Not quite. What happened here is the cheese ships from Italy in rounds, then the facility in W. Caldwell turns it into shredded cheese.
I actually went down a rabbit hole finding the actual production facility in italy but it turns out there are nine of them and that was all an irrelevant waste of time because the fuckup was in the factory in New Jersey.
As to the white label accusations, well, kind of true, kind of not. You've got a bit of a mix there. See, all these companies admit they import their cheese from Italy. It's even a point of pride.
The part I was getting hung up on was I thought W. Caldwell was just a shipping operation. On google maps it looks like a bone standard shipping warehouse. On follow-up, I found out they actually process the cheese on site, and they did a shitty fucking job cleaning the place, causing a listeria outbreak.
Essentially, cheese ships from italy. This chucklefuck operation breaks it down and ships it out, yes under a variety of brands. This also explains why Boar's head "Allows" this.
Also, apparently the Virginia facility with the meat recall is going to be shuttered. Guess the Heir is losing his Candyland. But fuck him, I read he's been living in there for like 20 years like a fucking freak.
One funny thing I found out was if a black employee complained for any reason in the Virginia facility, they were fired instantly. Other than that, they were essentially running a Bhopal special, mystery fluids dripping directly into the meat, equipment dangerously mis calibrated, filthy surfaces everywhere, and a management style that might as well be called "Yuck Foo"
I actually went down a rabbit hole finding the actual production facility in italy but it turns out there are nine of them and that was all an irrelevant waste of time because the fuckup was in the factory in New Jersey.
As to the white label accusations, well, kind of true, kind of not. You've got a bit of a mix there. See, all these companies admit they import their cheese from Italy. It's even a point of pride.
The part I was getting hung up on was I thought W. Caldwell was just a shipping operation. On google maps it looks like a bone standard shipping warehouse. On follow-up, I found out they actually process the cheese on site, and they did a shitty fucking job cleaning the place, causing a listeria outbreak.
Essentially, cheese ships from italy. This chucklefuck operation breaks it down and ships it out, yes under a variety of brands. This also explains why Boar's head "Allows" this.
Also, apparently the Virginia facility with the meat recall is going to be shuttered. Guess the Heir is losing his Candyland. But fuck him, I read he's been living in there for like 20 years like a fucking freak.
One funny thing I found out was if a black employee complained for any reason in the Virginia facility, they were fired instantly. Other than that, they were essentially running a Bhopal special, mystery fluids dripping directly into the meat, equipment dangerously mis calibrated, filthy surfaces everywhere, and a management style that might as well be called "Yuck Foo"
