Supersize food

[Steve]

Is it me or are food manufacturers going large more and putting offers on large items?

Soreen large loaf BOGOF
Pringles XXL (with 4 more pringles) BOGOF

Whats going on? Is this ethical?

 

[ricicle]

AFAIK it's the shops that do the offers, not the manufacturer.I reckon it's to get rid of surplus stock as the supermarkets have to bulk buy to get the discounts on products.

But do you notice that these offers never apply to healthy foods eg buy one apple, get another free or buy one bottle of spring water and ........

 

[Steve]

AFAIK it's the shops that do the offers, not the manufacturer.I reckon it's to get rid of surplus stock as the supermarkets have to bulk buy to get the discounts on products.

ACTUALLY you got that the wrong way around. Retail is actually quite a low margin business, and theres no way bulk buying would get the discounts needed to run a BOGOF promo. Hence this summer all the shops had pringles XXL on BOGOF. Two weeks previously, nobody had heard of pringles XXL.

But do you notice that these offers never apply to healthy foods eg buy one apple, get another free or buy one bottle of spring water and ........

ACTUALLY water is frequently on offer. And sandwiches often have small linksaves with apples or oranges or fruit smoothies.

 

[ricicle]

As you can probably tell I don't work in a shop

 

[Adam_151]

Retail is actually quite a low margin business, and theres no way bulk buying would get the discounts needed to run a BOGOF promo. Hence this summer all the shops had pringles XXL on BOGOF. Two weeks previously, nobody had heard of pringles XXL.

Often though, it is the retailer who decides on the promotions and the supplier who ends up financing them

 

[notb665]

When I was a kid (20 years ago), crisps were in 25g packets. Now they are 40g standard. More fat and salt anyone?

 

[noseall]

i don't know what all the fuss is about..........

 

[Tim 77]

i don't know what all the fuss is about..........

What have I told you about using my holiday pictures?!

 

[gcol]

Obscene burger! No way was that ever eaten!

 

[securespark]

I had two of those a long time ago...consecutively, I might add....

 

[breezer]

no, they can't be real can they?

 

[noseall]

read this and weep.http://foodmarket.com/news/2005011701.html

11 lb's is 176 ounces, now that sounds incrEDIBLE.

 

[breezer]

wow, i couldn't do it, i dont like tomatos.

I once did (well atemted) similar in a fatty arbuckles, they allwed me to swap the bits i didnt like for chips, I still lost.