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Mustard, Swiss and.... My Mom's potato salad. It's got everything else i'd want. Creamy mayo, crunchy little pickles. It's awesome.

Yeah it is the same kind Trader Joe's just sent out the ad about. I remembered reading "bread cheese" and I think it was about 4 bucks cheaper per pound!

I love maple flavored everything... I once saw on television that they use maple crystals to get that syrupy delicious taste in the McGriddles. It's harder to find, and since it is just concentrated maple syrup... it's very expensive for a tiny little container of it. Since I discovered the stuff i've been baking it into anything that I want to be studded with maple goodness.

This is no secret. Working with manufacturers enables the company to get better prices and sometimes bigger packages. It also allows TJs to have companies produce products to their standards (ex: no chemical preservatives or artificial colors). And yes, of course no middleman/wholesaler.