Since moving away from Oregon in about 2004 (to live in Savannah, GA then Pleasantville, NY, then Austin, TX), one of the local foods i have missed the most is Emerald Valley Salsa. Fresh ingredients, just the right amount of spicy, no sugar or msg or any other nasties including preservatives added, this local salsa was only found close to the source.
But sadly, i returned to find that although E.V. is still delicious, it is no longer local. They sold out. You can see subtle differences in the packaging: the logo and ingredients are no longer printed directly on the plastic tubs, they’re just stickers affixed to the lid and sides. The salsa seems to taste pretty much the same, but now i’m purchasing what used to be concocted and made up right down the road in Eugene, OR is now manufactured in Kent, Washington** by a company based in Salinas, CA. That puts a few more miles on my favorite condiment before it ever reaches my local market. It also lost a few (25 or so) local jobs. Monterey Gourmet Foods took over Emerald Valley, and although the salsa is still organic and still delicious, it’s just not quite the same knowing that my favorite local condiment is no longer as local.
** The article sourced for that information is a bit old, and the packaging on EVsalsa now reads ‘manufactured in Fullerton, CA. Dang, even further away.
It seems that even Mel Bankoff, who founded the company in Eugene in 1983 is nonplussed by the change his big-dollar sell-out made to the quality and mission behind his product:
Bankoff sold Emerald Valley Kitchen in 2002 to Monterey, then Monterey
Pasta Co., for $5.5 million. He stayed on to head Monterey’s organics
division but said he grew disillusioned as top management changed and
didn’t exhibit the commitment to organics and employees that he
advocated. Three years later, Bankoff resigned.
-OregonLive .com
So, a few jobs lost, a few miles added to my ‘carbon footprint’ and 1 disolusioned business owner later, I just have to settle with my Washington made salsa. It is still pretty delicious, i have to say.
Have you ever had a favorite local product, only to find out that it was no longer local?
Had to stop buying it. Not supporting salsa owned by a foreign company. Shame on Bankoff for selling out in the first place. Always money first in this country. Time to find a better one.
It seems that the first company has sold to a second company as well, and i’m finally tasting a difference. I think i’ll be switching to local, small salsa businesses. So sad.
I am struggling to find a salsa that is as tasty as pre-sell-out EVK. Any good organic salsas catch your eye?
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homemade!
Otherwise, sadly no. Does toby’s make a salsa? i love their other dips…
Actually, Gathering Together Farm makes a great roasted salsa that they sell most of the year. I know they’re in several farmer’s markets in the state. good luck!
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