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Anyone else bothered by their private labeling practices?

"...the chain also tests branded products to see how well they sell in the stores, and then approaches the manufacturer to make a private label version. The manufacturer's awkward choice is to do it, or let his competitor have the business. (Not to give them a free plug, but several observers say Trader Joe's has a penchant for knocking off or tweaking items...

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I'm pretty sure most grocery stores do this in one form or another. Any stored branded product is not made by the store.

I know that Whole Foods does this though in a more evil way. If some small local gourmet place's stuff sells well within Whole Foods then Whole Foods will clone the product (don't know if the make it themselves or outsource it elsewhere) and then cut the small local place out.

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