Heinz - awful products

gailjon · 30 Jan 2023 at 12:30

inogen said:
but I do keep a rolling stock of a 20/30 tins of various tinned soups. Probably eat 10 a year.

Wow, is the apocalypse coming soon?

I agree with the ridiculous cost of Heinz products and their lacklustre taste, but it has been like that for ever. Massive marketing budget brings additional costs to the product that can't afford to be slightly different in case people don't buy it any more. New Coke anyone?

inogen · 30 Jan 2023 at 12:39

gailjon said:
Wow, is the apocalypse coming soon?

There's only two of us and I have a big kitchen with lots of storage

I don't think I've got more than 3 tins of the same variety. Nice to have a choice...

I've also got about 30 tins of chopped tomatoes. A good investment considering they're twice the price that they were a year ago. That said, I probably buy and use about 5 tins a week... I should have bought more...

jaybee · 30 Jan 2023 at 12:50

Overpriced indeed, which is why we don't buy it. I don't find much difference in taste between the various random ketchup brands to be honest. Heinz I always found slightly more tangy....is that a thing? Dunno

gingergundog · 30 Jan 2023 at 13:48

robfosters said:
Heinz do own HP and they do probably the best brown sauce, but they can’t claim to inventing it. That was down to a grocer from Nottingham using a recipe that originated in India

HP is probably the best but I'm also partial to a bit of Daddies sauce

robfosters · 30 Jan 2023 at 13:56

gingergundog said:
HP is probably the best but I'm also partial to a bit of Daddies sauce

I like the HP fruity sauce too. Goes lovely in a sausage sarnie

ttaskmaster · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:00

sigma said:
For £5 a bottle I'd hope it would squirt the alphabet out.

Are you buying the MASSIVE bottles that need three strong people and a banksman just to get it off the supermarket shelf??!!
I don't think I've ever paid more than £2 for a bottle... Sainsbury's have it at £1.25 right now.

scarps · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:09

COYS said:
Only tried Heinz beans but do want to try Branston, I just don't have beans very often.

Don't like their ketchup, it's too sweet. Favourite is McDonalds and the closest I have found is Tesco own brand. I like it a bit more vinegary.

Best ketchup I have had is by Mr Organic, Italian Organic Ketchup.

sigma · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:41

ttaskmaster said:
Are you buying the MASSIVE bottles that need three strong people and a banksman just to get it off the supermarket shelf??!!
I don't think I've ever paid more than £2 for a bottle... Sainsbury's have it at £1.25 right now.

They all seem to be over £3 on Tesco website? Admittedly I've not looked too much. £4 for the big one.

hughtrimble · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:45

cheesefest said:
Exactly, brainwashing the thick people with slogans “it’s got to be Heinz”.

And here we have it! You only wanted responses that agreed with you.

It's just a brand cheesefest, get over it.

robfosters · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:54

He’s probably been given a job like stacking the beans on the shelves and he’s copped the hump with Heinz over it.

aVdub · 30 Jan 2023 at 14:57

I'm quite happy having anything other than heinz, which on the most part is over salted and sugared **** to suit the American market.
Some Eastern European brands are not bad, but the biggest problem I have is living with someone who will not even taste it unless its heinz...

ttaskmaster · 30 Jan 2023 at 18:27

sigma said:
They all seem to be over £3 on Tesco website? Admittedly I've not looked too much. £4 for the big one.

Looking around, they're all similar, although Sainsbury's has the bigger one for the same price (880g vs 910g).
But then other branded versions are similarly priced, too.
As I'm sure someone else will have pointed out, branded stuff usualy costs more... As to whether it's either better or worth it, that's entirely subjective.

sigma · 30 Jan 2023 at 20:22

ttaskmaster said:
Looking around, they're all similar, although Sainsbury's has the bigger one for the same price (880g vs 910g).
But then other branded versions are similarly priced, too.
As I'm sure someone else will have pointed out, branded stuff usualy costs more... As to whether it's either better or worth it, that's entirely subjective.

Heinz has gone up 53% since 2020 apparently.... as have others, of course.

Although Lidl 500ml Ketchup is... 45p... lol

Bubo · 31 Jan 2023 at 08:49

If Heinz would just bring back London Grill, all would be forgiven.

robfosters · 31 Jan 2023 at 10:14

Bubo said:
If Heinz would just bring back London Grill, all would be forgiven.

You’ll have to make do with hunger breaks I”m afraid

cheesefest · 31 Jan 2023 at 11:18

Shoppers turn to own-label lines to save money

Sales of value lines have grown 47% in the last year as food prices soar, research suggests.

www.bbc.co.uk

Own brand sales have increased by 47%. Would like to see the top 5 losers in brands. Reckon Heinz, Kelloggs and Andrex are there.

Still have customers buying everything branded. If fresh chicken was available in a brand, they would buy that too.

Nevakonaza · 31 Jan 2023 at 11:23

I dont really have a lot of Heinz products,However i do prefer their Mayo over Helmans.

With Helmans it tends to have a more "Vinegary" taste to it where as Heinz is more Neutral (to my taste anyway)

aVdub · 31 Jan 2023 at 11:23

Just buy cheaper shop brands and add 1.2kg of salt and sugar to each bottle to get it just like the nations favourites

GlitterBalls · 1 Feb 2023 at 01:34

ttaskmaster said:
Sorry, I've tried various own brand soups, but Heinz is still the absolute winner in all comparable cases. Aldi does come a close second, to be fair, but their range is limited and only does common flavours. Sainsury's soups are hideous cack with poor flavour and nasty aftertastes.

Beans are beans. Own brands are fine, usually. Own brand tins tend not to have ringpulls, but I can use a can opener so I'm fine with that. Same for sweetcorn, peas, spaghetti shapes and all the other stuff kids seem to like.

Ketchup is ketchup, but it seems only Heinz can make bottles that squirt straight. All the others seem to squirt off at a random angle and it gets too messy.

Aldi's chunky soups are pretty much the same, but better than the Heinz Big Soup tins, but a lot cheaper at 70p. They do Minted Lamb, Beef & Veg and Chicken & Veg. Very tasty. Also, those Heinz soups were called Big Soup because they were bigger than your average can, but now they're the same size as every other can...

I don't buy much of Heinz products anymore, I do still get their Salad Cream and Sandwich Spread though as love that stuff, it hasn't changed throughout the years. Their Mayo is decent too.

mattyfez · 1 Feb 2023 at 04:21

Heinz is generally pretty rubbish, IMO.

Croos&blackwell and several other tinned soups are much better. I actually avoid Heinz these days as it's always dissappointing and over priced. Same with ketchup and beans.