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The Sun
4 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Tesco shopper fury as supermarket axes dinner staple from shelves
TESCO will no doubt have sparked shopper fury after axing a dinner staple from shelves. The UK's biggest supermarket has discontinued the BBQ essential and own-brand line. 1 Tesco eight packs of beef sausages are no more after it is understood the supermarket stopped stocking them. The meaty item is also showing as "currently out of stock" on the chain's website. Customers can still buy six packs of Tesco Finest Aberdeen Angus Beef Sausages for £3 and four packs of Tesco Finest Pork and Beef smoked sausages for £4. Retailers often discontinue products to make way for newer items on shelves and based on sales and customer demand. Tesco recently confirmed it axed popular southern fried chicken flavour instant noodles, for example. The pack costed around 50p and was available in store and online, but was dropped and replaced with another chicken flavour shoppers could buy. Tesco also recently cut its own-brand tomato and basil soup from its chilled range. The retailer confirmed it had made the change because it adjusts its soup range across the year to reflect seasonal demand. Tesco shoppers were also shocked to find the supermarket no longer stocks six-pint cartons of milk. OTHER DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS The Sun exclusively revealed last month Cadbury's has axed Fry's Coffee Cream after first launching it in 2023. Weetabix discontinues popular cereal flavour Cadbury didn't say when the Fry's Coffee Cream multi-packs were discontinued - just that they were available while stocks lasted. Carlsberg Britvic has also axed Tango Dark Berry Sugar Free after customers reported struggling to find it on shelves. A spokesperson for the drinks maker said it stopped making the fizzy drink earlier this year. Meanwhile, Sainsbury's recently confirmed it had discontinued its Patisserie Valerie cake slices from branches. Aldi also axed its popular Deli smoke pork sausages across 100 stores leaving shoppers devastated. Lidl dropped beloved fridge essential Dairy Manor lactose-free skimmed milk from shelves recently too. Sainsbury's has also axed popular own-brand Meat Free Steaks to customer frustration. Baked goods giant Greggs recently caused a stir after dropping ham salad baguettes from menus, as exclusively revealed by The Sun. The lunch item was axed in favour of other fresh baguettes, despite its popularity among hungry shoppers. Why are products axed or recipes changed? ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders. Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether. They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers. There are several reasons why this could be done. For example, government regulation, like the "sugar tax," forces firms to change their recipes. Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs. They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable. For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018. It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version. Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year. Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks. While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose. .
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Shoppers devastated as Tesco axes popular snack from stores
TESCO has axed a popular product, leaving customers devastated. Its store brand southern fried chicken instant flavour noodles has now permanently disappeared from supermarket shelves. 1 The snack, which can be made with boiling water, was a fan favourite with shoppers. It cost around 50p and was available in store and online. Confused customers have taken to social media to find out where the popular snack had gone. Writing in a Reddit thread one shopper said: "These are my go to quick food and my local Tesco has none on the shelf and they've disappeared off of the website too. "I'll be gutted if they've discontinued them." The Sun reached out to Tesco to find out what happened to the savoury snack The supermarket confirmed the product was no more, adding that it had been replaced with a Chicken flavour that customers could buy. The news will come as a blow to customers who in the past said it was the only noodles they "enjoy" to eat. Some customers said Super Noodles make a similar product for a quid, but the upset shopper said they were too dear. I'm 5'3 and a size 10 - Tesco is killing it with their summer co-ords, my haul was amazing & I got 25% off everything too Another said Pot Noodles lost the pot chicken champion, could be an alternative and also costs 50p. It's not the first time that Tesco has axed a popular product. Shoppers were heartbroken when Tesco cut its own-brand tomato and basil soup from its chilled range. Tesco stated that it adjusts its soup range throughout the year to reflect seasonal demand. The supermarket will expand its offering again in the autumn. no longer stocks six-pint cartons of milk. OTHER DISCONTINUED PRODUCTS Tesco is not the only supermarket that has shaken up what it sells in stores. Asda also recently confirmed it has discontinued its store-brand Creamy Peppercorn Sauce. The Sun revealed that Alpen cereal bars have permanently disappeared from supermarket shelves. The snack, usually topped with chocolate or yogurt, has been a staple in many Brits kitchen cupboards since the early noughties. Alpen bars were also loved by many watching what they eat or following a Slimming World or Weight Watchers diet plan, as the treat was low in calories. Alpen's entire cereal bar range, which includes Alpen Light and Alpen Delight has been discontinued. However shoppers can continue to buy it's range of muesli, which costs around £3 from major supermarkets. Kellogg's also recently confirmed it's not bringing back its chocolate flavour Corn Flakes. Why are products axed or recipes changed? ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders. Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether. They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers. There are several reasons why this could be done. For example, government regulation, like the "sugar tax," forces firms to change their recipes. Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs. They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable. For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018. It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version. Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year. Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks. While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.
