Friday, January 25, 2013
Back-to-back years of bad crops raised production costs for the Trader Joe's standby, named for a former Napa Valley vintner who left the wine business years ago.
After an 11-year run as perhaps the most drinkable cheap wine around, "Two Buck Chuck" fell victim to inflation this month. The iconic Trader Joe's shiraz and cabernet sauvignon wines are retailing for $2.49 in California stores, up 50 cents from the $1.99 price tag that made the wines famous. In Georgia stores, including Peachtree Corners, the price is $2.79. (Prices vary by state due to taxes and shipment fees.) Jokes abound, renaming the Charles Shaw line as "Inflation Chuck" and "Upchuck" (referencing the price, not the quality of the wine). The winemaker, Bronco Wine Co., said poor grape crops affected costs. The company owns about 45,000 acres of vineyards, which had stablized grape production to some extent, the Santa Rosa Press …
Friday, October 5, 2012
The voluntary recall of salmonella-contaminated peanut and almond butter now includes more than 70 products.
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Friday, October 5, 2012
Peachtree Corners shoppers beware. The peanut or almond butter in your pantry may be tainted. The limited voluntary recall of salmonella-tainted peanut and almond butter has expanded beyond Trader Joe’s stores to include more than 70 products sold nationwide. Stores that carry products named in the recall include: Peachtree Corners has several of these stores including Target and GNC. The almond and peanut butters were manufactured between May 1 and Sept. 24. Sunland, Inc. is the manufacturer of the peanut and almond butter, which are sold under a variety of brand names, including Target's Archer Farms brand and Earth Balance. Thirty people across 19 states have reported salmonella food poisoning that was later linked to the contaminated …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A type of Archer Farms peanut butter and almond butter were added to a list of products possibly tainted with Salmonella. Peachtree Corners Target and Trader Joe's stores affected by the products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
A voluntary recall of peanut butter has been expanded to include a brand sold at Target stores. Earlier this month, Sunland, Inc. issued a recall of Trader Joe's Valencia Peanut Butter after concerns it may be contaminated with Salmonella. Sunland also makes products for Archer Farms, a label sold exclusively at Target. Sunland is now recalling 16 ounce jars of Archer Farms' Creamy Almond Butter and Peanut Butter with Flax Seeds along with a number of other products, many of which are available for sale online. The possibly contaminated products were manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012. The containers will have a Best If Used By Date between May 1, 2013 and September 24, 2013. Twenty-nine people in 18 states have …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The California-based boutique grocery story chain, which has a store in Peachtree Corners, has announced it is recalling two of its peanut butter products and one almond butter.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Trader Joe's has pulled three products from the shelves after a Food and Drug Administration investigation linked it to food-borne illness in 18 states. The recall involves products manufactured between May 1, 2012 and Sept. 24, 2012. If you have purchased one or more of these products, do not consume, return to the supermarket for a full refund. The FDA is looking into whether the peanut butter is responsible for an outbreak of salmonella bredeney infection dating back to June that sickened 29 people. Four people have been hospitalized, but no one has been reported dead. Trader Joe's said in a statement on the company's website that it was recalling the products "out of an abundance of caution." Peanut butter samples are being tested at …
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Trader Joe's, based in Atlanta, announced a recall of salsa and balela sold under its brand in six states, including Georgia, because of the possibility of listeria contamination.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Although no illnesses have been reported, Trader Joe’s is recalling salsa and balela sold in stores in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and southern Virginia. The recall was prompted by an announcement by Simmering Soup that Listeria monocytogenes was found at one of its plants. Diced onions from that plant were included in the products that Trader Joe’s recalled. On its website, Trader Joe’s announced that the following products have been recalled: These products were only sold in the six southern states noted and Trader Joe’s recalled the products as a precautionary measure. Listeria was not found in the diced onions, just in the plant that processed them. Any of these products can be returned for a full refund.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Trader Joe's, though not a floral shop, won this week's poll.
Our Readers' Choice question this week was to ask you to name your favorite Peachtree Corners florist. Trader Joe's, while not a floral shop, was the hands down favorite garnering over 50 percent of the votes and is this week's Readers Choice winner. The boutique grocery store, located at The Forum, sells a variety of foods including gluten-free, vegan, organ and kosher products. Many products sold at the California-based store are sold under Trader Joe's own label. And according to our Patch readers, it's their favorite place to buy fresh flowers. Peachtree Corners no longer has a pure floral shop, the last floral shop in the city closed some months ago, so we expanded our quest to find the best place to buy fresh flowers to include …
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Judy Putnam
8:04 am on Saturday, April 28, 2012
Oops, forgot to add the link to the story with the poll results. I've added one, scroll down to the bottom of the story and click on the blue link marked "HERE." more ›