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This site was created by the Alabama Grocers Association as a tool for consumers to learn how to save money, eat a little healthier, safely prepare and store your foods, enrich your life and promote the grocery industry in the state of Alabama.
Agriculture and the grocery industry is 30% of Alabama's economy and employs over 200,000 people. We hope that with the current economy, you will find this site useful in not only stretching your food budget, but also teaching you the benefits and joys of eating at home in Alabama.
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Golden Flake
Back in 1923, Mose Lischkoff and Frank Mosher had a deceptively simple idea - an idea that grew over the past 80 plus years from two gentlemen and a sack of potatoes into more than 1200 employees and 100 million pounds of potatoes a year. For it was Lischkoff and Mosher whose fresh, kettle-cooked potato chips formed the foundation of the snack food company known today as Golden Flake.
From Magic City Foods, a tiny basement operation located in a Hill's grocery store, the company grew quickly. In fact, before the curtain closed on 1923, Lischkoff and Mosher had already added two salesmen to meet the public demand for Magic City peanuts, peanut butter crackers, horseradish, and its principle product -- crispy, delicious potato chips. Birmingham, the "Magic City" for which the company was named, took a definite liking to the company's snack foods, as did the surrounding area. And the company developed a reputation for service to the food industry that became legendary.
Then, there was the "Golden Flake Girl", Helen Friedman, an early employee who was to play a pivotal role in the...
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Save Money.
The best reason to eat at home is the money you will save. The average cost of eating out at a restaurant is... more >>
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Eat Healthier.
The food is healthier when you control the ingredients and use the freshest fruits and vegetables. Check open dating... more >>
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Enrich Your Life.
Studies show that the children of families that dine together regularly at home tend to perform better at school and... more >>
