Does Anyone Use Schwan's?

when i was inc ollege the truck would come by our apartments for one of the neighbors so we'd hit that shite up. the waffles, pizzas, and chicken wings are legit. and the birthday cake ice cream. fricking gained 5 pounds typing this but it was worth it.

I saw a few weeks ago that they were closing down service in Louisiana,


BATON ROUGE, LA (KPLC) -

A longtime Louisiana business closed its doors Friday. Schwan's home delivery food company will no longer operate its food delivery service in Louisiana.

"The Louisiana project is pretty much being shut down at Schwan's at this point," said General Manager Randy Oliveri. "There won't be any depots open after today."

Employees on their last day did inventory on the foods left over. Offices all over the state, including Lake Charles, are shutting down.

An customer service operator for Schwan's home office said Friday the facility in Lake Charles was closed but customers could still order by mail. The phone number for a Schwan's facility in Jennings was also disconnected.

"Been out of a work before, took me nine months to find a job the last time," said Jimmy Thurston. "Hopefully it won't take me that long this time."

Richard Whiteoak has been on the delivery route for the past nine years. He says his customers were more than just an address.

"I'm a little sad to go," said Whiteoak. "When I started my route nine years ago, like other route managers, customers got to be like friends and family, so instead of a customer you get to go see a friend."

The company itself has been around for 55 years. It's based in Minnesota - a long way from Louisiana - which appears to be a big part of the closure.

"I think the economy versus shipping the product this far down, being the corporate office is in Marshall, Minnesota," said Oliveri.

The yellow trucks of Schwan's won't be rolling on Louisiana roads any more.

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Mom used to buy this shite all the time.
Pretty decent stuff ifi remember.

My friend used to work for them. My god the shite he would bring home was terrible. I can't believe the money some people would blow on frozen foods. It blew my mind.

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I can't believe the money some people would blow on frozen foods.

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Are you completely removed from general society? Frozen food is a microcosm of what American culture is in 2012.

they have/had some cheesy bread that was da shite

havent had it yrs

Its been a few years, but if i remember correctly they had a a frozen chicken cordon bleu that you either baked or pan fried. Right tasty.

They are leaving La.

My brother gave my parents about $250 worth of gift certificates from Schwann's. About the only thing they bought more than once was the frozen tortellini that my dad would make an Alfredo sauce for. Their entrees were pretty bland.

I dunno. The only thing I tried from them was a frozen pizza that was better than most.