TreeHouse Foods gets a vote of confidence

This week’s free-publicity windfall goes to TreeHouse Foods, a Westchester, Ill.-based company whose products range from salsa to pie fillings. Its name appears on the Obamas’ tax returns, which the Obama campaign made public this week. As a CNN.com item explains, Michelle Obama was on the company’s board for a couple years, and was paid $51,200 in 2006. The company’s Web site says, “TreeHouse believes it is the largest manufacturer of pickles and non-dairy powdered creamer in the United States based on sales volume.”