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Food Manufacturing

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Bagged Salad Recall Expands Nationwide

    OK, so maybe you shrugged your shoulders at yesterday's news about the FDA's warning on Korean shellfish. Fair enough. Not exactly an everyday purchase around these parts. Bagged salad, on the other hand... The FDA has announced that River Ranch Fresh Foods of Salinas, California, has expanded its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Stouffer's Lasagna Italiano Accidently Packaged In Stuffed Pepper Container, Obviously Recalled

    Voluntary food product recalls for mislabeled or missing allergens aren't the stuff of scandal, but when a company mass produces a product and labels it with a totally incorrect product name and it's missing allergen information, Gut Check's ears perk up. Yesterday, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    It's Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's!

    Today marks Ben & Jerry's annual Free Cone Day, with area locations slinging free scoops of ice cream from Noon to 8 p.m. Though many of its St. Louis stores have shuttered in the last few years, three shops still stand, and two are participating in Free Cone Day: Ben & Jerry's U. City (6380 Delmar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    How to Make a Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Without a Strawberry

    Rick Jordan has one word of advice for Valentine's Day shoppers: "Stop asking for chocolate covered strawberries when they're out of season!" Jordan proclaims wearily from his west county chocolate store, RJ Chocolatier (14882 Clayton Road, Chesterfield; 636-230-9300). Jordan, in chocolate-making c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Report: Shooting in Wellston Leaves One Dead, Six Injured

    Wellston Food Market in the 6200 block of Page.​KTVI reports that one person is dead and six other people injured this afternoon in a mass shooting, at least part of which occurred at the Wellston Food Market on Page Avenue. Developing...

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Bobby Flay's Spicy Mango Six Other Diet Pepsis No One Wants

    Thanks, Bobby Flay. The Spicy Mango Diet Pepsi and Pineapple Chipotle Diet Pepsi you commissioned for your "Tacos & Tequila" event last weekend most certainly increased the Patron consumption. At least PepsiCo had the good sense to not put these flavors on the mass market. They already have enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Sanctuaria's Joel Clark Creates the Schweddy Ball Fizz Cocktail

    Sarah Baraba​Gut Check tried Schweddy Balls ice cream last week. We found the gimmicky ice cream to be surprisingly tasty! Meanwhile, the name of the flavor alone has left a bad taste in these ladies' mouths: One Million Moms has started a letter writing campaign and boycott to pressure Ben & ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    Ben & Jerry's in the Loop Drops Its Schweddy Balls On Saturday -- Gut Check Couldn't Wait

    Chrissy WilmesSchweddy Balls -- more than a gimmick?​As reported yesterday, Gut Check's been on a quest for Schweddy Balls. After hours of phone calls met with laughter, disbelief and rejection after rejection, the Town & Country Whole Foods (1160 Town and Country Crossing Road, Town & Country ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    We Can't Wait to Get Our Mouth Around Some Schweddy Balls

    Chrissy WilmesThe Ben & Jerry's in the Delmar Loop -- sadly, no Schweddy Balls.​Last week, Ben & Jerry's finally confirmed rumors that have been circulating since June -- it released an ice cream inspired by the beloved "Delicious Dish" Saturday Night Live sketch featuring Pete Schweddy and hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Food Bloggers Fooled, Flabbergasted by ConAgra PR Stunt

    ​The New York Times today has a story that's riling the food blogosphere: A group of food (and mommy) bloggers say food behemoth ConAgra and the PR agency Ketchum concocted a fake underground restaurant from celebrity chef George Duran to trick them into sampling new Marie Callender's-brand items. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    James Brown Is a Sex Noodle Machine

    From the Department of Awesome Stuff People Send Me Apropos of Nothing, here are two ads for a Japanese noodle company featuring James Brown:

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Food Revolutionaries Murray Handwerker and Wallace McCain Die

    Wikimedia CommonsFamous Nathan's, which Murray Handwerker made really famous.​Over the weekend two people who played major roles in the modernization of the food industry died. Murry Handwerker, 89, of Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs passed away on Saturday. Canadian potato entrepreneur Wallace McCai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Grape Tomatoes, Canned Seafood Get Nasty

    Gray's Harbor Public Market​ Who doesn't love a good seafood salad with tangy little grape tomatoes? The human gastrointestinal tract, that's who, especially if that salad's made with the canned seafood the FDA's just recalled. Quinault Tribal Enterprise in Washington State has recalled al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Gluten-Free Summit Planned, and Not a Moment Too Soon

    freakingfitness.com​One person in 133 is gluten intolerant, and they're joining forces to hold the first Gluten Free Food Labeling Summit. The group 1in133.org will host the May 4 event in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to get legislators and food producers to follow the 2007 Food Allergen La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Circuit Court Ruling Puts Raw Milk Cheesemaker Out of Business

    image viaThe Cheese House at Morningland of the Ozarks is no more.​The battle over raw-milk cheese has come home to Missouri. On Tuesday the Howell County Circuit Court upheld a ruling by the Missouri State Milk Board that Morningland of the Ozarks, a dairy in Mountain View, would have to dest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    The Compostable Sun Chips Bag Is Back! And Still Kinda Loud!

