Gray Poupon to be 100% Made in Michigan

Kraft Heinz is bringing its premium mustard production to Holland by making all of its well-known Grey Poupon mustard in the state.

State economic development officials said the project will generate $17.2 million in private investment and create 50 jobs in the city. In return, the company is getting a $500,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant, and the City of Holland is being provided a property tax abatement. Details of the abatement were not immediately released.

“Heinz has a long history in the Holland community, providing jobs, supporting local agriculture and industrial businesses, and playing a vital role in west Michigan,” Michigan Economic Development Corp. CEO Steve Arwood said in a statement Wednesday. “The decision by Kraft Heinz to expand further will mean even more jobs for area residents for years to come.”

Any incentive of $1 million or less does not need to be approved by the full MEDC board, officials said. Those projects are approved by Arwood, who acts as a delegate of the board.

tGreenWay wrote:

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You must not be old enough to remember how that spot's catchphrase became a pre-Internet meme. As annoying as some can become on the web, before the net and cable tv, everybody watching over-the-air tv picked up on those phrases and it infiltrated every area of life. It was a goddsmned pain in the ass hearing every third person ask if somebody was "makin' copies" or whatever was popular at that moment.

LooseGoose wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:

You must not be old enough to remember how that spot's catchphrase became a pre-Internet meme. As annoying as some can become on the web, before the net and cable tv, everybody watching over-the-air tv picked up on those phrases and it infiltrated every area of life. It was a goddsmned pain in the ass hearing every third person ask if somebody was "makin' copies" or whatever was popular at that moment.  

e.g. Where's the beef?