mary > wrote:
> I was wondering how to determine if the maker of a food product actually
> makes the product themselves or if they buy it from someone else, and just
> has their label on it. If the label says "distributed by" does that mean it
> is not made by company whose brand is on it, and that it is made by an other
> company? There is a small local company that makes a lot of "condiment" type
> products, and I wonder if they really would cook and package it all
> themselves. I met the president of the company at a store by accident, and
> asked him but he did not give me a clear answer.

Depends on the product. Why not let us in on the name of the product
you have in mind? Maybe if you disclose the name of the product,
someone on this newsgroup might know its origin.