Category: Food Business

Bob Evans Hot Sausage Review

I rarely purchase pre-made breakfast sausage; it’s expensive and the available flavors are not always to my liking. Usually I just buy ground pork, which is always very cheap, and season it to my liking. But this week I grabbed a one pound chub of Bob Evans “Hot.” Bob Evans starting making sausage on his… Continue reading Bob Evans Hot Sausage Review

Lake Geneva Country Meats Review, Lake Geneva Wisconsin

I have been known to take road trips in search of small producers of processed pork products, especially hams. Jumping off the interstates, traveling back roads, stopping in diners to inquire about local products. Never disappointed. The other day, I had been to a “pick your own” tomato farm, had a bushel of the beautiful red fruit, stopped at… Continue reading Lake Geneva Country Meats Review, Lake Geneva Wisconsin

Fricks Ham Review, Missouri Processor

I love ham, and I’ve been fortunate to run into some great ones lately. Most recently the notable one was local, from All Grass Farms. But I screwed up this week, didn’t do my research, and tho I was going to be close to a Missouri processor named Frick’s Meats, whose product I have enjoyed… Continue reading Fricks Ham Review, Missouri Processor

Meijers Frozen Pizza Review – Grocery Store Brand

Meijers is a regional hypermarket chain, with over 200 locations in the Upper Midwest, with the majority in Michigan. They claim to have invented the “supercenter” concept in 1962 (groceries and merch in one store). For me, the stores are a little too big to navigate for a standard grocery run, but once and awhile I like to… Continue reading Meijers Frozen Pizza Review – Grocery Store Brand

All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins

If you’re even an occasional reader, you know how much I like great ham. Fresh from the farm type ham. Ham that tastes like a hog. I’ve driven around the country in search of great suppliers, so I was delighted to be driving down a back road just outside of Chicago the other day, and… Continue reading All Grass Farms Review – Supplier of Sustainable Proteins

Usingers Linguica Sausage Review

Usingers Linguica Sausage Review Linguica (ling gweeza) (also called “Portuguese Sausage) is a slightly spicy pork sausage in a natural casing, which has traditionally been featured in cultures that speak Portuguese. Its popularity has been expanding, and it’s widely available in Hawaii and California. It’s even on the menu at McDonalds in Hawaii. I first experienced it… Continue reading Usingers Linguica Sausage Review

Marie Callenders Biscuit Mix Review

Spoiler alert. I could give a shit about biscuits. One of my biggest fears is seeing them included with a menu item and the words “no substitutions” appear right beside that notation. I’d rather have toast. Under any circumstances. But you know, people come to be fed a lot around here and on occasion, they… Continue reading Marie Callenders Biscuit Mix Review

Broadbent Hams Review – Legendary Kentucky Producer

I love ham. Good ham. Not that chopped, pressed and formed in a slurry, pushed thru a mold deli slices like at Subway or grocery deli counters. No, honest to goodness hog muscle, carefully cured and aged. I’ve driven the backroads of Kentucky, Virginia and other states in search of small producers. I’ve had the pleasure of consuming ‘melt… Continue reading Broadbent Hams Review – Legendary Kentucky Producer

KFC Georgia and Nashville Chicken Review – Nationwide

I’ve always been impressed at the vertical/horizontal menu expansions at Yum Brands restaurants (Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC). Yum (formerly Trincon) was born in 1997 as a spin-off from Pepsi, who previously operated these businesses as the Pepsi fast food division. They’ve flirted with expansion, acquiring and spinning Long John Silvers / A&W, and with… Continue reading KFC Georgia and Nashville Chicken Review – Nationwide