Safeway San Leandro Milk Plant, located in San Leandro, Calif., is part of Safeway, one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America. In September 2008, the company operated more than 1,730 stores in the western, Southwestern, Rocky Mountain, midwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States and in western Canada. These include 312 Vons stores in Southern California and Nevada, 112 Randalls and Tom Thumb stores in Texas, 37 Genuardi's store in the Philadelphia area, as well as 17 Carrs stores in Alaska. In support of its stores, Safeway has an extensive network of distribution, manufacturing and food processing facilities. A key ingredient in Safeway's success has been the introduction of one of the most extensive private label programs in North America. Its customers can choose from some 3,000 products including Safeway, Lucerne and Mrs. Wright's. An additional 1,250 premium products are marketed under the award-winning Safeway SELECT label.
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Operational since 1914, American Licorice Company has been one of the leading confectioners manufacturing extruded as well as panned candy products in the United States. Located at Union City, Calif., the company provides an array of candies, such as Red Vines, Sour Punch, Super Ropes and Snaps. Additionally, American Licorice Company offers Sip-n-Chews, Extinguisher and Natural Vines. It offers a wide variety under Red Vines candy, including black licorice bars, black licorice twist trays, strawberry sugar free twists and mixed bites bag, to name a few.
