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35. LOL yup the KH rolls can be addictive, and high in calories as well

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 07:48 PM

Jan 2020

90 to be exact, and i can't have just one if i indulge. Which is why i avoid buying them.

HEB has a knockoff product called ALOHA rolls: https://www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=19229416&retailer_id=45&region_id=468399243&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_food_tx_austin_newengen&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-1768391002_adgroupid-68940023236_device-c&gclid=CjwKCAiAu9vwBRAEEiwAzvjq-5wvPxobhUDrAmk6KlHp1S51pq43dYD-1r2xTr2s7rpwFdOX01WfRBoCZhEQAvD_BwE

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11 companies that own almost everything you buy at the grocery store [View all] packman Jan 2020 OP

I can't find ConAgra Blecht Jan 2020 #1

They contribute the ingredients to many of these junk products. nt coti Jan 2020 #3

Or the other one either: Archer Daniels Midland yonder Jan 2020 #5

And they are one of the largest Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #27

Almost all junk. coti Jan 2020 #2

What I was thinking marlakay Jan 2020 #36

I saw two products that I occasionally buy yankeepants Jan 2020 #4

Same, seems to be all sugar; soft drinks, candy, and sugar cereal Amishman Jan 2020 #20

Which mega agribusiness has cornered the market on broccoli? DBoon Jan 2020 #6

Glad for you - but, notice the title of the post packman Jan 2020 #7

title of post is " 11 companies that own almost everything you buy at the grocery store" DBoon Jan 2020 #8

Well you're obviously extremely smart about what you eat but you see, this isn't about you. hedda_foil Jan 2020 #9

The list covers snacks, soda, candy and cereal Mosby Jan 2020 #11

I don't either. llmart Jan 2020 #14

95% to 99%??? DBoon Jan 2020 #16

Where do you live and where do you buy your groceries? hedda_foil Jan 2020 #28

All I can say is ---- packman Jan 2020 #10

No it is not all about MY food choices DBoon Jan 2020 #15

Seems you're confusing your own anecdotal evidence with data. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #12

Pakmans title of his post is not data, lol. Mosby Jan 2020 #13

I shop at the stores and there isn't a single product listed that I buy Kaleva Jan 2020 #22

Need to add "Grupo Bimbo" (aka Bimbo Bakeries) to the list onetexan Jan 2020 #17

Pretty sure Kings Hawaiian is still family owned. miyazaki Jan 2020 #18

My bad, i've fixed the posting. The bakeries & brand name breads were in the "see also" section. onetexan Jan 2020 #19

Bimbo is a union shop here. Living wage jobs. pwb Jan 2020 #21

Ya, it's a money printing operation disguised as a bakery. miyazaki Jan 2020 #25

LOL yup the KH rolls can be addictive, and high in calories as well onetexan Jan 2020 #35

Its interesting... Xolodno Jan 2020 #24

here's a good short article on the unusual name onetexan Jan 2020 #37

They own some small "craft" bakeries also. Blue_true Jan 2020 #31

Not almost everything I buy - Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #23

Happy to say we don't buy a single thing on that list. ZZenith Jan 2020 #26

I count 10. sl8 Jan 2020 #29

Nope. Ms. Toad Jan 2020 #40

Thank you. sl8 Jan 2020 #45

Almost everything? Try almost nothing GusBob Jan 2020 #30

It all boils down to scale. Blue_true Jan 2020 #32

Isn't capitalism grand? jcmaine72 Jan 2020 #33

Soylent Brown? ret5hd Jan 2020 #51

I saw very little on there that I buy. I don't eat many processed foods. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #34

kinda surprised it's that many Kali Jan 2020 #38

Counted 8 items we buy on the list Duppers Jan 2020 #39

I've been unable to find any source that supports the OP's claim. Kaleva Jan 2020 #41

3 sec. search on Google packman Jan 2020 #42

Neither article supports the claim you made in the title of your OP Kaleva Jan 2020 #43

Since you insist on percision and are rather strict about things like word choices - packman Jan 2020 #44

No - own and control are different things NCProgressive Jan 2020 #47

No visitors after 10 P.M, locked thermostats, No loud music, no pictures on walls, packman Jan 2020 #48

Oh good grief. Bradshaw3 Jan 2020 #52

How come Proctor and Gamble is not there? NCProgressive Jan 2020 #46

Indeed they do - but, not a food company as far as I can see packman Jan 2020 #49

Your OP said "Almost everything we buy in the supermarkets" NCProgressive Jan 2020 #50

Sigh--- packman Jan 2020 #56

Congratulations! NCProgressive Jan 2020 #57

Some people just don't want to hear there are oligopolies in America Bradshaw3 Jan 2020 #53

How many should there be? (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #54

bottled water too IcyPeas Jan 2020 #55