Process

How it's actually made: separation, pasteurization, extrusion, high-pressure processing, co-packing and the plant floor.

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Labels & Regulation

Nov 1, 2026

What a Costco order asks of the plant that fills it, and how to read the back of a Kirkland package

Labels & Regulation

Oct 18, 2026

What 6 months in a tank does that a day in a reactor can't, the chemical only one of them makes, and why the brewed bottle barely costs more

Labels & Regulation

Oct 11, 2026

What a flag on a box is allowed to mean, what the die and the dryer actually do, and what the imported box buys you

Cost-outs

Sep 23, 2026

Why canned pumpkin is really squash, how one corner of Illinois packs a year of it in 6 weeks, and what an ounce costs whole, cut and canned

Cost-outs

Sep 23, 2026

What's in the bottle, how a plant builds a cream substitute out of soybean oil, and why the real thing sells for less

Labels & Regulation

Sep 23, 2026

Which tree your cinnamon came from, what happens to the bark on its way into the jar, and the risk actually worth watching

Labels & Regulation

Sep 23, 2026

Why parmesan's 10 month clock shapes every canister on the shelf, and what the plant does to the cheese on its way into the shaker

Labels & Regulation

Sep 23, 2026

What one word on the tub changes, and where in the plant that change is made

Labels & Regulation

Sep 23, 2026

What actually happens to a bag of spring mix between the field and the shelf