Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer. While the day honors the hardworking women and men who make this nation go and grow, the weekend also gives us a chance for one more big backyard barbecue blowout. Here’s some union-made food and drink to get your barbecue off to a great start.
Our list comes courtesy of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM); the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW); the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s website Labor 411 and Union Plus.
Meat & Buns & Bread & Beans
- Arnold
- Ball Park franks
- Earthgrains bread
- Entenmann’s
- Hebrew National franks
- Nature’s Harvest bread
- Oroweat bread and buns
- Oscar Meyer & Boar’s Head hot dogs
- Oroweat buns (hot dogs and burgers)
- Stroehmann bread and buns
- Sara Lee buns (hot dogs and burgers)
- Burnham and Morrill (baked beans)
Cheese
- Alta Dena
- Kraft Foods
- Horizon
Condiments
- Claussen (pickles and relish)
- French’s mustard
- Heinz ketchup
- Morton Salt
- Vlasic (relish and sauerkraut)
Vegetables
- Beets: Muranka Farms (Muranka Farms)
- Broccoli: Amaral Ranches, Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers, Amaral Ranches)
- Broccoli rabe: Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Cauliflower: Amaral Ranches, Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers, Amaral Ranches)
- Cilantro – Muranaka Farms (Muranaka Farms)
- Fennel: Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Green leaf lettuce – Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Iceberg lettuce: Amaral Ranches, Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers, Amaral Ranches)
- Italian parsley: Muranaka Farms (Muranaka Farms)
- Kale: Muranaka Farms (Muranaka Farms)
- Leeks: Muranaka Farms (Muranaka Farms)
- Lettuce: Butter/red butter lettuce – Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Mixed green: Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Radishes: Muranaka Farms (Muranaka Farms)
- Romaine hearts: Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Romaine lettuce: Amaral Ranches, Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers, Amaral Ranches)
Fruits
- Cactus pears: Andy Boy (D’Arrigo Brothers)
- Citrus: Sunkist – oranges, lemons, limes, tangerines, grapefruit, mandarin oranges
- Dates: Pato’s Dream Date Gardens (Pato’s Dream Date Gardens)
- Grapes: Sunkist – tomatoes – Sunripe, Gargiulo (Gargiulo, San Joaquin Tomato, Pacific Triple E)
- Mushrooms: Monterey Mushrooms, Del Fresh (Monterey Mushrooms, Mushroom Farm Inc., Countryside Mushrooms)
- Strawberries: Swanton Berry, Dole (Swanton Berry, Dole)
Soft Drinks
- A&W Root Beer
- Canada Dry
- Coca Cola
- Orange Crush
- 7-Up
- Pepsi
- RC Cola
Juice
- Minute Maid
- Snapple
- Tropicana
- V8
- Welch’s
Coffee/Tea
- Folgers
- Maxwell House
- Millstone Coffee
- Swiss Miss hot chocolate
- Tender Leaf tea
Bottled Water
- Alhambra water
- Crystal Springs
- Pocono Springs
- Poland Spring
- Sierra Springs
Alcohol – Beer (a small sample)
- Anchor Brewing
- Beck’s
- Budweiser and Bud Light
- Coors Light
- Henry Winehard’s
- Miller
- Red Stripe
- Rolling Rock
- Sam Adams
- Shock Top
Alcohol – Wine
- Andrew Champagne
- Corbett Canyon Vineyard
- Gallo Estate Wines
- Gallo of Sonoma
- Scheffield Cellars
Snacks
- Bugles
- Cheetos
- Cheez-It
- Frito-Lay Rold Gold Pretzels
- Lorna Doone cookies
- Mike Sell’s Potato Chip Co.
- Oreo cookies
- Pirate Booty
- Utz pretzels
Chips ‘n’ Dip
- Doritos
- Mission chips, salsas, and dips
- Tostitos chips, salsas, and dips
Ice Cream &Toppings
- Barber’s
- Breyers
- Country Fresh
- Creamland Dairies
- Prairie Farms
- The Masterson Company
Grills, Coolers, & Cups
- Rubbermaid coolers
- Solo cups, plates & bowls
- Weber Grills – Genesis, Summit, and Q series (all made by IUANPW in Illinois)
