View Single Post
  #9 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Dave Smith[_1_] Dave Smith[_1_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 35,884
Default Someone Noticed...

On 21/02/2013 3:38 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>
> My guess is that the house brands are likely made on the same production
> line that makes the big name brands. Of course, that's merely my guess.
> I used to buy the big bags of breakfast cereal but these days, the big
> bags ain't so big. Bummers!


My guess is that you are right. All those business who spout the party
line about free enterprise and the benefits of competition.... they have
been buying up all the competition. There aren't as many companies
making those products as there used to be. The last local cannery in
this area closed a few years ago, but when it was still operating it
used to process and can fruits and vegetables for a number of companies
including major brands and store brands.


FWIW, the PC frosted flakes that I used to buy at Zhers and No Frills
are IMO better than Kellogs, and the Compliments brand "cheat squares"
are as good as Shreddies.

I like steel cut oats once in a while. The lat time I bought McCanns it
was $3.99 for a a 14 ox can. PC brand was $1.99 for a one pound
container. Then I found steel cut oats for 75 cents per pound. I tried
them all and I can't tell the difference.