Yet, for those Southern-made mayo fans on the West Coast, it’s not easy to find Blue Plate on the shelf. That used to be true of South Carolina-based Duke’s, too, but the Kroger effect opened ...

In 1974, Blue Plate was purchased by the locally owned Wm. B. Reily and Company Inc., now known as Reily Foods Company. Blue Plate Coffee was phased out a short time later.