the BruniBlog notes that King Arthur Flour has announced a price decrease as of August 1. The firm hopes that retailers will pass on the savings to their customers.
I know that the price of a 5# bag in my local market has gone for $2.99 to $4.99 in recent months. I don't bake bread as much during the summer, so I've been working off frozen flour purchased last winter. Didn't see any need to buy new flour at that price.
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King Arthur Flour cutting its wholesale prices
Started by Rail Paul, Aug 05 2008 04:59 PM
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 04:59 PM
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 05:05 PM
QUOTE(Rail Paul @ Aug 5 2008, 12:59 PM) 
the BruniBlog notes that King Arthur Flour has announced a price decrease as of August 1. The firm hopes that retailers will pass on the savings to their customers.
I know that the price of a 5# bag in my local market has gone for $2.99 to $4.99 in recent months. I don't bake bread as much during the summer, so I've been working off frozen flour purchased last winter. Didn't see any need to buy new flour at that price.
Grocery prices
I know that the price of a 5# bag in my local market has gone for $2.99 to $4.99 in recent months. I don't bake bread as much during the summer, so I've been working off frozen flour purchased last winter. Didn't see any need to buy new flour at that price.
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Any word if it will lower catalog and on-line prices?
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 05:30 PM
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Posted 05 August 2008 - 09:20 PM
Since you mentioned this company...........I've been wondering if anyone knows about their magazine. I bought a few issues a while ago and having seen any new issues in months. I looked around on their site but I didn't see any mention of the magazine, if they are still publishing or not. Anyone with info.?
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Posted 25 October 2008 - 09:33 PM
Shop-Rite declined to lower its price for the KA baking flour from $4.99 after the wholesale price cut. I asked about it, and they said they were no current plans to pass on the saving.
Well, this week they did, with a cut to $3.99 for all the KA products. KA goes on special next week for $3.49 for a five pound bag. Gold Medal Better for Bread has already come down to $2.49, and I've been using that in lieu of the KA. ConAgra's Hecker's has been $1.89 on special recently.
KA is good flour, but it's not worth a $2.50 premium over other good products
Well, this week they did, with a cut to $3.99 for all the KA products. KA goes on special next week for $3.49 for a five pound bag. Gold Medal Better for Bread has already come down to $2.49, and I've been using that in lieu of the KA. ConAgra's Hecker's has been $1.89 on special recently.
KA is good flour, but it's not worth a $2.50 premium over other good products
"Peter Kiewit looked for three things in hiring people. He looked for integrity, intelligence and energy. And he said if a person didn’t have the first…that the latter two would kill him. Because if they don’t have integrity, you want ‘em dumb and lazy. You don’t want ‘em smart and energetic.”
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Posted 25 October 2008 - 09:51 PM
QUOTE(Wendy DeBord @ Aug 5 2008, 05:20 PM)
Since you mentioned this company...........I've been wondering if anyone knows about their magazine. I bought a few issues a while ago and having seen any new issues in months. I looked around on their site but I didn't see any mention of the magazine, if they are still publishing or not. Anyone with info.?
is that "the baking sheet"? that newsletter is supposed to be a bi-monthly. there is also a free e-newsletter called "the round table"
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Posted 26 October 2008 - 02:27 AM
The price of a 5 pound bag of KA all purpose at Gourmet Garage is $8. I know because last week I finished a batch and when I discovered bugs crawling around in my back-up bag we had to run out and buy some more. It's pretty scandalous.
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Posted 26 October 2008 - 03:24 AM
it's usually 2.99 or 3.49 by me. for a long time before it was widely available in nyc i used to bring back the big plastic buckets of flour whenever i went up to visit my college.
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Posted 27 October 2008 - 01:05 AM
$3.99 for 5 pounds this afternoon at Trader Joe's. Expect this might go down.
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Posted 01 November 2008 - 12:44 AM
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 03:01 PM
King Arthur Bread, Whole Wheat, etc $4.99 for a 5# bag at NJ ShopRite stores this week. The grocery guy said the KA was expected to go to $5.49 "soon".
The drought in the midwest seems to be bumping some flour prices higher. The Gold Medal "Better for Bread" flours went to $4.49 (from $3.49) at Corrado's market. The GM regular AP remains at $1.99 for now.
Hodgson Mill has held its prices at $3.49 for rye flour, 50/50, and bread flour. I may grab some of that before the price rises. Toss it in the freezer and be done with it.
The drought in the midwest seems to be bumping some flour prices higher. The Gold Medal "Better for Bread" flours went to $4.49 (from $3.49) at Corrado's market. The GM regular AP remains at $1.99 for now.
Hodgson Mill has held its prices at $3.49 for rye flour, 50/50, and bread flour. I may grab some of that before the price rises. Toss it in the freezer and be done with it.
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