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Oh no... Will someone think of the students!!!

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Tesco has fallen out with Unilever, which means there's a shortage of Pot Noddle.

Also, in different areas of the country a number of Unilever brands have sold out. They include Persil, Surf, Dove, Comfort, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Elmlea, Colman’s, Helmann’s, Marmite, Knorr, Bertolli, Flora, and Comfort. The items are not available on the Tesco website

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The students in Loughborough will starve !!!

Luckily for me i only use Persil from that list and there are other products available lol

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc"

Unilever have asked for a 10% price increase though. They might bite themselves on the bum if people go for own brands instead. I can cope without it all except marmite.

Sarah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a student and I fkin hate pot noodle ...

And marmite..

So it affects me not one jot!

Actually as a student one of the perks I get is 10% off my shopping at the co op, so I'll carry on going there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or y'know go to Sainsbury's or Asda or Lidl etc etc

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

Anything that fucks over Tesco has to be good

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc

Unilever have asked for a 10% price increase though. They might bite themselves on the bum if people go for own brands instead. I can cope without it all except marmite.

Sarah "

I know, hence Tesco temporarily removing their products from their website, despite there being no *actual* shortage of any of the said items.

It's just the commercial equivalent of calling a strike.

We have a newly-opened 500g jar of Marmite if it helps

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"Anything that fucks over Tesco has to be good"

Surely the eventual outcome will be the opposite? The other supermarkets presumably have accepted the increase, but once Tescos negotiate a lower increase it'll increase their competitiveness and hence turnover and profitability?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Or y'know go to Sainsbury's or Asda or Lidl etc etc"
who will no doubt put their prices up to cover costs

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France


"I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc

Unilever have asked for a 10% price increase though. They might bite themselves on the bum if people go for own brands instead. I can cope without it all except marmite.

Sarah "

And who do you think makes the " own brand " products?

Unilever of course; in the same way that Heinz makes Tesco beans,

Weetabix makes the " own brand" version etc;

You just look at the registration number on the labels to identify the manufacturer.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Note to all students :

Pot noodles are available in poundland

Along with large tubs of pringles.

That should keep em happy.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All the students round me spend all their time clogging up the aisles in waitrose buying puy lentils and quinoa. And have far too much money. Bastards.

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By *orwegian BlueMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..


"All the students round me spend all their time clogging up the aisles in waitrose buying puy lentils and quinoa. And have far too much money. Bastards."

Good on Tesco for taking the moral high ground for once in their chequered life...

This isn't an issue for the great unwashed, means they will have more money to spend in the student uni...

Seems like a win win situation to me.

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By *dventurouscouple69Couple
over a year ago

swingerville


"Note to all students :

Pot noodles are available in poundland

Along with large tubs of pringles.

That should keep em happy..... "

How much are they?

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"Or y'know go to Sainsbury's or Asda or Lidl etc etc"

the irony of shopping in a German owned store will go straight over the heads of some of those who voted Brexit..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc

Unilever have asked for a 10% price increase though. They might bite themselves on the bum if people go for own brands instead. I can cope without it all except marmite.

Sarah "

I can just go to the outlet shop in Burton and buy my marmite direct!

As for the rest- it's no biggy.

I would recommend that the 10% is either swallowed by the food giant Tesco, or passed on to the consumer and let them vote with their feet. No one is irreplaceable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Or y'know go to Sainsbury's or Asda or Lidl etc etc

the irony of shopping in a German owned store will go straight over the heads of some of those who voted Brexit..

"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Note to all students :

Pot noodles are available in poundland

Along with large tubs of pringles.

That should keep em happy..... "

Oooo how much are they?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Products such as Dove made by Unilever test ingredients on animals.

Unilever being such a huge corporation are probably smug that Tesco will cave in.

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich


"I'm betting you'll still be able to buy all the 'own-brand' versions, showing what's really going on here...

(in an emergency: normal noodles and a cuppa-soup )

Mr ddc

Unilever have asked for a 10% price increase though. They might bite themselves on the bum if people go for own brands instead. I can cope without it all except marmite.

Sarah "

I use Tescos own brand. Blindfolded - I'm game

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By *histler21Man
over a year ago

Ipswich


"Anything that fucks over Tesco has to be good

Surely the eventual outcome will be the opposite? The other supermarkets presumably have accepted the increase, but once Tescos negotiate a lower increase it'll increase their competitiveness and hence turnover and profitability?

"

We don't know whether they have accepted the hit. I suspect not

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales


"Tesco has fallen out with Unilever, which means there's a shortage of Pot Noddle.

Also, in different areas of the country a number of Unilever brands have sold out. They include Persil, Surf, Dove, Comfort, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Elmlea, Colman’s, Helmann’s, Marmite, Knorr, Bertolli, Flora, and Comfort. The items are not available on the Tesco website"

As an aside to this Asda usually have the 500g Betolli on offer for £1 round here, a 1kg tub is £3.70 and I still stare at people shaking my head as they pick up the 1kg tub!! Think we need some more mature students or maybe just school rather than college?

Pot noodle? I'd rather boil my eyeballs in vinegar!

S

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire


"I can just go to the outlet shop in Burton and buy my marmite direct! "

Show off

Next time you're in, see if they do the XXX stuff there please, I loved that stuff

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By *enard ArgenteMan
over a year ago

London and France

The economics are simple;

Unilever buys the majority of its raw materials in $;( and some in €)

The £ has dropped by 15%

Tesco buys in £.

15% wipes out their profit margin

Food and domestic consumables manufacturing is rapid turnover of raw materials; so price hikes in raw materials have a very quick effect.

They have no option.

Most other major food and domestic manufacturers are in the same position and will have to do the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's called inflation, it's exactly what the BoE and the government of both colours have been trying to get for nearly ten years now.

When you've got more debt than you can afford to pay off the only solution is to make that debt be worth less..... The knock on is you get poorer but don't cry to much it's been occurring for 300 years hence why your house is now worth more than two turnips

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On another note every country in the world has been expanding their money supply massively for years, when you expand it, it becomes worth less currency down prices up, inflation of the currency supply.

Now take a look at central banks balance sheets, there not double or even quadrupled there about 20 to 25 times bigger.... That will come through as inflation sooner or later..... If you think your poor now.

Just wait awhile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I can just go to the outlet shop in Burton and buy my marmite direct!

Show off

Next time you're in, see if they do the XXX stuff there please, I loved that stuff "

Will do xx

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