falcontook
Assistant Cook
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2008
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I was looking at the labels of some of the products at Trader Joe's and was shocked by some of the calories and fats in the food. Do you guys think that Trader Joe's food is really healthy?
This is absolutely correct. I worked for a carton manufacturing company 5 years ago and the parent company would order name brand and generic cartons for many different foods. The generics were usually for different stores, Safeway, Vons, Lowes, etc., so the Trader Joe's product your looking at could be sold in another store in completely different packaging. And you pay more at one store over another because the cartons cost different amounts based on the ornateness of the packaging. Ever wonder why that name brand box is $2 more than the plain white and red Safeway box? Two color verses four color process costs more.Before you start trying to single out one "brand" - you might want to spend a little time comparing it to other similar items on the shelf. Some items are mass produced in a factory and then stored in a warehouse - the labels are put on the cans when they are ordered. The same contents may wear a dozen different "brand" labels.