Are These 18 Store Brands Actually Made by Name Brands?!
Which name brand companies make generic products? We did a bit of digging to find out!
Headed to the grocery store? Read this first.
We all know that sometimes store brands may not compare to name brands… BUT did you know that many store brands are actually manufactured under a “private label” by big brand companies specifically for that retailer and sold at a fraction of the cost?
Instead of paying more for the same or a similar product, check out a few store brand items that we found to be just as good as their competition.
NOTE: The companies below were not willing to disclose this information, so some of the data in this post is based on online research and our “detective work”. 😎 We suggest grabbing a few store-brand and name-brand items to see if YOU can tell the difference!
1. ALDI’s Millville cereals are made by General Mills.
ALDI’s Millville Cinnamon Crunch Cereal $1.39
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General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch $3.28
You save $1.89!
Rumor has it that ALDI’s Millville brand is manufactured exclusively for the grocery chain by the big brand, General Mills. This would make sense considering that “Mills” is part of the Millville line. 😉
However, some rumors say that the Millville cereals are actually manufactured by Malt-O-Meal, which is owned by Post. Whether it’s General Mills or Post, this just goes to show that you don’t need to pay for name brands when you can save big bucks on store brands!
At ALDI, a 12.2oz box of Millville Cinnamon Crunch Squares sells for around $0.11 per oz whereas a 12oz box of General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch sells for $0.27 per oz–more than twice as much! 😱
2. ALDI’s Benton cookies taste just like Girl Scout Cookies.
ALDI’s Benton’s Caramel Coconut Fudge Cookies $1.39
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Girl Scout Cookies (all flavors) $5
You save $3.61!
Get your Girl Scout cookie cravings all year long at ALDI! Under the brand name Benton’s, you can find three of the best Girl Scout cookie-inspired flavors – Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and Samoas. And the best part is ALDI’s brand is priced at $0.95 to $1.39 per package instead of $5 per box!
- Benton’s Fudge Mint Cookies 10oz | $0.95
- Benton’s Peanut Butter Filled Cookies 9.5oz | $0.95
- Benton’s Caramel Coconut Fudge Cookies 8.5oz | $1.39
While we can’t verify that Benton’s brand is made by a big brand, these cookies look (and taste) just like the Girl Scout version, except they’re less expensive and available year-round!
3. ALDI’s Tuscan Garden Italian Dressing tastes the same as Olive Garden!
ALDI’s Tuscan Garden Restaurant-Style Italian Dressing $1.69
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Olive Garden Italian Dressing $3.78
You save $2.09!
If you’re a fan of Olive Garden’s Signature Italian salad dressing, be on the lookout for ALDI’s version of this popular salad dressing! Although ALDI does sell Olive Garden’s 16oz dressing for $2.99, you can also pick up this Tuscan Garden “Restaurant Style” Italian Dressing in the same size bottle for just $1.69 – that’s almost a 60% savings!
While we can’t verify that the Tuscan Garden brand is made by a big brand, the only difference between these two salad dressings appeared to be the label and the price.
We even tried the two dressings, and they tasted nearly identical!
4. ALDI’s store brand Clancy Baked Chips are made by Barrel O’ Fun.
ALDI’s Clancy Potato Chips $1.25
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Barrel O’ Fun Barbecue Potato Chips $2.68
You save $1.43
Minnesota’s popular chips brand Barrel O’ Fun produces an extensive line of different potato chip brands (kettle, popcorn, baked, etc). The word of mouth says the Clancy baked chips are made by Barrel O’ Fun and cost much less than a bag of Lays Potato Chips!
Check out this comment from a Hip2Save reader:
“I love Aldi’s potato chips and my kids liked them better than the name brand!”
5. Great Value Peanut Butter is actually made by Peter Pan.
Why pay for Peter Pan Peanut Butter which sells for about 13.1¢ per ounce when you can opt for Walmart’s Great Value brand for about 8.7¢ per ounce?!
