United States
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Aspen Baking Company
Aspen Baking Company is a privately owned wholesale bakery business headquartered in Colorado, USA. The bakery offers a variety of artisan breads and pastries. History Aspen Baking Company was founded in 1994. The company specializes in offering a “distinct plate presence” to all of its customers. Part of the company’s goals in producing its baked…
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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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The Public Benefits from the Low Prices at Publix
Publix Supermarkets currently holds 3.2% of the food retail market and is eighth in line, Walmart coming in first place. It is the biggest employee-owned grocery store chain in the United States with over 140,000 employees. Publix is considered one of the biggest grocery chains that are regional and operating more than 1,000 stores. They…
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The Grocery Game
The Grocery Game is a website established in 2000 by founder Teri Gault, a mother of two. She decided to help by sharing her grocery saving tips with a wider audience after doing it for her own family and later for friends. Initially, Teri was the normal coupon clipper and sale hunter like some of…
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Smoked Salmon Salmonella Outbreaks
The salmonella pathogen has been a problem ever since it was discovered. It seems that this bacterium is evolving to deadly strains. It seems that not only does this pathogen cause outbreaks, but the new strains are said to have even worse consequences than the latter. The salmonella pathogen is mostly associated with meat products…
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E. Coli on the Rise
It seems that significantly more Canadians are falling ill because of the beef products they produce. Beef was recently recalled because it was suspected to have the E. coli O157 pathogens. The beef was recalled after a few people started to complain of severe diarrhea and stomach pains. The affected people were rushed to the…
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Walmart’s Treatment of Employees
Mega retailer Walmart has been building stores in pro-union cities while moving out of the non-union south, which has led to increased union attacks. Many workers seek out Walmart jobs from other unionized supermarkets, grocery stores and places where their pay is much less, on–the-job injuries occur in significantly high numbers and labor infractions are…
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Selling Liquor in Grocery Stores?
A debate on selling liquor in convenience and grocery stores has been stirred by the head of the liquor policy review in British Columbia, John Yap. This comes just a few days after seeking the public’s opinion on Columbia province’s outdated laws governing alcohol. According to Yap, the governmental website aimed at gathering input from…
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