"Janet B." > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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>> "Phred" > wrote in message
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>>> It's always had me a bit puzzled how so many of those house brands are
>>> so poor compared with "the real thing".
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>> The store you buy them at doesn't care enough to find better suppliers.
>> It's as simple as that.


> Or even simpler, the store is boosting the bottom line by selling
> cheaply-produced products under the house label.
> Janet


That too. How unfortunate, though. Some (though not enough) stores can boost
the bottom line by charging a premium for products which customers expect to
pay more for. Ready to eat dinner items, for instance. This allows them to
keep the price down or the quality up for things like private label canned &
frozen goods. Wegman's does a great job with this.