Can you tell me if the IXL Company is still in business. My husband
loved their Tamales.  Thank you.

Dear rommey-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.

A company called “Nalley’s”, which was then based in Spokane,
Washington, acquired IXL Foods. Presently they are located in Tacoma,
Washington.

Nalley's acquired a number of enterprises during this time including
IXL Foods, which operated a cannery in San Leandro, California, and
XLNT Spanish foods of Los Angeles, California. The company is now
affiliated with Birdseye Foods. The parent company is now known by the
name Agrilink Foods:

Agrilink Foods 
PO Box 11046 
Tacoma, WA 98411 
  
Telephone: 
253-591-3263
 
http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/nalley/about/history.html

They still produce tamales, but they may have changed from the recipe
that your husband remembers and appreciated so well.

http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/scripts/products/view.asp?product_id=160

If you’d like to buy some and cannot find them locally, you can
purchase products directly from the company:

http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/corp/service/catalog/nalley.asp

I found several lingering references to XLNT tamales, so the
acquisition of that company may not be that old, or Agrilink Foods may
still use that brand name. Unfortunately they were nowhere to be found
where they can be purchased so I suspect they have also gone by the
wayside. You will likely have to contact Agrilink Foods in order to
confirm this, if your husband is interested in this brand also.

I hope you find that that my research exceeds your expectations. If
you have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. I welcome your rating and your
final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the
near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga



INFORMATION SOURCES

AGRILINK FOODS
http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/nalley/about/history.html
http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/scripts/products/view.asp?product_id=160
http://www.agrilinkfoods.com/corp/service/catalog/nalley.asp


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IXL Foods

“XLNT Foods”

Thank you very much for your in-depth research and the links.
Gayle Jurgensen
rommey@pacbell.net