Lots of ice creams and the like started to sub vegetable oils for dairy products during the huge commodity price spike in 2008/9. Not only did it change the flavours it really really affected the “healthiness” of these products. It was totally a cost cutting measure .. money versus health!
A lot of softdrinks are moving to replace half the sugar w/ sweetners, to those of us who notice the difference it ruins the squash/lemonade. The manufacturers make no apologies, and say other customers want different choice (ive never heard any of my friends want this particualr change anyway). Also, banana jellies are yucky, had to pick around them the whole time when i got NCC jellies….
Jersey Creams. They changed the biscuit to a kind of digestive thing, completely destroying them. I used to go through 5 or 6 packets a week, now I hate them.
Lisa – that is really odd as dairy fat is more expensive than veg fat so most products are moving the other way! Did they reply to you as to why they have done that?
Wednesday 17 August, 2011 at 4:34 pm
Lots of ice creams and the like started to sub vegetable oils for dairy products during the huge commodity price spike in 2008/9. Not only did it change the flavours it really really affected the “healthiness” of these products. It was totally a cost cutting measure .. money versus health!
Wednesday 17 August, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Haven’t bought Cadbury’s Heroes since they added those white chocolates!!
Wednesday 17 August, 2011 at 9:29 pm
A lot of softdrinks are moving to replace half the sugar w/ sweetners, to those of us who notice the difference it ruins the squash/lemonade. The manufacturers make no apologies, and say other customers want different choice (ive never heard any of my friends want this particualr change anyway). Also, banana jellies are yucky, had to pick around them the whole time when i got NCC jellies….
Thursday 18 August, 2011 at 2:42 am
Nestles After Eights have been ruined for me. Adding butterfat to an otherwise dairy free product means that I can no longer eat them.
Thursday 18 August, 2011 at 5:32 pm
I emailed Cadbury’s bout this and apparently they taste tested the ‘new’ flavours and the panel really liked them!!
They’re just yuck now 🙁
Monday 22 August, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Jersey Creams. They changed the biscuit to a kind of digestive thing, completely destroying them. I used to go through 5 or 6 packets a week, now I hate them.
Thursday 25 August, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Lisa – that is really odd as dairy fat is more expensive than veg fat so most products are moving the other way! Did they reply to you as to why they have done that?