WTF is Schwan’s thinking
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I guess I don't agree that it's THAT expensive. It's not cheap. But if you break down their servings and cost...it's very reasonable.
For instance if you wanted a chicken patty and fries. Chicken patties are $16 for 12 and fries are $9.50 for 13 servings. So you can have a chicken patty and fries for $2.10. Tough to beat that. Even if you doubled that is under $4.50.
I was going to say the same thing. My mom bought a to. From Schwab’s because they delivered and we couldn’t always get to town.
Agree. The other home delivery outfits that have become popular recently certainly aren’t cheap either.
I can remember my mom getting those big tins of fruit and dividing them up into quart-sized freezer boxes. Sunday night suppers were always ice cream with sliced peaches, or strawberries, or raspberries and a bowl of popcorn. She’d save the tins and store Christmas decorations in them.
Used to get food from them all the time. Then the quality went down and I could find better alternatives at the store. Then they started a “fuel charge” on top of already high prices. Haven’t bought a thing from them in over 15 years and don’t miss it.
Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan's Home Delivery, to end operations in November
The Minesota-based company announced Monday that it would close its doors in November after 72 years in business.
www.cbsnews.com
Yelloh?, nope goodbye....Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan's Home Delivery, to end operations in November
The Minesota-based company announced Monday that it would close its doors in November after 72 years in business.
Bummer. Schwanz gold'n nuget ice cream bars were one of my favorite treats growing up.
This is sad, We bought those 2.5 gallons of the chocolate marshmallow tins when all of us kids were home. Every once in a while our Schwans driver would give us kids the orange pushups as a treat.
would you say 90% of their business came from little old farm families?
those people are decline... isn't surprising
those people are decline... isn't surprising
Grocery stores offering home delivery, along with other services that do this, was probably the final nail in the coffin.
The COVID boom gave the business a little bit of false hope, when the reality was that the business had a dying and aging customer base.
I have a lot of respect for the Schwan's family. Sad to see, but businesses need to evolve or die especially in "retail".
I have a lot of respect for the Schwan's family. Sad to see, but businesses need to evolve or die especially in "retail".
More variety at a lower cost, sounds about right! Schwan's couldn't compete on distribution and really needed to drastically change their business model. But ran out of money and time.
They sold fake (aka processed) 'food'.
The ongoing multi-decade experiment in fake food is largely why so many are today fat and sick and metabolically deranged.
Opt out of the experiment. Eat real food.
The ongoing multi-decade experiment in fake food is largely why so many are today fat and sick and metabolically deranged.
Opt out of the experiment. Eat real food.
Yes, but hy-vee doesn't carry the same kind of stuff we got from Schwan's. Things like gallons of amazing ice cream, a box of Jalapeno poppers/Mozzarella Sticks that could feed a family for a week, etc.
Similar enough that their model was no longer unique enough.
