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Collection of the Chicago Public Library. The Budlong Pickle Company was an American company based in Chicago that made and marketed pickles from its own cucumbers. Founded in the late 1850s, it was sold in 1958 to a company which was later acquired by Dean Foods. The Budlong pickle legacy has recently been revived as the namesake of a ...
Claussen is an American brand of pickled cucumbers that is headquartered in Woodstock, Illinois, an exurb of Chicago. [1] Unlike many other brands, Claussen pickles are uncooked [2] and are typically located in the refrigerated section of grocery stores. Claussen is advertised as having superior crunchiness to other brands. [3]
Libby's (Libby, McNeill & Libby) was an American company that produced canned food and beverages.The firm was established in 1869 in Chicago, Illinois.The Libby's trademark is currently owned by Libby's Brand Holding based in Geneva, Switzerland, and is licensed to several companies around the world, including Nestlé [1] and Conagra Brands [2].
Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture and flavor. The resulting food is called a pickle, or, if named, the name is prefaced with the word "pickled". Foods that are pickled include ...
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a vast centralized processing area.
Illinois: J.P. Graziano Grocery. Chicago . J.P. Graziano has been a staple in Chicago since the '30s. The fourth-generation grocer is packed to the gills with specialty foods, but Italian subs are ...
In the 1680s, the Illinois River was called the Chicago River. ... Albert Lasker, known as the "father of modern advertising", made Chicago his base from 1898 to 1942.
The William Davies Company facilities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, circa 1920. This facility was then the third largest hog-packing plant in North America. The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.