced a recall for its Food Club® “Red Enchilada Sauce” labeled products. This product is recalled because of a possible mislabeling of the product. The canned enchilada sauce products might possibly contain Green Enchilada sauce instead of the red one. Green enchilada sauce contains soy and wheat, which are…

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  • Bongards Creameries

    Bongards Creameries

    Bongards Creameries is a cooperative operated and owned by dairy farmers of Minnesota. Its headquarters are located in Bongards, Minnesota. History In 1908, the same year Henry Ford produced his first car model and the first commercial airplane left the ground, Bongards Creameries was formed. Bongards Creameries was a creamery cooperative started by a group…

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  • First District Association

    First District Association

    First District Association, or FDA, is a dairy cooperative engaged in the production of whey products, dairy products and cheeses. The cooperative’s headquarters is located in Minnesota, USA. History FDA’s history began primarily due to John Brandt’s contributions. Brandt was the president of Litchfield Cooperative Creamery, which at the time, was doing very well in…

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  • Sunrich Naturals

    Sunrich Naturals

    Sunrich Naturals is a US-based food and beverage manufacturing company, and is a subsidiary of SunOpta, Inc. The company has its headquarters in Minnesota, USA. History Sunrich Naturals was created by its parent company SunOpta over 25 years ago. The company focused on creating products that were both wholesome and organic, without a trace of…

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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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