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Unilever
Unilever is a multinational company based in the UK that manufactures and distributes food and personal care products to more than 170 countries around the world. The company also has 5 laboratories to conduct researches. History The history of Unilever traces back to 1872, when Jurgens and Van den Bergh opened factories in Netherlands to…
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Orange Julius
Orange Julius is a beverage manufacturing company based in Minnesota in the U.S. The company supplies its products to almost all parts of the world and is currently owned by Dairy Queen. History Orange Julius was founded by Julius Freed in 1926 in Los Angeles as a small orange juice stand. Even though sales were…
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United Biscuits
United Biscuits is a well known cookie manufacturing company based in Middlesex, UK. The company manufactures and distributes cookies and cakes to almost 10 countries around the world. History The history of United Biscuits dates back to 1948, when 2 family businesses merged to form one of the largest biscuit manufacturers in the world. The…
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A Product Recall on Rain Swiss Rolls Due to an Undeclared Allergen
S&M Enterprise (USA) announced a voluntary recall for its Rain Swiss Rolls product because of the presence of undeclared egg, which is considered to be a food allergen. The recall was announced April 20, after it was discovered on a routine sampling of the product. Laboratory Analysts of the State’s Department of Agriculture and Market…
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Kikkoman
Kikkoman is the world’s leading soy sauce manufacturer. Apart from soy sauce, it also manufactures and distributes vegetable juices, brown rice, and enzyme luciferase. The company also has restaurants in Tokyo. History The history of Kikkoman traces back to the 17th century, when families in Tokyo started producing soy sauce from soy beans that were…
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SavingStar Inc.
SavingStar Inc. is a company that offers the first fully digital, national grocery e-coupon service. These e-coupons are available at the company’s website, www.savingstar.com. History SavingStar Inc. was created by current Chief Executive Officer, David Rochon. The company, together with its website, was launched on April 18, 2011. With the website’s launching comes the offering…
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A Product Launch for Lotus Bakeries’ Biscoff Spread
Lotus Bakeries announced, March 8, that their Biscoff Spread product will be available in the United States market. Lotus Bakeries, a family-owned European company, is widely known in Europe for producing the popular Biscoff cookies (cookies with coffee). The popularity of the Biscoff cookies reached the United States when Delta Airlines served them to its…
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Wal-Mart Encourages Consumers to Buy American-made Goods
In a recent gathering, Wal-Mart’s CEO, Mike Duke, announced that most of the products Wal-Mart is selling are made in the United States. This quite surprised people in the grocery chain industry, as it has been widely known that Wal-Mart’s top priority is in offering consumers the lowest prices possible, even if it means selling…
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