The Wait is Over: Ribbon Cutting at Dayton Meijer Store Celebrates Availability of Chilau Foods Products Topped with the EEASY Lid

A ribbon cutting ceremony held on Friday, July 26, celebrated the availability of Chilau Foods, a line of southern-inspired stew and boil bases, topped with the easy-open EEASY Lid at the Dayton, Ohio, Meijer store. As the Chilau Foods products topped with the EEASY Lid hit store shelves at this Meijer location, the wait is over for Dayton area shoppers looking for bold, ethnic flavor profiles to spice up meals and accessible packaging that makes meal prep easier and more convenient.

The EEASY Lid, created by Dayton-based CCT, is the first jar lid innovation in 80 years. It allows customers to just push, twist and open their favorite jarred foods without the struggle. The EEASY Lid reduces the amount of effort needed to open a jar by up to 50%.

CCT president Brandon Bach noted that “it is always exciting to expand the EEASY Lid’s availability in stores across the U.S., but it is especially gratifying to see the EEASY Lid on grocery store shelves in CCT’s hometown.”

The ribbon cutting event formally introduced Chilau Foods products with the EEASY Lid to Dayton shoppers and provided these shoppers with the opportunity to taste the new products and experience the easy open EEASY Lid.

CCT co-owners Jim Bach and Darci Stodd were on hand for the celebration, as well as president Brandon Bach, CFO Sheila Miles, operations manager Niles Richards, and the rest of the CCT’s team members. Michael Anderson, founder of Chilau Foods, was also present.

Please enjoy this photo recap of the event that drew shoppers from the Dayton area and beyond:

In addition to Meijer stores, the EEASY Lid is currently being used on products in more than 250 Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Price Chopper and Tops Friendly Markets stores in addition to select specialty grocers in the Northeast. The EEASY Lid is also being used on products in EDEKA Kempken stores in Krefeld, Germany.