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April 21, 2014

Sudden success leaves small firm needing help

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — When Tessemae's salad dressing quickly became a hit, the owners of the family-run condiment company were faced with the reality that they needed help navigating the grocery business.

The company based in Annapolis, Md., got its start in 2009 selling dressing to a local Whole Foods and then worked its way into five stores. By last summer it got into the chain's nearly 375 locations. In October, it reached Safeway stores in Northern California and was on its way to a national rollout of 1,100 stores.


 
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