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The Tip is 'Labeling Tip 1' Know Your Labeling - For products Made in America, the greater the US content the more American jobs required to produce it. So whenever possible choose the product with the highest percentage of U.S.content. US content must be disclosedon Made in USA textiles, automobiles, wool, and fur products. There is no law requiringmost other products to be marked or labeled made in USA, or, have any otherdisclosure about their amount of U.S. content. Those manufacturers and marketers who choose to make claims about the amount of U.S. content must comply with the FTC's Made in USA policy. Note: Imported products must have the country of origin on their label whileproducts partially Made in USA do not. For a product produced in the U.S. to be labeled made in USA, or claimed to beof domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be all or virtually all made in the U.S. This would mean that all significant parts and processing that go into the product are of U.S. origin. The product should contain no (or negligible) foreign content. Made in the USA products create the greatest number of American jobs for our country. This is because the labor to produce the product, and the raw materials that go into the product, are created with American labor. For most products, there is no law requiring made in America labels, or any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on the label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. The product without the country origin on its label has some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Saladmaster Saladmaster was established in 1946. However, the company began operation on January 5, 1947, in the home of Harry Lemmons. With a capital of $9,000, Mr. Lemmons purchased office equipment, inventory, and sales prizes. When the company began, the inventory consisted of one product ? the Saladmaster Machine. Today the Saladmaster Machine is world renown. Saladmaster began with three salesman and ended its first year with a total of 100 distributors. Saladmaster's growth forced Mr. Lemmons to move from his home to a larger facility at 4503 Worth Street in Dallas, Texas, where he operated for the next two years. Saladmaster continued to grow and in 1949, Mr. Lemmons invested $50,000 in a new building located at 131 Howell Street, Dallas, Texas. The company remained there for the next 43 years. At the national convention in 1950, Mr. Lemmons introduced another exclusive product to his sales force, Mirror Masterbuilt Aluminum Cookware. This set included the exclusive vapo-valve in the covers. Stainless Steel Cookware was not available at that time. Mr. Lemmons was featured in the Wall Street Journal. In 1952, Saladmaster introduced 18-8 (3 ply) Stainless Steel Cookware, and from that point, sales continued to escalate. Other exclusive premiums were Bavarian China, Leaded Crystal, Stainless Flatware, and Stainless Cutlery with chrome-plated handles. In the 1970's, Saladmaster was listed among the Texas top 100 corporations. In 1979, Regal Ware, Inc., acquired Saladmaster because they believed Saladmaster had the potential to be the leader in the cookware industry. In 1982, Saladmaster introduced T-304 (5 ply) Surgical Stainless Steel Cookware. Sales continued to grow and by 1992, Saladmaster was experiencing significant growing pains and literally was bursting at the seams for warehouse space to store product and to house employees. Due to the size of warehouse space needed, it was difficult to find a facility in the Dallas metropolitan area that was suitable for Saladmaster. Therefore, Saladmaster relocated to Arlington, Texas between two major cities, Dallas and Fort Worth, which was equally convenient to the airport. In 1994, Saladmaster introduced T-304/316L (7 ply) Surgical Stainless Steel Cookware. Saladmaster ended 1994 with the best year in the history of the company. In 2001, Saladmaster once again broke away from conventional cooking equipment with Versa Tec. This ushered in an era of the Complete Kitchen System. With consistency in performance and design a new name emerged in 2007 - Saladmaster Solutions XP-7. In February 2008, Saladmaster introduced the world to Saladmaster 316Ti - Titanium Stainless Steel Cookware. Saladmaster is the only cookware company in the world to offer products made of 316Ti steel made in steel mills in the U.S. and Switzerland. It's clean, pure and safe. Today, Saladmaster flourishes with a plan of direction and a sales force that is enthusiastic, motivated, and believes in its products. Our current Solutions Line offers customers the most beneficial solution to all their food preparation needs. Saladmaster is actively moving forward with investment in research and the latest technology to deliver the next generation of cookware. |
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