Years ago, there was a recall for both products which spilled the beans on the fact that they were actually the same thing! Luckily, that was in 2007 and both are perfectly safe now.
Can’t believe it’s just as good? Here’s what one buyer said about the Great Value peanut butter:
“We decided to try the Great Value brand of peanut butter because of the price and found that it is just as good as the major brand-named peanut butter. If you read the label, you will find that the nutritional values are the same or even better than some other brands & it tastes just as delicious. The lower cost is well worth giving it a try, and you’ll find that the only thing you are giving up is higher costs and a major brand name.”
6. The store brand Great Value White Bread is made by Sara Lee.
The 20 oz. loaves of Great Value White Bread from Walmart are actually made in the same bakery as Sara Lee products & many other brands! Like the Great Value peanut butter, we discovered the connection during a recall that happened in 2015. So why pay more than twice as much for the same thing?
Also, a Hip2Save reader had some unique insight into the brand:
“I worked in a name brand bakery for a year or so. We changed the bags without stopping the production line, and bagged bread for any Texas retailer you could name. Occasionally the slicer would be adjusted to change the thickness of the slice. I almost always buy the house brand regardless of what the product is.”
7. According to a Hip reader, Great Value Pretzels are really made by H.K. Anderson Pretzels.
Great Value Peanut Butter Stuffed Pretzels $4.42
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H.K. Anderson Peanut Butter Pretzels $5.79
You save $1.37!
Are you a fan of those delicious peanut butter stuffed pretzel snacks? You’re in luck because, according to one of our Hip readers, the Great Value containers are bigger and cheaper. Plus, they’re exactly the same as the pricey H.K. Anderson packs!
Check out their interesting story:
“I once took a tour of the famous Anderson Pretzel factory. Imagine my surprise when they stopped the machines and changed the bags for the pretzels to Great Value bags, then continued on! So, you can pay big for H.K. Anderson pretzels in an Anderson Pretzel bag, or you can pay a little for Anderson Pretzels in a Great Value bag!”
8. Store brand Great Value Ice Cream is known to be made by Blue Bunny.
Wells Dairy has spent over 30 years working with Walmart to produce Great Value Ice Cream. They began to expand outside of their signature brand Blue Bunny and also manufacture Halo Top and Bomb Pop. Pay about $1.97 for the delectable ice cream overpaying nearly $4-8 for the name brands!
Pssssst! You can always try homemade ice cream and make it just how you like! 🙃
9. Great Value Applesauce is made by Musselman’s but at a fraction of the price!
Who knew? Our childhood favorite snack is actually 30¢ cheaper when we buy the store brand! We took a look at the ingredients lists, and both include “apples, sugar, water, and ascorbic acid,” in that order, so we can see how they’re pretty much identical.
If you regularly purchase applesauce, check out this tip from a Hip2Save reader:
“A plant in our town makes Musselman’s, White House, and Great Value. The same recipe, they just change the packaging. The only time they change the recipe for a brand is if they do a specialty one like ‘all Granny Smith’ or something. Toured the factory in high school and have bought Great Value ever since.”
10. It’s not surprising that Tyson also produces Great Value chicken.
Tyson 1.5-2.5 lb Chicken Drumsticks $3.88 (depends on location)
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Great Value 5 lb Drumsticks $5.27 (depends on location)
You save ~ $0.50 per pound!
Since Tyson is one of the top suppliers of chicken products, it’s no surprise that they also produce Great Value chicken!
Like some other items on this list, we found out about the connection during a recall in 2019. And Walmart’s Great Value brand wasn’t the only one affected–Family Dollar, CVS, Meijer, Piggly Wiggly, Publix, and Wegmans were also affected by that recall, so it’s safe to assume that Tyson supplies chicken for several different retailers’ store brands.
Note that prices will vary by location.
11. Rumor has it that Smithfield makes all Great Value pork products.
Smithfield Hometown Original Bacon $8.87
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Great Value Natural Hickory Smoked Bacon $6.84
You save $2.03!
