What is up with the grocery stores in this town and Wolf Brand Chili? Seems to be then only kind of canned chili you can buy in this town. WBC is equal to dog food.
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Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a good, thick, steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well, that's too long!
quote:Advocating hate crimes against yankees? Not cool, techo.quote:
Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a good, thick, steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well, that's too long!
Get a rope!
quote:If you think Wolf Brand was some sort of premium brand of chili before ConAgra bought them then you are sadly mistaken. I worked at the plant in the summer of 1997 as in intern doing process engineering. That is when I learned that most of the 'beef' in that chili is actually rolled oats. This isn't surprising given the fact that it was previously owned by a company with the word OATS in their name. Substituting oats for meat in the chili was done because it had a similar texture to the meat AND was a LOT cheaper than industrial grade ground beef.
In 1895, a Mexican range cook working for Lyman T. Davis of Corsicana, Texas developed the original recipe for Wolf Brand Chili. It became popular
so Mr. Davis began to sell it for five cents a bowl from the back of a
wagon parked on the streets in downtown Corsicana.
I bought a can I thought I had just got a bad batch of Wolf Brand Chili near a decade ago. The stuff was watery & the meat was not as chunky. The original recipe used to be thick and meaty, one could put it on a hot dog & not loose a drop now it just runs off.
ConAgra Foods, Inc bought the brand & has introduced the new Reconstituted Wolf brand chili, the new Reconstituted Wolf brand chili is no longer what it once was, it is obvious that ConAgra changed the recipe to save money.
COMPANY NEWS; CONAGRA TO BUY BEANS AND CHILI BRANDS FROM QUAKER
Published: May 3, 1995
Conagra Inc., the processed foods giant whose products include Wesson vegetable oil and Hunt ketchup, said yesterday that it had agreed to buy Van Camp's canned beans and Wolf brand chili businesses from the Quaker Oats Company. Terms were not disclosed. The businesses have annual sales of $180 million.
quote:quote:I can tell you that after working at that food processing plant, I will NEVER eat those two products. Even though I am completely sure that EVERY canning facility operates in mostly the same manner.
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Y'all don't know what you are missing. A can of WB chili poured over a plate of rice is power fuel for the soul!
quote:This. If you are not going to make homemade, this is way better than canned.
Owens Chili in the cold cuts section. It is the best bought chili I have found.
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Y'all don't know what you are missing. A can of WB chili poured over a plate of rice is power fuel for the soul!
quote:It was sold in 1995 not 1997
If you think Wolf Brand was some sort of premium brand of chili before ConAgra bought them then you are sadly mistaken. I worked at the plant in the summer of 1997 as in intern doing process engineering. That is when I learned that most of the 'beef' in that chili is actually rolled oats. This isn't surprising given the fact that it was previously owned by a company with the word OATS in their name. Substituting oats for meat in the chili was done because it had a similar texture to the meat AND was a LOT cheaper than industrial grade ground beef.
I can tell you that after working at that food processing plant, I will NEVER eat those two products. Even though I am completely sure that EVERY canning facility operates in mostly the same manner.
quote:quote:It was sold in 1995 not 1997
If you think Wolf Brand was some sort of premium brand of chili before ConAgra bought them then you are sadly mistaken. I worked at the plant in the summer of 1997 as in intern doing process engineering. That is when I learned that most of the 'beef' in that chili is actually rolled oats. This isn't surprising given the fact that it was previously owned by a company with the word OATS in their name. Substituting oats for meat in the chili was done because it had a similar texture to the meat AND was a LOT cheaper than industrial grade ground beef.
I can tell you that after working at that food processing plant, I will NEVER eat those two products. Even though I am completely sure that EVERY canning facility operates in mostly the same manner.