Bad news for Jaffa cake fans

Ponderance said

The Photographer formerly known as Sine Kwanon said

Apparently the Jaffa cakes are the same size, shape and price per 'biscuit', there are just 10 per pack instead of 12. They are probably just complying with an EU directive about selling in metric as opposed to imperial units! :(

Yet another - very important - justification for Brexit! ;)

Classic case of shrinkflation. 

Mind you, jaffa cake fans are generally less well-armed than toblerone fans. You can do real harm with a toblerone in its triangular tube, I reckon. Jaffa cakes are non-lethal confectionary.

I think that the triangular tube is more dangerous, given the strength and stability of a triangle comparative to a (weak and wobbly) square, but nonetheless I would also describe toblerone as non-lethal and would gladly take arms against your choice with the other in some exotic cocoa-based duel

Edit: it's pronounced tobble-ronnie right?

Edited by flawboards

Tomtom said

The Photographer formerly known as Sine Kwanon said

Apparently the Jaffa cakes are the same size, shape and price per 'biscuit', there are just 10 per pack instead of 12. They are probably just complying with an EU directive about selling in metric as opposed to imperial units! :(

Yet another - very important - justification for Brexit! ;)

Edited by The Photographer formerly known as Sine Kwanon

Will we have to buy eggs in 5's soon?

I buy them in 10s from M&S.....

:)

Colemans shrinks the size of its tartare sauce jars by 100ml but doesn’t adjust price to match reduction

The firm has reduced the price by only 30p or 12 per cent — which works out at a price rise of 25 per cent per spoonful.

They claimed it was to help families waste less food — and insisted the higher price per millilitre was because smaller jars cost more.

Norwich-based Colman’s are owned by Unilever, the firm criticised for trying to blame a Marmite price rise on Brexit.

Unilever said: Unilever's Christopher Fenton wrote: “Helping to reduce food waste is an important challenge for Colman’s and for our brand lovers. Over recent years, UK households have been getting smaller, with 70%

Bastards!

The Photographer formerly known as Sine Kwanon said

Apparently the Jaffa cakes are the same size, shape and price per 'biscuit', there are just 10 per pack instead of 12. They are probably just complying with an EU directive about selling in metric as opposed to imperial units! :(

Yet another - very important - justification for Brexit! ;)

 

No, and no.

flawboards said

Edit: it's pronounced tobble-ronnie right?

I'll fight anyone who says otherwise! 

creativenude said

TBH, I prefer the Polish cherry version.

Is that Cherry Blossom polish?

mph said

Colemans shrinks the size of its tartare sauce jars by 100ml but doesn’t adjust price to match reduction

The firm has reduced the price by only 30p or 12 per cent — which works out at a price rise of 25 per cent per spoonful.

They claimed it was to help families waste less food — and insisted the higher price per millilitre was because smaller jars cost more.

Norwich-based Colman’s are owned by Unilever, the firm criticised for trying to blame a Marmite price rise on Brexit.

Unilever said: Unilever's Christopher Fenton wrote: “Helping to reduce food waste is an important challenge for Colman’s and for our brand lovers. Over recent years, UK households have been getting smaller, with 70%

Bastards!

Unilever is coming back to the Netherland and I am not pleased with that. Why, because our Prime Minister gave 1.4 billion tax reduction to shareholders to have more firms coming to the Netherland.

We are not pleased by because we could use that money very well over here instead of attracting firms that only look at profits and where pay less taxes.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/unilever-chooses-single-base-in-netherlands-in-blow-to-may

Just seen my first 10 pack of Jaffa Cakes (I'm afraid I prefer the Tescos own brand, nicer chocolate and still in 12/24)... the pack as a "10 cakes" flash... as if it's a plus point! and the inside bags is still the 12 cakes size.

The Tesco (McVite JCs) 100 for £3.50 is no longer running... but 39 for £1.69 is

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/297754217

Apparently 15 MEPs took an excursion out to Honolulu for 10 days in order to come to this decision.

Given the cellophane and cardboard involved in 1 box, surely it'd be better to pack them in boxes of at least 48 and save on the packaging costs and waste products?

The Photographer formerly known as Sine Kwanon said

Tiny Tog said

I buy my Jaffa Cakes in Poundland - so no matter what size they become they will still cost £1.00 

Pack of 24

Edited by Tiny Tog

Are they in date?

I'm surprised you don't think 'in date' is just another EU directive (or in this case 'Digestive') ;-)

Tesco were selling large pack of Jaffa cakes contains 39 priced £1.89

Is it wrong to say I prefer the Lidl version of Jaffa Cakes 😀.........

midaseye said

Apparently 15 MEPs took an excursion out to Honolulu for 10 days in order to come to this decision.

The UKIP ones?

I think you are lying.

Why do you do that?

mmmfotografie.nl said

Unilever is coming back to the Netherland and I am not pleased with that. Why, because our Prime Minister gave 1.4 billion tax reduction to shareholders to have more firms coming to the Netherland.

We are not pleased by because we could use that money very well over here instead of attracting firms that only look at profits and where pay less taxes.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-15/unilever-chooses-single-base-in-netherlands-in-blow-to-may

Do you not get taxed from a firm operating in the Netherlands which you would not get if they did not operate in the Netherlands?

Regardless of why the HQ is going to the Netherlands, it is going from London due to Brexit.  Would you be happier about your Dutch shareholders if the business had gone to Paris?

You might care to think those through a bit.