In article >, "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.

Depends.

>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?


Very likely.


>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.

> Thanks
>
> Tom

Gee, that wasn't the Gedney company, was it? :-) They "produce" my
Peach Raspberry Jam and the other preserves in their line of Award
Winning State Fair Recipes, but they don't make it. :-) They're line
is primarily pickles and condiments (relishes, mustard, etc.) and they
outsource the manufacture of the jams. The fine print on the jar says
they distribute it.
<http://www.gedneypickle.com/products/statefair.htm>

They in turn do some packaging for Del Monte. Some veggies, I think.
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