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On 9 May 2004 01:58:20 GMT, wrote:

>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.

i don't wonder about the food products so much, as cleaning products
and the like. (i've decided i don't like house brand paper products.)

your pal
madge