Prominent on the front of the Sanitarium brand peanut butter jar:
Made in Australia since 1898.
In small type on the back of the jar:
Made in Australia from 0% Australian ingredients.
Recipes and ruminations from a small house in a big city.
Recipes and ruminations from a small house in a big city.
Now I'm wondering: is it cheaper to purchase foreign peanuts and process them locally than it is to either ship jarred peanut butter from another country or to grow the peanuts in Australia? This is how my mind works.
ReplyDeleteIn this case the former applies. In some cases we are growing raw materials, shipping them overseas and re-importing value-added goods.
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