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Pickle Pizza
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Q: Where do you sell your products?
A: We sell our products to retail chain grocery stores, food
distributors, and restaurants. Where
to buy
Q: Are you still a family company?
A: Yes we are a 4th generation family business owned and managed
by the founding Dalton family. Company
History
Q: I live in an area where your website says you have
distribution, but I can't find your product in my local
grocery store. Why?
A: Stores try to carry an assortment of products at all
times, so depending on the time of year or holiday season
certain items may have stronger consumer demand and the store
caters to this by changing the mix of products available for
sale. If you can't find Best Maid or Del-Dixi you need ask the
store manager to request the brand in your area.
Q: Why don't you sell your products in my state?
A: We sell our products to customers throughout the Southwest. If you are unable to find Best Maid or Del-Dixi you need ask the store manager in your area to request the brand as well as email us your requests. Customer Comments
Q: Can I buy your products on the internet or order them
on the phone?
A: We have selected items available online that you can purchase. Please click here to go to our online Store.
Q: You don't offer my favorite flavor of pickles online. Can I special order directly from your factory?
A: Unfortunately we are unable to take special requests. We offer the most popular items online.
Q: Your prices online seem high to me. Why are the prices so high?
A: We realize the prices are higher than what you will find in a grocery store, but there are substantial costs involved in being able to make them available online.
Q: Why don't you sell Gallon Pickles online?
A: We currenly do not offer Gallon Pickles online due to their heavy weight and potential for breakage during shipment.
Q: Will you ever sell Gallon Pickles online?
A: If we can develop a plastic closure for our Plastic Gallons that will resist leakage, we will offer our famous Gallon Dills and Gallon Sours online.
Q: What is the difference between Best Maid and Del-Dixi Pickles?
A: There is no difference other than the label. We manufacture both brands in Fort Worth, TX with the same cucumbers, the same flavorings, and the same ingredients. We bought the Del-Dixi brand several decades ago, and consolidated flavor profiles while retaining the brand.
Q: How do I read your code date on your Pickles?
A: We use a Julian Date which refers to the numeric manufacture date. For example 1323 12:31 would mean the item was manufactured on the 132nd day of '03 at 12:31pm. We will be adding a "Best if Used By" system beginning January 1, 2004.
Q: What are Fresh Pack Pickles?
A: Fresh Pack Pickles are fresh cucumbers that are harvested,
washed, graded, and then rushed to the production floor where
they are packed directly into containers, covered with
flavorings, and pasteurized.
Q: What are Cured or Processed Pickles?
A: Processed Pickles are fresh cucumbers that have been
harvested from the field, and placed into large storage
tanks and covered with a salt brine solution. This
solution effectively begins a fermentation process that
cures the cucumber into a pickle. After the curing period
these pickles are then sent to production where they
are carefully desalted, washed, sorted, and packed
with a dill, sour, or sweet brine flavor. These pickles
are crisp and generally darker in color than Fresh Pack Pickles.
Q: What are Refrigerated(Overnight) Pickles?
A: Refrigerated(Overnight) Pickles are fresh cucumbers
that are harvested, washed, graded, and then rushed to
the production floor where they are packed directly into
containers, covered with flavorings, and immediately refrigerated.
Q: What's the difference between Fresh Pack and
Refrigerated Pickles?
A: The difference is that Fresh Pack Pickles are preserved
by pasteurization, whereas Refrigerated Pickles are
preserved by refrigeration. Refrigerated Pickles
also have a much shorter shelf-life than either Processed
or Fresh Pack Pickles.
Q: Why doesn't Best Maid or Del-Dixi pack an
Overnight pickle?
A: We offer the foodservice trade this item in several
flavors, but because it is so perishable we do not
offer it to the retail grocery trade.
Q: How long can your Processed Pickles remain
preserved in the salt brine solution?
A: We normally use our inventory within 3-6 months
of curing, but with proper salimeter maintenance
these pickles can last for up to 2 years without any
quality problems.
Q: What does "Kosher" mean?
A: Kosher means approved as a Jewish Kosher Product,
or more popularly just that the product has garlic
added as a flavoring.
Q: Do you grow your own cucumbers?
A: Yes. We grow the majority of our cucumbers in West
Texas where we contract with growers every season.
Soil, moisture, and location all have crucial effects
on developing a crisp pickling cucumber, and the West
Texas location offers the perfect environment for
growing and harvesting only the finest quality cucumbers.
Q: How long does growing season last in West Texas?
A: From seed to harvest the cucumber crop takes about
6-7 weeks. We typically harvest our crop from Mid
July thru September. And it isn't unusual for us to
harvest over 30 million pounds of cucumbers during
those 3 months.
Q: Since your growing season is so short does that
mean you store up your Fresh Pack inventory for the next
12 months during the summer?
A: No. We do fresh-pack a lot during the summer, but we
also fresh-pack during the winter as well. Our close
proximity to the Mexico border allows us to contract with
Mexican growers during the winter months to bring us
fresh cucumbers. We truck these to our plant in Ft. Worth,
Texas and offer truly "fresh" Fresh Pack Pickles year round.
Q: Are your products pasteurized?
A: Yes. We pasteurize all of our shelf size pickles to
maintain a consistent flavor profile. Pasteurization
also extends the shelf life of products without compromising quality.
Q: Should I refrigerate your products?
A: Yes. To maintain freshness and crispness you should
always refrigerate any pickle or dressing products
after opening. We also recommend that you chill before
the first serving.
Q: How long will your pickles last?
A: As long as you refrigerate them they will remain
crisp and last indefinitely.
Q: What flavorings do you use on your products?
A: We use a wide variety of seasonings and spices such
as red pepper, garlic, chopped onion, sugar, tumeric,
high fructose corn syrup, and modified food starch,
catsup, eggs, and oils in our dressing and sauce products.
Q: Why are your pickles so much better than all the other brands?
A: Our pickles are better because our flavor profile is unique, and based on family recipes over 75 years old. We don't just harvest cucumbers, and stick them in jars. We really try to make a quality product.
Q: What is the name of the little girl's face on your labels?
A: The little girl's name is SMILEY.
Q: I love your Best Maid BBQ Sauce!
A: We do too! It's one of our best selling items!
Q: Do you offer plant tours?
A: We do not offer plant tours. But you may check out our
online plant tour.
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