    Last year, Frito-Lay pulled its new compostable bag for Sun Chips from the shelves because the bag was too gosh-darn loud. (Except in Canada, where the company instead offered a jovial eff-you to the haters.)Now the compostable Sun Chips bag is back in new, supposedly-not-as-loud form. As this video ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Food Safety Law Leads to Food Tracking Frenzy

    Now that the federal food safety law is in effect, the Washington Post looks at what food producers are doing to meet new criteria for food traceability. The law requires all parts of the food distribution chain to be able to quickly trace where food items came from through electronic records to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Tyson Foods Visionary Dies.

    Donald J. Tyson, who turned his father's Arkansas chicken business into one of the largest meat producers in the world, died yesterday. He was 80 years old. The New York Times has his obituary, featuring the story of Tyson Foods' massive growth under Mr. Tyson. He retired in 1994, but not before fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Smithfield Pork Exposed by Humane Society, Boycotted by Bittman

    Paula Deen may love Smithfield Foods pork products, but Mark Bittman's not a fan. Neither is the Humane Society of America, who released a report on inhumane conditions at Smithfield's large pig farms. Bittman took to his website yesterday to call for a boycott, and issued a plea to stop supporting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Frito-Lay Canada Responds to Noisy Sun Chips Bag with Reason, Humor, Ear Plugs

    A few weeks ago, Gut Check reported that Frito-Lay was pulling its new, EXTREMELY LOUD compostable Sun Chips bag from the market. In Canada, however, the bag will remain.Why?Because, as Frito-Lay Canada sustainability leader Helmi Ansari makes clear in this charming video (via Gizmodo), Canadians ar ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Barenaked Ladies

    8 p.m. Sunday, November 7. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    The Morning Brew: 5.27

    Sold! Pabst Brewing Company, the maker of PBR and Schlitz, is finally sold. The Wall Street Journal reports that food investor C. Dean Metropoulos has purchased to company for $250 million. Metropoulos has built his fortune on buying small food companies, like Vlasic Pickles and Bumble Bee Tuna, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    The Morning Brew: 5.27

    Sold! Pabst Brewing Company, the maker of PBR and Schlitz, is finally sold. The Wall Street Journal reports that food investor C. Dean Metropoulos has purchased to company for $250 million. Metropoulos has built his fortune on buying small food companies, like Vlasic Pickles and Bumble Bee Tuna, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    The Morning Brew: 5.19

    Shocking! Chefs sometimes smoke pot. The New York Times examines the marijuana culture that often goes side by side with professional kitchens. While cocaine was the kitchen drug of choice in the nouvelle cuisine 1980s, today's heavier rustic foods favor something a bit more mellow. "'There has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    The Morning Brew: 4.30

    As the oil from last week's rig explosion creeps closer to the Louisiana coast, New Orleans restaurants are becoming concerned about the fate of their local seafood, especially on the verge of oyster reproduction season. The Chicago Tribune interviewed people whose livelihoods rely on Gulf oysters t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Top Five Music Festival-Inspired Flavors for Ben & Jerry's Consideration.

    Every spring, when the music festivals are unveiling their line-ups, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream also reveals their new flavors. This year, the two have collided with Ben & Jerry's Bonnaroo BUZZ. Ian McCulloch: You know what would go great with that wine? Ice cream.​ The company's website descri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12.30

    In today's news: More on Mexico and U.S. meat, prosecco and Burger King's meat cologne sells out.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.29

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Dining

    May 7, 2008

    See Malcolm get his Pork Pattie Loaf on!

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 4.9

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 4.2

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Monday, 1.28

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 12/18

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    The Economist on Food Costs

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    Breaking Damn News! Frozen Pizza Recall!

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Friday, 10/26

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    Salmonella! Pot Pies! The Year of Eating Dangerously Continues...

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 9/18

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Thursday, 8/9

    In today's news: Mexico bans U.S. meat, Diet Coke Plus shouldn't be "Plus," and France isn't happy about its wine.

  • Dining

    July 4, 2007

    Feel Good Chocolate Diet

    $24.99
    Golden Grocer Natural Foods
    335 North Euclid Avenue

  • Music

    February 14, 2007

    Carbon Leaf

    9 p.m. Friday, February 16. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).

  • Music

    November 3, 2004

    Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

    Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (Anti/Epitaph)

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Bagels

    Bagel Factory

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Doughnuts

    Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

  • Restaurants

    April 2, 2003

    Bagels

    St. Louis Bread Company

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Bagels

    St. Louis Bread Co.

  • Restaurants

    April 17, 2002

    Doughnuts

    Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Bagels

    St Louis Bread Co.

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Doughnuts

    Krispy Kreme

  • Restaurants

    April 18, 2001

    Value

    Pho Grand

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