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From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Sep 18 2024 05:39:00

Tupperware, Food Container Pioneer, Files for Bankruptcy

The once-mighty kitchenware company has struggled financially for years.
It says the direct sales model that fueled its success has become a
weakness.

By John Yoon (New York Times) Sept. 18, 2024, 4:21 a.m. ET

Tupperware Brands, whose name became synonymous with plastic food
containers in kitchens across America, filed for bankruptcy protection
on Tuesday after struggling for years with declining sales and
increasing competition.

The Tupperware brand was introduced in the 1940s by the chemist Earl
Tupper, who developed a clean and durable plastic to create airtight
containers. They came to be sold globally, propelled by a direct sales
campaign called “Tupperware parties.”

But the strengths of that model became “weaknesses,” the company said
in its Chapter 11 filing, saying it failed to develop a diverse sales
strategy, including for online shoppers. It also blamed a “challenging
macroeconomic environment” over the last several years.

“In stark contrast to the early days of the company, nearly everyone
now knows what Tupperware is, but fewer people know where to find it,”
Brian J. Fox, Tupperware’s chief restructuring officer, wrote in the
filing. Only in 2022 did the company set up a storefront on Amazon and
start selling at Target, he added.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Tupperware Bread
Categories: Breads
     Yield: 3 Loaves

     6 tb Butter
     3    Pkg dry yeast; NOT rapid
          - rise
 3 3/4 c  Warm water
     6 tb Sugar
     2 lg Eggs; beaten
    10 c  Flour *
 4 1/2 ts Salt

 * omit the salt if using self rising flour

 Melt 6 tablespoons butter; let cool. In Tupperware "Fix-
 In-Mix Bowl, put yeast (not rapid rise). Add warm water,
 sugar, eggs, butter and salt with the flour. Combine all
 ingredients. Place seal on bowl. Place in hot water in
 sink, let rise until seal pops off.

 Butter hands, dough will be sticky. Separate into 3
 loaves. Let rise 30 minutes, covered with clean dish
 towel. Bake at 350ºG/175ºC degrees for 30 minutes or
 until browned.

 From: http://www.cooks.com

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