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Skriven 2009-02-24 06:29:00 av Dave Drum (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
Ärende: Re: Bick's
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to RUTH HANSCHKA <=-

 -=> Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Mick Lazic <=-

 RH> I've never seen them.

 JW> Bick's are huge in Canada. They are now part of Smucker's brands.
 JW> Both companies started off as family companies but grew into large
 JW> public corporations with international sales and production. The
 JW> J.M. Smucker Company is a Canadian company with American and
 JW> international brands and factories.

That's wrong for a start ...

" Back in 1897, in the Midwestern farming community of Orrville, Ohio, Jerome
Monroe Smucker pressed locally grown apples into cider and apple butter. True
to his upbringing, Jerome took great pride in a job well done and signed the
lid of every crock of apple butter as his personal guarantee of quality. By
adhering to a very simple set of Basic Beliefs, The J.M. Smucker Company grew
and prospered.

Today, our marketplace is the world. While Orrville, Ohio, remains our
headquarters, we now operate facilities throughout the United States and abroad
to manufacture a wide range of products." 
http://www.smuckers.com/family_company/

 JW> It all started with Smucker's
 JW> jams but now owns Smucker's, Bick's (pickles), Dutch girl (potato
 JW> chips), Crosse and Blackwell (English jams and condiments)

 JW> Folgers (coffee),

ORRVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The J. M. Smucker Company
(NYSE: SJM) ("Smucker") announced the completion of its previously disclosed
merger with The Folgers Coffee Company ("Folgers"), a subsidiary of The Procter
& Gamble Company ("P&G"). The cost of the transaction to Smucker is
approximately $3 billion, including the issuance of Smucker common shares and
$350 million of Folgers debt guaranteed by Smucker in connection with the
merger. On October 31, 2008, Smucker paid a special dividend of five dollars
per share to all Smucker shareholders of record at the close of business on
September 30, 2008.

Folgers, founded in 1850, is the leading producer of retail packaged coffee
products in the United States. Folgers broad product offering includes its
original Folgers® brand, Millstone® and a license to manufacture and distribute
Dunkin' Donuts® coffee in the retail grocery market.

http://www.folgers.com/pressroom/press_release_06112008.shtml

 JW> Jif (peanut butter), 

Owned by Smuckers (an AMERICAN company) www.jif.com

 JW> Crisco (shortenings and oils), 

Owned by Smuckers (an AMERICAN company) http://www.crisco.com/About_Crisco/

 JW> Eagle Brand (condensed milk), Still owned by Borden's ...

"Facts About EAGLE BRAND®

Eagle Brand® was introduced in 1856 by Gail Borden to combat food poisoning and
other illnesses related to lack of refrigeration and preservation techniques.
The Civil War brought Eagle Brand® the recognition required to make it a
household name. The military needed milk that would keep well and Borden's
product filled that need. Additionally, Eagle Brand® was credited with
significantly lowering the infant mortality rate in North America. Gail
Borden's discovery provided milk that would remain safe and wholesome — at that
time, an important contribution to the nourishment of infants and children."

http://www.eaglebrand.com/history.asp

 JW> Sheriff (gelatin desserts) and White Lily

I think Sheriff is a native Canadian product. But White Lily is yet another
Smucker brand (do you begin to sense a trend here. http://www.whitelily.com/

 JW> Robin Hood and Five Roses flours.

Are Canadian. But, Five ROses is owned by Smuckers (J.M. Smucker of Canada)

 JW> It has several US brands and operations and, yes, a Bick's factory
 JW> in Mexico.

 JW> It also holds the Canadian licenses for and makes Pillsbury and
 JW> Carnation products here.

As it does for all the Smucker owned brands mentioned. Of your list the only
ones I could not link directly to J. M. Smucker Co. of Orrville, Ohio, USA were
Sheriff gelatin and Robin Hood flour.

And what they hey ... I decided with all this going on to take a flyer and look
up Bick's. Guess what ... " Bick's Pickles, a division of Robin Hood Multifoods
Inc., Markham, Ontario, supplies pickles and condiments worldwide under its own
brand and leading private labels for retail and foodservice. The company, which
has Canada's No. 1 national brands in its categories, has been a favorite since
1939" http://tinyurl.com/mix-pickles

And ain't it a can of worms when you prize the lid off of cherished beliefs and
look at the underlying reality???    Bv)=

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      Title: Green Salad With Olives, Manchego & Romesco Sauce
 Categories: Five, Latino, Salads, Cheese
      Yield: 6 servings
 
     12 c  Bitter salad greens, like
           - frisée or curly endive
    3/4 c  Romesco sauce; to taste
     12    Good-quality anchovy filets;
           - rinsed under cold water
           - (opt)
      1 oz Manchego or another aged
           - Spanish cheese, shaved
           - with a potato peeler
    1/2 c  Brine-cured black olives;
           - like kalamatas or niçoise
           - dry-cured moroccan black
           - olives, rinsed and drained
 
  Put the greens in a salad bowl or on a platter. Toss with the romesco
  sauce to lightly coat (add more if necessary). Arrange the anchovies,
  if using, on top and sprinkle on shavings of cheese and the olives,
  or plate and garnish each serving individually. Have a pepper mill
  and extra romesco sauce on the table.

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