Soldato
Not worried about all the chemicals the crops/fruit/veg you eat are pumped with then?
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Cost of Living - Shrinkflation is speeding up at an alarming rate
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Not worried about all the chemicals the crops/fruit/veg you eat are pumped with then?
Yeah this is the time of year to try it out.
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What's going on with this thread 
Soldato
No im not, im also not the one washing chicken because I think its dirty or whatever the irrational reason.
Rai200's comments about pro kitchen cleaning were interesting ..
if you get chicken pieces from Waitrose, anyway,there is some liquid in the packaging ... and if you want to pan fry them (none of this air fryer malarchy)
you want them patted dry after a quick rinse, before seasoning and olive oiling.
Shocked to see 1L of olive in aldi now £5.22, on saturday - they'll be tagging it soon.
if you get chicken pieces from Waitrose, anyway,there is some liquid in the packaging ... and if you want to pan fry them (none of this air fryer malarchy)
you want them patted dry after a quick rinse, before seasoning and olive oiling.
Shocked to see 1L of olive in aldi now £5.22, on saturday - they'll be tagging it soon.
Why? This is great. They are 99% of the time fine, and the odd time they are iffy (I mean I guess they were still super cold), you can get the whole shop refunded.
Brought some fresh meat today and seems a new trick.
Of course its the old keep the packaging the same size and reduce the contents, however there is a label going around the middle of the packaging so you can see both ends but not the middle part, one end has the contents filled up to the top, the other end is empty, however if I examine whats going on in the middle, it slopes down, its not an equal height. So under the label its sloping. Based on this I would say its filling maybe 40% or so of the packaging and not 2/3 as they have presented it, crafty.
Of course its the old keep the packaging the same size and reduce the contents, however there is a label going around the middle of the packaging so you can see both ends but not the middle part, one end has the contents filled up to the top, the other end is empty, however if I examine whats going on in the middle, it slopes down, its not an equal height. So under the label its sloping. Based on this I would say its filling maybe 40% or so of the packaging and not 2/3 as they have presented it, crafty.
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Caporegime
Do you not buy by weight, rather than eyeballing?Brought some fresh meat today and seems a new trick.
Of course its the old keep the packaging the same size and reduce the contents, however there is a label going around the middle of the packaging so you can see both ends but not the middle part, one end has the contents filled up to the top, the other end is empty, however if I examine whats going on in the middle, it slopes down, its not an equal height. So under the label its sloping. Based on this I would say its filling maybe 40% or so of the packaging and not 2/3 as they have presented it, crafty.
Caporegime
Suppliers pushed up price of brands, says watchdog
Baby formula is one of the areas in which prices have risen by more than costs, the watchdog says.
www.bbc.co.uk
As we all knew, suppliers have been putting their prices up by more than their increased costs to price gouge.
Maybe - new cma report seems ambiguous : branded products apparently contributed to inflation, though they increased prices to compensate for lower market share & costs - seems tenuous conclusion
prices and unit profitability since 2021, but in which declining volumes
have reduced absolute profits for brands
A.7 Branded and own-label baked beans manufacturers have increased prices to
retailers significantly in recent years. All manufacturers have increased prices by a
similar amount in recent years - by around 10% between 2018 and 2021, and by
20 to 40% between 2021 and 2022.
A.8 This has in part been driven by significant input cost inflation, in particular higher
costs of packaging (primarily metal for tins); food ingredients (eg beans, starch,
tomatoes); and manufacturing (especially energy) as explained in section 2.
A.9 However, per unit, prices have risen by more than production costs, leading to
increases in unit profitability (profit per kg or unit).7 One manufacturer told us that
increasing unit profitability offset increases in other costs including wages and
interest payments. For some manufacturers, profitability increased as a
percentage of revenue in 2022, and for others it declined. Both branded and ownlabel manufacturers remained broadly within normal ranges of net profitability
when compared with recent performance.
A.10 Branded manufacturers of baked beans have had declining profits or subinflationary profit growth since 2021. Own-label beans manufactures have
increased profits, although for some manufacturers this represented a recovery
from a low in 2021 to levels more consistent with pre-Covid averages.
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Baked beans is a high margin product category which has seen rising
prices and unit profitability since 2021, but in which declining volumes
have reduced absolute profits for brands
A.7 Branded and own-label baked beans manufacturers have increased prices to
retailers significantly in recent years. All manufacturers have increased prices by a
similar amount in recent years - by around 10% between 2018 and 2021, and by
20 to 40% between 2021 and 2022.
A.8 This has in part been driven by significant input cost inflation, in particular higher
costs of packaging (primarily metal for tins); food ingredients (eg beans, starch,
tomatoes); and manufacturing (especially energy) as explained in section 2.
