I'm not even sure where I originally purchased this, maybe Costco. I love making soup and chili especially now that it's fall. I use this (chicken) in both soups and chilis regardless of the meat that I'm using. I also use it to cook rice and quinoa as well as other various dishes. It's probably past expiration but doesn't seem affected. I'm at the bottom of the jar and since I could not find this in my regular grocery store of course I looked to Amazon to save the day. Literally. I can't live without this stuff. This time though, I actually ordered the Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken in the larger size. Don't misunderstand - this one is absolutely delicious, but I wanted to opt for a reduced sodium variety since I use it so often. Before this, I was using the box broths (usually some reduced sodium organic chicken variety when I could find it). It became inconvenient, wasteful, and expensive. It was more difficult to keep the boxes on hand and use the remainder of broth after opening before it went bad. This base is far more convenient and also way more delicious! I'll be coming back to try out some of the other flavors by BtB!