On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:24:45 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:



>
> Similarly for years they
>carried King Arthur Flour before abruptly dropping it. Luckily I can
>get it at Smart and Final. Neither product requires refrigeration,
>both have a long sell-by date, both manufacturers are still in
>business. So why the change?

Many possibilities. Selling to the big chains is not so simple. They
demanded the suppliers do thing they did not want to do. TJ's did not
pay them with reasonable terms. They would not pay a fair price. They
are difficult to ship to the warehouse and have special packing
requirements. and on and on and on.

I have limited exposure to these types of businesses and want to keep
it that way. It is not easy to meet their needs at times and it
really eats into the profits. Some truckers won't even deliver to
grocery warehouses because of the hassles.