• davidgro
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    2 days ago

    I’m guessing it’s because they can’t compete with store brands and other cheap competition. My family buys this stuff, and we never pay the premium for the brand name.

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      Aren’t store brands usually made by the same manufacturer though? I assumed if the name brand stopped producing the store brands would too.

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        I would think it would depend on how much of the manufacturers profit stemmed from the name brand company. It’s possible that everyone is charged the same, in which case it may not matter. But if the store brands are getting a discount for using the excess manufacturing, then yeah it’s either higher prices or the factory stops.