I'd share my steak, if only she'd reply...
I'd share my steak, if only she'd reply...
Looking at the connective tissue it looks more like shin
It looks like a decent steak for once Chitty. Please don’t cook it for 20 minutes on each side.
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Heinz has stopped supplying Tesco with some of the UK's family favourite products in a dispute over pricing.
Baked beans, ketchup and tomato soup are among the cupboard staples missing from shelves in some Tesco stores.
Kraft Heinz, which owns the brand, said its production costs were rising but it was working with Tesco to resolve the situation quickly.
But Tesco said: "We will not pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers."
"We're sorry that this means some products aren't available right now," a Tesco spokesperson said. "We hope to have this issue resolved soon."
Some Heinz items are already out of stock, according to the Grocer magazine, which first reported the falling-out.
In recent months food manufacturers have reported rising costs, including for energy and commodities, with some warning they would need to raise the prices they charge to retailers. However supermarkets such as Tesco are striving to keep prices low for customers facing a cost-of-living squeeze and shopping more carefully.
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A Kraft Heinz spokesman said the pricing issue was down to "today's challenging economic environment - with commodity and production costs rising".
He said the firm always looked at how it could "provide value through price, size and packs.... at a price point that works within their budgets".
"We are confident of a positive resolution with Tesco," he added.
Meanwhile, a Tesco spokesperson said the supermarket giant was "laser-focused on keeping the cost of the weekly shop in check".
"With household budgets under increasing pressure, now more than ever we have a responsibility to ensure customers get the best possible value, and we will not pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers."
IMAGE SOURCE,STEVE DRESSER
Image caption,There are empty shelves in some Tesco stores where Heinz products usually sit
Ged Futter, a former Asda executive and now director of consultancy The Retail Mind, said rows over prices were more common than customers realised.
"Heinz are saying if you're not prepared to take it [at that price] we will stop supply," he said.
"More manufacturers are saying that to retailers than ever before. I have examples of supplies being stopped in every single retailer except Aldi."
He said the reason the Heinz Tesco row had become obvious was because the products were so popular that shelves would have been empty within days of the supply being cut off.
Manufacturers were absorbing unprecedented food price rises from retailers for the fourth or fifth time in the last 18 months, he said.
"There will be a resolution as Tesco can't afford not to have Heinz products and Heinz can't afford to not be in Tesco. It's just a matter of what that resolution looks like," he said.
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There will be a resolution as Tesco can't afford not to have Heinz products and Heinz can't afford to not be in Tesco. It's just a matter of what that resolution looks like," he said.
who will blink first?
I have gone from famine to feast overnight.
There's long been a baked bean shortage in Korat but yesterday I went to 'Korat Chef' to pick up some cider and sausages and found this...
No fewer that 8 different types of baked bean.
I got meself a tin of each, apart from the Wattie's 'Lite' of course, so when the 7 were added to my 2 existing tins at home I had 9 tins of beans to choose from (well, 8 plus Ayam).
Good price too. Check these out Shutree... cheaper than Makro!
You are truly blessed in Korat. Next step is to buy lottery tickets with 39, 79 and 49.
Quite a price range there. Are they all within their 'best before date'? I can't help noticing that th HP has a Sterling price label and the Heinz a multipack label. Some skulduggery in the beans department?
I'd be interested to compare the ingredients, how much sugar/water/beans/dubious chemicals you get for the different prices.
I will be interested in your feedback, Mendy.
I don't know how or why, but I ended up eating HP or Branston beans when I was living at my mum and dad's (usually HP though) and might even go for either of them these days instead of Heinz.
Knowing my dad, he probably started buying them cos he found them at Lidl or Aldi for about 3p cheaper!
You guys seem to think I have nothing better to do in Isaan than compare the ingredients of different makes of baked beans?
Well, maybe I can set up a spreadsheet?
I can include the sell by date in one column as well?
The guy in the shop reckons that the 'Hunger Breaks' baked bean is the best of the lot, and it's only 39 Baht a tin! He showed me this trick of shaking the tin to judge how sloppy the liquid is inside and Hunger Breaks was quite solid. I've never tried them before either.
The SPC beans were cheap because the tins have been dented but I'm sure the sell by date is OK.
Nearly 2 quid for a can of beans?
Just worked out how much all that cost.
This much..
Not bad actually considering the price nowadays in rip off Britain, although I do notice that can of Heinz is out of a multipack and the huge dent in the SPC one you left in the shop.
As already mentioned, would be interesting to see the sell by dates on them
Fuck Heinz anyway, you can get 4 of these from his Kraut cousins at Lidl for the price of one can of 57 varieties... and you wouldn't taste the difference if you add enough Daddies sauce or its cheaper German counterpart
Price and eye gouging fucks.Send them back to the Yanks
Tesco and Heinz reach agreement in price row - BBC News
How secure is Britain's bean supply? Apparently every single baked bean is grown outside of the UK. The majority of beans come from Canada with significant amounts imported from the US. What would happen if supply lines were cut? What alternative does the UK have if Big Bean embargoes shipments of beans?
pues, estamos aqui
^ Well, I know how to do it now so you can buy me a beer!
To be honest it was a bit like when the wife starts tapping water melons at the market before finally making her considered selection... they all sound the same to me and I think it's a load of bollox. I think he was just enjoying watching me shake tins of baked beans by the side of my head.
But anyway, I will try the Hunger Breaks baked beans first with great anticipation.
The arsehole did his due dilligence, bought the only pub in the village...and turned it into a Chavs Mecca for luxury taxed Frosty Jack, baked beans, mushy peas, dog chews, fungal cream and toenail clippers.
I wouldn't be surprised if the owner was Ootai, Shutree, Mike or Stumpy
Hunger Breaks look great value. Fucking starving now.
I had an English friend who would go to the local market when it was busy, stand looking for a while then lean over to pick up just one melon, tap it smartly a couple of times while holding it to his ear, then give the crowd a knowing smile, pay for his melon and walk off to admiring comments from the assembled housewives. That always gave him a laugh.
^ When I'm in Makro I walk around tapping things trying to look clever but I think everyone just thinks I'm a twat.
Anyway, the Hunger Breaks tin has a sell by of Nov 2023 and it was the cheapest at only 39 Baht... and it gave the best 'shake test' of the lot, according to the shop proprietor. I know what I'll be buying from now on.
Just from the picture, I'm going for Bonners as the worst one.
^ You should never judge a book by it's cover.
I'm sure I've had Bonners before... on a boat if I remember correctly. I'll have to go back through my records and get back to you.
It was a long time ago, but my UK shopping habits usually centered around Tesco, Asda, Lidl and Aldi.
Beans always looked like a loss leader price wise. Even the brand names were cheap, and multiple varieties available in the bigger supermarkets.
Always good to pick up a small tin of Sausage and beans or Pork and beans, just for a change. Also very cheap back in time.
Still quite rare to find here, along with proper Malt Vinegar. Obviously not in sufficient demand by Australians.
^ I have a memory of baked beans going down to 12p a tin many years ago during the bean wars.
I can't remember when... maybe the early 2000s? I wish I'd stockpiled a few pallets back then.
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