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1. <pre>Fresh Cut Salad -- Top 5 Brands
   
   Brand Dollar Sales Dollar Sales Unit Sales Unit Sales
   (millions $) % Change* (millions) % Change*
   
   1. Fresh Express 777.7 11.4 336.7 8.8
   2. Dole 673.2 9.1 315.5 7.9
   3. Private Label 219.6 2.5 94.4 -7.1
   4. Ready Pac 124.6 10.6 45.1 7.9
   5. Dole Greener 106.4 4.8 54.0 2.2
   Selection
   Total for category 2,066.6 8.6 903.1 5.8
   
   *From previous 52-week period
   Source: Information Resources Inc., InfoScan data, total sales for U.S.
   supermarkets, drug stores and mass merchandisers, excluding Wal-Mart,
   52-week period ending Aug. 8, 2004</pre>
   
   taken from here:
   http://www.allbusiness.com/wholesale.../276219-3.html
   
   Its old data though.      by Sensei
   
2. Well I may sound passive each time I decide to write but then thats the way it is. I am simply encountering posts which forces me to sound alike. The place where we are in is indifferent from the wholesome goodness of salads. I know this may sound weird but thats the way it is. This gives me the impression there are many such places which hardly know anything about salad preparation so how can they comment on the best in the bet.      by herschellegibbs
   
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   Originally Posted by herschellegibbs Well I may sound passive each time I decide to write but then thats the way it is. I am simply encountering posts which forces me to sound alike. The place where we are in is indifferent from the wholesome goodness of salads. I know this may sound weird but thats the way it is. This gives me the impression there are many such places which hardly know anything about salad preparation so how can they comment on the best in the bet.

   not sure what any of this means.
   
   but anyway, i prefer to make my own salads - i simply hate all the extra packaging, plus the giant convenience tax charged by the producers.
   
   tonight will be spinach salad with bacon/balsamic vinegar dressing and homemade croutons (plus spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, and incredible olives).
   
   croutons, if you did not know, are incredibly easy to make, and quite frugal, since they are best made from stale bread. just cut up somewhat stale bread (baguette is best), toss with a bit of oil, and broil till toasty (very briefly). then toss with whatever seasonings you feel like. you'll thank me for this someday.
   
   (really off-topic: i am no vegetarian, but spaghetti with tomato sauce, when made correctly, is simply my favourite meal.)      by pingpong_fiasco