Just like Tyson supplies so many retailers with chicken, Smithfield manufactures a ton of pork products, so it’s totally believable that they supply Walmart (and probably several other retailers!) with their store-brand items.
If you wanna save even bigger bucks on bacon, buy the bacon ends and pieces! It can sometimes be hard to find them in stores, but I almost always spot them at my local Walmart.
Our Hip reader gave us the scoop on this Smithfield copycat!
“Smithfield makes all Great Value brand pork products. They also make Kroger, ShopRite, and BJ’s house brand bacon.”
12. Kirkland Signature Supreme Diapers are actually made by Huggies.
Rumor has it that Costco’s highly rated Kirkland Signature Diapers may actually be made by Kimberly Clark (the manufacturer of Huggies) and are just an “older generation” Huggies. While this is not publicly advertised or verified, many members rave about these diapers on the Costco website.
Check out a couple of reviews from Hip2Save readers:
“Yes, Kirkland diapers are made by Kimberly Clark who makes Huggies diapers. They are just the older style of Huggies.”
“I’ve heard Costco diapers are made by Huggies and their formula is made by Similac. I have always been a generic brand person, but in some cases I love the store brand better anyway.”
13. Kirkland Signature Coffee is roasted by Starbucks.
Kirkland Signature Coffee 39¢ per ounce (prices vary)
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Starbucks’ House Blend 83¢ per ounce (prices vary)
You save 44¢ per ounce!
This is one of the easiest dupes to find since the bags of Kirkland’s coffee say that they’re actually roasted by Starbucks Coffee Company right on the front! You can pick up a 2.5-pound bag of Kirkland Signature House Coffee at your local warehouse for around $15.49, whereas a 12oz bag of Starbucks Coffee (0.75-pound) sells for $9.99 at Target. Talk about BIG savings!
Watch for the Kirkland Signature Espresso Blend and Decaf House Blend varieties, too!
14. Kirkland Signature Batteries are made by Duracell & work just as well!
According to this interview with the CEO of Costco, the Kirkland Signature Batteries are actually made by Duracell. You can pick up a pack of Kirkland Signature AA Batteries at your local warehouse for around $13.99, whereas a Duracell Batteries sells for more than double! 😱
15. Trader Joe’s store brand Pita Chips is made by Stacy’s.
Have you ever eaten Trader Joe’s Pita Chips with Sea Salt? These chips are so yummy and taste essentially the same as the Simply Naked flavor of Stacy’s Pita Chips that come in different packaging at a lower price.
A 6oz bag of Trader Joe’s Pita Chips sells for about $0.33 per ounce, whereas a 7.33oz bag of Stacy’s Simply Naked Pita Chips sells for about $0.46 per ounce at stores like Target.
Hip Tip: Don’t miss the BEST Trader Joe’s items you won’t find anywhere else!
16. Trader Joe’s Organic Vegetarian Chili is made by Amy’s Organic.
Trader Joe’s Organic Vegetarian Chili $2.29
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Amy’s Organic Medium Chili $3.48
You save $1.19!
Trader Joe’s Organic Vegetarian Chili which sells for $2.29 per 14.7 oz can is rumored to be identical in taste, ingredients, and appearance to Amy’s Organic Medium Chili with Vegetables which sells for $3.48+ per 14.7oz can at other stores. Don’t be fooled by the label when the store-brand item is just the same!
Hip Tip: Looking for a unique side to go with your chili? Try our Mexican Street Corn recipe!
17. Trader Joe’s Organic Shells and White Cheddar taste like Annie’s!
Trader Joe’s Organic Shells and White Cheddar $1.39
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Annie’s Homegrown Organic Shells & Cheese $3.99 (prices may vary)
You save $2.60!
