Welch's

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Welch Foods Inc. (Welch's) is an American company, headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts. It is owned by the National Grape Cooperative Association, a co-op of grape growers.

Founded in Vineland, New Jersey by Thomas Bramwell Welch in 1869, Welch's is the food processing and marketing arm of The National Grape Cooperative Association, which comprises 1,300 grape growers located in Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Ontario, Canada.

Welch's is particularly known for its grape juices and jellies made from dark Concord grapes[citation needed] and white Niagara grapes. The company also manufactures and markets an array of other products including refrigerated juices, frozen and shelf-stable concentrates, organic grape juice and dried fruit.

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[edit] List of products

  • Welch's Grape Juice
  • Welch's White Grape Peach Juice
  • Welch's Sparkling White Grape Juice Cocktail
  • Welch's Apple Cranberry Juice
  • Welch's Fruit Snacks
  • Welch's Strawberry Breeze
  • Welch's Passionfruit Juice
  • Welch's Cranapple Juice

[edit] Research

Welch's today is focused on research that explores the possible benefits associated with 100% grape juice made from Concord and Niagara grapes [1] [2][3]. In recent years, that research has pointed to links with improved cardiovascular and cognitive functions.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Nationalgrape.com National Grape. Domain Tools. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.