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The Tip is 'Don't procrastinate' For years I've been buying ink jet cartridges from a big box office supply store. These cartridges were made overseas and labeled with the well-known brand of a large American printer company. One I remembered a local store that advertised quality cartridges. I had traveled by this local store hundreds of times but never stopped. This time I stopped at the local store. To my surprise I discovered that they carried the cartridge I needed and it was a Made in USA cartridge. Made in Chicago, to be precise, and it was half the price of the imported ones I had been buying for years. The quality is exceptional and they last longer too. Who knew? After that experience, I make a point to stop at every store I can. By doing so, I've been finding more and more Made in America products. Occasionally the clerks don't know the country of origin; this can be discouraging but finding the origin information yourself isn't difficult I've come to realize. Believe it not, there are actually a number of computers made in the US including laptops made in the USA. When the label is not visibly displayed I use the other Made in America buying tips to help me find Made in US. If the store doesn't carry what you are looking for, use Made in America Secrets to find it and tell the manager about your experience at their store. If enough people are asking for Made in America products stores will begin to carry them. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Starport Foods We have over 30 years of experience in the formulation, production and marketing of authentic Asian, Pan-Asian and Fusion sauces, seasonings and foods. We have hot prepared Asian food programs for supermarket delis, restaurants, universities and corporate cafeterias nationwide. We custom formulated sauces and seasonings for restaurant chains, supermarket retailers and food and sauce manufacturers. Our goal is to provide easy to use premium world flavors, recipes and innovative ideas for the foodservice industry. David Tsang on chef magazine cover imageDavid Tsang and Cheryl Tsang are the creators and founders of House of Tsang?, Oriental Deli?, Starport Foods?, Global Select Foods and Le Krewe Restaurant and Oyster Bar. David is a renowned chef, specialty food producer, and restaurateur. David has appeared on television and radio shows, in TV commercials, taught cooking classes and authored All That Sizzles cookbook. david tsang creation of house of tsang sauces imageHouse of Tsang? produced Asian stir-fry sauces, flavored oils, and grill sauces for retail and foodservice business, including pre-cooked frozen appetizers, entr?es and instant soups. Oriental Deli? provided programs for the operation of supermarket Asian take-out delis. This program featured kitchen design, menu and recipe development, software for recipe development and profit and loss calculation, and cook training. House of Tsang? and Oriental Deli were both sold to Hormel Foods? in 1992. David Tsang founder LeKrewe restaurant imageLe Krewe Restaurant and Oyster Bar was developed and operated by David Tsang and Cheryl Tsang in San Francisco's Mission District, serving Fusion Cajun Creole cuisine in a festive Mardi Gras setting. The restaurant offered Mardi Gras beads, masks for the guests and lively Zydeco music. Starport Foods? was formed in 1994, offering Innovative World Flavors to the foodservice industry. deli counter design by David Tsang imageStarport? products make regional cuisines easy. Just add Starport? flavors to any recipe and transform them into authentic meals from Jamaica, Morocco, Polynesia, Korea, Japan, China, Thailand to Southwestern United States. Starport? has national and international distribution. Asian take out for PizzaHut menu by David Tsang image Starport Foods provides on-going recipe and menu development support. Starport's customers include: Sysco, US Foods, Sodexo (as an approved vendor), Wegmans, Fishers Foods, Peppermill Casinos, Sierra at Tahoe Ski Resort, universities, hospitals, Max's of Manila Restaurant chain (with custom formulation) and others. Menu shown was developed for Pizza Hut? by David Tsang under House of Tsang?. SCMBC LogoStarport Foods is a Certified Minority Owned Business with Southern California Minority Business Development Council. David Tsang is a Member of Institute of Food Technologist since 1988 and an Advisory Board Member in the Department of Hospitality Management at San Francisco State University's College of Business. David's prior management position was the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Operations Manager at Stanford University. |
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