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On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:27:22 -0400, Boron Elgar
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>On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:56:36 -0400, Landon > wrote:
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>>>>Landon wrote:
>>>>King Arthur *used to be* a quality maker of quality products. One of
>>>>my nieces was the person who ran their test kitchen. After new
>>>>ownership of the company, its products were revised and the quality
>>>>dropped radically. My niece quit working there as a result. She was
>>>>told by the owners that her remarks about their products weren't
>>>>needed...hahaha, crack me up! Have a test kitchen and don't listen to
>>>>the person running it....ok...then why have one?

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>>On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:43:26 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>>When did the change-over happen?
>>>
>>>Boron

>>
>>I'll have to email my niece and ask her. I believe it was about 3 or 4
>>years ago.
>>
>>I just emailed her.

>
>
>Thanks. I am curious, as I saw that over the past 3-5 years their
>business model changed. They sell a lot more mixes and "add-ins" than
>basic ingredients these days.
>
>Boron


No problem Boron! I remember how upset she was when the changes
started happening. She said that prior to the changes, every product
they had was tested in her kitchen on the plant. Then they started
bypassing the testing and just throwing new products on the shelf with
no actual human testing. She said that the quality started dropping at
that point and she became very dissatisfied with her job.

If I remember correctly, she stayed there about 6 months then and left
for another job.

I'll post in this thread when she answers my email. It might be a few
days. She's a very busy person.