If you’re a fan of Annie’s Homegrown Organic Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese which sells for around $3.99 per 6oz box at Target (= 67¢/oz), be sure to give Trader Joe’s Organic Shells and White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese a try. Rumor has it that they taste essentially the same and you can grab a box for just $1.39 at Trader Joe’s (= 23¢/oz)!
Bonus Dupe: The now-discontinued Trader Joe’s Harvest Blend Herbal Tea was actually made by Celestial Seasonings.
So this is sort of a reverse-dupe 😅, but if you miss the Trader Joe’s Harvest Blend herbal tea that was discontinued a couple of years ago, try the Celestial Seasonings blend! Rumor has it that Trader Joe’s version was actually identical to the Cinnamon Apple Spice Celestial Seasonings tea which is thankfully still available. ❤️
Remember, when in doubt, look at the ingredients lists.
Even if a store brand isn’t known to be made by a name-brand company, a peek through the nutrition labels should reveal any quality copycats! You’ll often find that store-brand items have the same ingredients in the same order as pricier labels.
Aldis Benton cookie that looks like Tagalongs are different. Aldis brand has a chocolate cookie base where Tagalongs are white shortbread cookie.
Yes, and I fell like the peanut butter/chocolate ratio is off. Plus, GS cookies are a fund raiser that allows girls to do a lot of activities
I prefer the chocolate cookie and peanut butter forward flavor of the Benton’s. Works for me!
They’re an addiction
Aldi‘s caramel fudge cookies are just as good as Girl Scouts caramel delights
We have a Malt-O-Meal plant in our town, and they manufacture a crap ton of different brands, one of which I believe is the Aldi brand. They also constantly donate to local organizations and run charity sales where you can buy their giant bags of cereal for a buck. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Where and when do they run the malt o meal charity sales?
My local Malt-O-Meal plant is in the Triad of NC
What’s the address? I live in the Triad (Summerfield). Can’t find on maps app. Only found one in Ashboro. Thanks.
Where do you live?
I compared MaltOMeal cereals to brand name equivilant MaltOMeal has less sugar more vitamins and more almonds in a cereal I loved with almonds.
Awesome post!! Thank you!!
You’re welcome, Lo! Thanks so much for the feedback! Glad you have enjoyed the post!
We have Lactalis here in Buffalo which was Sorrento just a few years back. They produce Galbani, Sorrento, and even Walmart cheese. I’m sure the list goes on and on.
We have a Barrel of Fun potato chip plant here in MN and they make all the Clancy brand chips for ALDI.
How neat! Thanks for sharing with us!
Love Barrel O Fun. Great snacks. Also, the licorice made there is fantastic!
I love aldi’s potato chips and my kids liked them better than the name brand
Supposedly, all of Costco’s store brand items (except for hot dogs) is made by name brands. Fun Cheap Or Free has talked a lot about this.
Love Jordan & FCOF! ❤️
Love this post, thanks.
You’re SO welcome, Mary! Thank YOU for the kind comment! Happy you are loving this list!
I have yet to see the Olive Garden dressing in our store- I would LOVE to try it- and the cereals are good too
My store sells the real Olive Garden dressing, which I’ve purchased for $1.99. I don’t know about the knockoff.
Back in the day (20years ago) the generic peanut butter was always yucky, but now that’s all I buy and and it’s delicious! Love store brand, when you don’t have a coupon, it saves you a lot of money !
The only store that we have in my area that is listed is Costco and Walmart… We don’t have Aldi or Trader Joe’s ಠ_ಠ however HEB does wonders with their HEB and HCF brands. That’s all we buy now. And our picky eaters can’t tell the difference. I put everything in lock and Lock containers so the secret remains with Mom and Dad¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Smart Mom and Dad!!! 🙂
HEB has been declared the #1 grocery store in Texas and always have been as far as I’m concerned! I love HEB and everything they have! I can buy Whataburger sausage there…so good!
Mt. Olive pickles bottles Food Lion brand pickles as well.
Thanks for the tip, TK!
