Country Crock
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 Country Crock facts

• It originally sold spreads such as margarine (and cheese for a limited time), but later extended to side dishes, particularly mashed potatoes and pasta, made by Hormel under license
• The Shedd's brand was a product of Shedd-Bartush Foods based in Detroit
• It made and marketed margarine (beginning in 1945) and Shedd's peanut butter as well as salad dressing and prune juice
• It merged in 1959 with Beatrice Foods before they sold the Shedd's business to Unilever in 1984 following Beatrice's merger with Esmark
• As of July 2015, Shedd's Country Crock changed the recipe to remove preservatives and artificial flavors
• This new recipe has been poorly received
• This has resulted in the Country Crock website and Facebook page being flooded with negative reviews