A.9 However, per unit, prices have risen by more than production costs, leading to
increases in unit profitability (profit per kg or unit).7 One manufacturer told us that
increasing unit profitability offset increases in other costs including wages and
interest payments. For some manufacturers, profitability increased as a
percentage of revenue in 2022, and for others it declined. Both branded and ownlabel manufacturers remained broadly within normal ranges of net profitability
when compared with recent performance.
A.10 Branded manufacturers of baked beans have had declining profits or subinflationary profit growth since 2021. Own-label beans manufactures have
increased profits, although for some manufacturers this represented a recovery
from a low in 2021 to levels more consistent with pre-Covid averages.
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Fixed price contracts are normal. Fixed price contracts give both parties certainty on future income/cost. If a supplier doesn’t price in risk or gets their risk calculations wrong, that’s on them.
Sometimes things happen that people realistically can’t foresee but that’s the risk you take when you run a business. Realistically, buyers are not going to want their own suppliers to go bust, that will ultimately cost them more in the long run than renegotiating the contract with the supplier.
As much as fixed prices contracts are fixed, they can be renegotiated and often do when things change. Both parties should have break clauses in the contract.
Sometimes things happen that people realistically can’t foresee but that’s the risk you take when you run a business. Realistically, buyers are not going to want their own suppliers to go bust, that will ultimately cost them more in the long run than renegotiating the contract with the supplier.
As much as fixed prices contracts are fixed, they can be renegotiated and often do when things change. Both parties should have break clauses in the contract.
Need to look out for these baked beans made with british beans - perhaps branston will put a patriotic UK flag on the tin - should give Heinz a kick.
Beans means . . . British! First baked bean crop grown in UK
Three new haricot varieties have been bred to cope with the cold and damp UK climate and are candidates for large-scale planting
www.thetimes.co.uk
Soldato
Now affecting tea bags and crisps, although crisps isn't a new one as I remember Walkers sneakily reduced their standard bag size from 34.5g to 32.5g about 10 years ago.
Supermarket favourites victims of shrinkflation, consumer group Which? says
From tea bags to crisps, supermarket staples are getting smaller, consumer group Which? says.
www.bbc.co.uk
Soldato
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can't believe pubs may be getting rid of large glasses of red wine .... apparently for our benefit.
of course it just happens that it's the large glasses which are cheaper per ml so it's stealth price increases.
luckily I don't drink wine so there is that. (just don't touch my pints!)
of course it just happens that it's the large glasses which are cheaper per ml so it's stealth price increases.
luckily I don't drink wine so there is that. (just don't touch my pints!)
Man of Honour
Joke's on them I get my Yorkshire Gold and Booths tea from Farmfoods/Amazon Fresh, good price, good tea 
Soldato
The Yorkshire tea bags i buy seem to have noticeably less tea in them.
Soldato
Yeah pints will be next. They will be halved to half-pints but the price will most certainly be more than half, so what used to be £4 for a pint will be £2.50 for a half. All in the pretence of improving our health. 440ml cans for £3.60 will become 330ml and will still cost £3.60.
Soldato
I am not one for chocolate, but used to be. I bought a Mars bar the other day and was absolutely horrified! Firstly, it was disgustingly sweet, but apart from that it was absolutely tiny. So much thinner than it used to be.
There are so many products they are just wrecking with shrinkflation. Colman's is another one that it's simply not worth buying their products because mostly what you are paying for is a glass bottle. It's so tiny there is one or two portions in it and that's your lot.
Certainly, I have noticed a reduction in quality too. Less expensive ingredients in products. It's insane. I would rather they stay the same and they increase the cost instead of this..
There are so many products they are just wrecking with shrinkflation. Colman's is another one that it's simply not worth buying their products because mostly what you are paying for is a glass bottle. It's so tiny there is one or two portions in it and that's your lot.
Certainly, I have noticed a reduction in quality too. Less expensive ingredients in products. It's insane. I would rather they stay the same and they increase the cost instead of this..
Soldato
The flipside of this is how many places just sell “grab bags” as the only individually packaged product. They are notionally for sharing but I doubt they ever are - no wonder we’re a nation of people with obesity.Now affecting tea bags and crisps, although crisps isn't a new one as I remember Walkers sneakily reduced their standard bag size from 34.5g to 32.5g about 10 years ago.
Supermarket favourites victims of shrinkflation, consumer group Which? says
From tea bags to crisps, supermarket staples are getting smaller, consumer group Which? says.www.bbc.co.uk
I was under the impression most places charged proportional to the volume, same as with beer. My local doesn’t have prices on its online menu so I can’t check. Do we have any bar managers lurking?!