From the taste, I think that Publix pickles are made by Mt. Olive, too. Worst pickles ever. Been by their plant – scary. Looks like an old WW2 military depot.
I got a bag of frozen chicken breasts at Giant Eagle and was very unsatisfied with them. GE sent me a check for reimbursement and then I got one from Tyson as well, so I assume that Giant Eagle’s chicken comes from Tyson.
Oh interesting! Thanks for letting us know about your experience!
Aldi chicken is from Tyson and Purdue. I saw the cases when they first opened.
I haven’t compared much of these , but I actually did buy a pack of Kirkland AA batteries last year, and then got a costco pack of Duracell AA from a family member last yr too. I tried the Kirkland on a toy last month and it didnt work. I went ahead and put the Duracell and it worked! If they’re made by the same company, they must not put enough juice in the Kirkland brand lol
I agree. I noticed that Costco batteries just don’t serm to last as well as the other varieties I buy (Energizer, Duracell, Rayovac–whatever’s on sale). I thought it was just me because I don’t tend to notice things like that.
we had the opposite experience, my daughter use kirkland, duracell, dollar tree, and energizer to power flashlights continuously for a science project, the kirkland ones never died, never, days after the science project was finished we turned them off and still use the batteries in those flash lights when we need to use one
We stopped buying the Kikkerland too. They blow.
Compare the ingredients in the Aldi and “name brand” foods also – Aldi’s cereals, yogurts, fruit snacks, etc. don’t add the Red 40 and Yellow 5 dyes. (Do your research) Bonus that everything is cheaper too!
that’s what i was thinking…i dont care who makes them as long as tehy continue to not include all that junk that the brand name ones have in them, i’m happy!
I am allergic to the dye in foods so that is good to know
The Aldi cookies don’t help girls in scouts! Our one Girl Scout troop uses those funds for the girls to do many activities, especially for the girls who don’t have the money to participate in activities otherwise. Buy the scout cookies.. it is only a few more bucks and makes a kid smile and not feel left out!
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 there are a lot of great products at Aldo, but I’m willing to spend more to support Girl Scouts. My daughter is an ambassador this year. Her final year before becoming a Juliet with a lifetime membership. The leadership skills she has lessened and the opportunities she’s been able to participate in through scouts are worth every penny. STEM programs, STEAM (she’s a budding artist) programs, travel, internships, training from outdoor to self defense and internet safety. She and her team lead a course on dating safety. The list goes on. She’s a well rounded person who knows the value of hard work, in part, thanks to scouts and those cookies.
Oops leadership lessons learned
You can do both! Our troop gets only .50 per box. Donate instead and the troop gets the full amount!
The troop gets a portion (ours currently gets $.70) but around $3 goes to girl scouting in general. That supports all of the summer camps, day camps, campsites ( where your troop can camp for super cheap), and ALL the other programming. I agree that they are expensive but the portion that goes to GS is much higher than $.50.
We donated to our granddaughters troop instead of buying cookies this year.
Girl scout cookies are not sold year round.
They freeze wonderfully
Buy a case and freeze them. That’s what we do to ensure that we have Thin Mints and Do-Si-Dos all year long.
I buy Girl Scout cookies, Thin Mints and Samoa(my favorite) but when I’m out and the little girl scouts are out using their cookie money at the girl scout camps(so fun!)and I get a craving its nice to know I can get a fix from Aldi!
I don’t like sweet thing too much,but I always would buy girl scout cookies from any girl scout who came to our door,and freeze them and give them for Christmas presents
Would be nice if they had fund raisers more often. It would benefit the girl scouts as well as the public to have them more often. Maybe 3 times a year. I wanted to give some as a Christmas present. Great cookies.
Nice post. Thank you. It’s good to know many of these things. I for one will never support Girl Scouts again. While it’s true I live many of the cookies- Girl Scouts no longer represent what they once did. They are liberal and no longer believe in one true god. If you don’t believe me Google it. It’s an eye opener. The more I googled the worse it got. I had no idea the things they accept and approve of. I’m done!
