As we look for ways to cut costs in this tough economy, it seems more of us are ditching name brand foods for private labels. A new report from Nielsen Co. finds sales of store brand foods are up 18-22 percent for things like baby food, frozen pizza/snacks, and salad dressings. And here are 7 [...]

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I’ve tried a few store-brand foods in the past that I haven’t liked, so for awhile it made me hesitant to try again. But lately, it seems they’re getting better. In the latest issue of Consumer Reports (CR), trained testers took part in blind tests and compared national brands with store brands [...]

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