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Newman's Own marks 30th year

Published 08/28/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 08/27/2012 11:29 PM

Monday marked the 30th anniversary of the initial shipment of Newman's Own salad dressing to Stew Leonard's in Norwalk, the first retail outlet to carry the Connecticut-born brand.

The food company, founded by the late actor Paul Newman, has gone on to donate 100 percent of its profits to charity, totaling more than $350 million so far.

Soon after the first shipment of 500 cases of salad dressing, Newman's Own branched out to other all-natural products: pasta sauce, lemonade, salsa, popcorn, and, most recently, frozen pizza and frozen skillet meals.

The Newman's Own Foundation has pledged $30 million to charity this year.

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