On May 20, 2022, The J. M. Smucker Co. issued a recall of certain Jif peanut butter products sold in the United States over concerns of Salmonella contamination. Salmonella can cause serious infections and can be fatal especially to young children,…
Workers at a Trader Joe’s store in Hadley, Massachusetts, are among the latest retail workers in the U.S. pushing to form a union. Organizers at the store sent an open letter dated May 14th, 2022, to Trader Joe’s CEO Dan…
Aldi recently announced that in honor of Earth Month, it plans to be the first major retailer in the U.S. to remove all plastic shopping bags from its stores. Aldi US CEO Jason Hart stated in a press release that…
On April 19, 2022, World Variety Produce out of Los Angeles, California, announced a voluntary recall of organic zucchini over fears of Salmonella contamination. Salmonella can be dangerous, especially with vulnerable populations such as the very young and very old….
Earlier this week, Aldi CEO Jason Hart issued a statement through Aldi’s various channels, including its website, via email and on social media. The title of the press release reads Our Price Promise. Hart never mentions inflation by name, but…
EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read our coverage of the May 2022 Jif Peanut Butter Recall here. On March 30, 2022, Skippy Foods, LLC, a division of Hormel, announced a major recall of peanut butter products. The recall, involving more than…
No single news story captured the world in early 2022 like the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The invasion, which began on February 24th, dominated the news cycle throughout late February and into March. At the time of this post,…
For years, Aldi Huntington Home 3-Wick Candles have been reliably priced at $3.99 in our local stores in the Midwest. That has changed in 2022, with candles in our area now going for $4.29, a 30-cent increase. It’s not a…
Aldi US announced in a press release earlier this week that it plans to open approximately 150 new stores along with a new distribution center in the United States. Aldi has already opened more than 1,000 new stores in the…
In December of 2021, the USDA announced a recall of more than 2 million pounds of pork products over concerns about Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The company involved is Alexander & Hornung, a business unit of Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc….