Yes, I feel exactly the same way.
I can vouch for the GV bread at Walmart being Sara Lee. I was a bakery mgr there. We handled the bread orders.
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Tracee!
Thank you for this list!
You’re most welcome!
My Aldi no longer sells the chocolate mint cookies. I remember someone else posting on here recently that they couldn’t find them anymore either.
Bunny, yes, they said they were discontinuing the mint chocolate cookies. I have no idea why companies do that… do away with GREAT things. 🙁
Try Walmart brand of chocolate mint. They are the bomb and I swear the sMe! $0.99. GS Season rolls around, I still always support for those all concerned! Admittedly so, my freezer stock runs short quick! 😉
Try Dollar General Brand … I’m hooked on their Somoas… my kids love their version of thin mints …. just two bucks
Another reason to try the store brand…….they all guarantee you will Enjoy it or your money back. In fact Harris Teeter gives you DOUBLE your money back. I have also seen some stores say they will replace it with the brand and still others provide a refund AND a replacement. Should we start a store policy list?
I worked at Sams Club and know for sure a lot of their member mark brands are made my top brand. The one I remember the most off the top of my head is the members mark case if water is really niagra water.
I noticed a while back when there was a Tyson chicken nuggets recall that also the great value chicken nuggets were recalled. So I’m guessing Tyson also packs great value.
I worked at the Glad factory years ago. When a new roll of plastic was started, the Glad sandwich bag boxes were replaced with Target sandwich bag boxes.
I used to work in non stick cooking spray factory. Most store brand has the same formula. They don’t make their own. They order them on the same company.
I have tried the Milleville Honey Oats and there is a big difference with branded Honey Nut Cheerios. Sometimes you buy a bargain brand and you get a bargain flavor.
Agree! It’s always nice to hear when the research is done though to detect which are legit! Appreciate the list Hip2Save!
Yes I agree. They are not equal and they go stale sooner.
I believe ALDI’s wheat bread is made by Nickel’s. I was shopping and noticed a bag of Nickel’s bread mixed in with their L’oven Fresh brand bread. The two items looked identical in the packaging.. I was thinking it was an error at the factory because I can’t imagine someone brought in a bag to swap lol
I work for an ingredient supplier and food manufacturer. I can say with certainty that yes manufacturing facilities will act as toll-producers for many products. That doesn’t mean the recipe is the same though. They just use their recipe on someone else’s equipment. So they may not be identical, but it’s close. Just want to make sure people don’t buy one brand expecting exactly the same.
I agree. My husband used to work for Blue Bunny and they made Great Value ice cream, but the ingredients are different and not as good quality. The cream isn’t as good as Blue Bunny’s and all of the different brands ingredients are stored separately.
I’ve tried great value ice cream and it’s not very good.
Celestial Seasonings makes the Trader Joe band tea bags. If you tour their factory in Boulder, you can sometimes see them running the TJ tea on the production line.
Smithfield makes all Great Value brand pork products. They also make Kroger, ShopRite, and Bjs house brand bacon.
A worker for Keebler once told me that they are the makers of all girl scout cookies.
they lied lol girl scout has two major bakeries in the US and neither of them are keebler..
They were produced by Kellogg’s/Keebler but recently sold to Ferrero.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fortune.com/2019/04/02/kelloggs-ferrero-girl-scout-cookies/amp/
Does anyone know who makes Sam’s Club Toilet Paper & Paper Towels?
Fyi well blue bunn from the ice cream capitol of the world (LeMars,IA) make all the ice cream treats for Disney.. Not true what they say. Plus many other brands especially if you live in the Midwest. All for blue bunny xoxo
Fyi well blue bunn from the ice cream capitol of the world (LeMars,IA) make all the ice cream treats for Disney.. Not true what they say. Plus many other brands especially if you live in the Midwest. All for blue bunny xoxo
I hate a lot of Aldi products.. i get that they are made by the same companies BUT they nevre taste the same to me. just a few examples- Aldi sour cream has zero flavor compared to Daisy brand..and the Aldi cheese is rubbery and bland/ dry tasting compared to Kraft.
