r/YouShouldKnow • u/hardasjello • 5h ago

Education YSK: Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce is sold under many different names

Why YSK, Taylor Farms sells their iceberg lettuce to many food stores using different names and you don’t need explosive diarrhea.

Here are some of the different names and stores that sell Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce

Earthbound - Taylor Farms

365 - Whole Foods

Simple Truth - Kroger/Fred Meyer

O-Organics and Signature Select brands - Safeway/Carrs

Greenwise - Publix

Simply Nature - Aldi

Marketside - Walmart

Good and Gather - Target

H.E.B Store brand

Trader Joe’s store brand

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u/SoylentGrunt 4h ago

Conglomerates that aren't limited by pretend lines on a map. Countries are companies and politicians are managers.

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u/urielrocks5676 4h ago

And thanks to citizens united, corporations are people

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u/JustToViewPorn 2h ago

But only for all the beneficial reasons.

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u/Hi_AJ 2h ago

“…My friend”

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u/MingaLaChigra 12m ago

Bro that shit was just the victory round for them, spraying the bubbly and all that. They had this shit stitched up in the 80s

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u/MadeByTango 1h ago

30% margins means that $3 out of every $10 spent in America gets transferred to the same global group of island hoppers before labor is paid or the product is made.

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u/Lazy-Bullfrog-2747 1h ago

That's not true. Gross margins only account for COGs. Those aren't the only expenses for running a business.