I agree. The quality of ALDIs is lacking. You get what you pay for. Fruits and veggies go bad quickly and I think their products are smaller. Not a fan at all. Just my opinion though. 😊
We tried Aldi’s sour cream & onion or sour cream/cheddar potato chips & the flavor was weak.Aldi’s cinnamon raisin bread was also weakly flavored. For those items we like Lays & Pepperidge Farms much better. But we like Aldi’s milk, eggs, produce & their prices.
Thank you so much for this post! We love Aldi! They carry so many organic and clean products. I started buying their Millville Fruit Rounds cereal (basically Fruit Loops) because I didnt want my family consuming all the artificial dyes found in the name brand. Half the price for a cleaner product with no artificial dyes? Yes please!
SO awesome. You’re welcome, Katie! Glad you have been happy with their organic items! I have liked them too!
I toured a Reynold’s facility. They also provide aluminum for Great Value, and Sam’s.
My husband worked for Reynolds and negotiated many private label contracts. The specs on private label change continuously. What you may get and like one year, may change and be unacceptable the next when buying PL if the contract or the supplier changes. PL is usually a worthy try, however when I get burned a few times by the quality, I end up swearing off of it for a few years. So far for me Costco and Aldi have been the exception. They keep their standards for PL quite high.
Wegman’s ice cream is made by Perry’s ice cream. The Wegman’s white chocolate raspberry ice cream is da-bomb!
Target frozen chicken products are made by Tyson.
The Millville Cinnamon Crunch does not taste as good as Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I won’t recommend it
Darn! Thanks for the honest review!
I know Purity milk used to be the store brand for HG Hills and Target. not sure anymore
Solo used to make Aldi brand cups because the logo was still on the bottom. Since someone else figured this out and published it on a blog they took the name off the bottom. I don’t know if they are the same cups now.
Some of the store brands may be made by better known companies, but you can tell when it is lower grade prep… I prefer to use the better brands..
Does anyone know who makes all the private label canned pinto beans, black beans, great northern beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, etc? I have this theory that Goya makes them all.
Most Goya products have MSG in them. I am sensitive to Monosodium Glutamate so I avoid it. I have not had any sensitivity to Aldi canned beans and do not see MSG on the ingredients list.
Who makes great value chocolate chips?
Rumor has it, Kirkland Vodka is grey goose.
Grey Goose strongly denies this and there’s no evidence at all. Fun fact: my daughter’s 4 year full college Aid at Brown was funded by the Grey Goose guy. She was a Sydney Frank scholar. Rip Sydney.
Do you all drink Grey Goose now? Ha Congratulations to your daughter
Does anyone know who makes the Aldi dog food?
The question i have is that is the store brand made with cheeper ingredients then the name brand?
Hydrox cookies taste just like Oreos! Not.
A couple entries went from “store brands actually made by name brands” to “rumor has it, THEY TASTE ALIKE!”
That’s a different entry for an article about things that taste similar. We’re here looking for private label products manufactured by established brands.
I think that’s good information to have, in case I need to inform my wife, who wastes her money by never looking at the price and buying name brands.
I’m trying to help her save her money because she wants to buy a house where she can kick me out if I’m being a lazy bum. It’s counterintuitive, but it’s a goal and dream of hers, so doggone it, I’m going to help my wife achieve one of her life’s dreams!
Question? Why is there often more sugar and carbs in these products?
Would be nice if they had fund raisers more often. It would benefit the girl scouts as well as the public to have them more often. Maybe 3 times a year. I wanted to give some as a Christmas present. Great cookies.
Get the ALdi cookies, they are better than Girl Scout cookies, seriously.
Most of this cookie money goes to the organization. I was a girl scout leader and had to come up with my own funds for crafts, etc.