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Creme egg catastrophe: Unpopular new recipe sees Cadbury's Easter sales plunge by £10million
Daily Mail ^ | January 11, 2016 | SEAN POULTER

Posted on 03/27/2016 4:25:23 PM PDT by SamAdams76

When Cadbury’s decided to change the recipe of its creme eggs last year, many fans were less than impressed.

Now the firm itself has been left with a nasty taste in its mouth after it was claimed that the move contributed to a £10million loss in sales last Easter - a fall of five per cent.

The company switched from using the famous Cadbury Dairy Milk for the shells to a similar alternative in what appeared an attempt to save money.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Food; Humor
KEYWORDS: chocolate; easter; foodconspiracy; junkfood
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To: mass55th

My husband recently bought a package of Fig Newtons. I noticed the size seemed smaller than I remember and the taste was not the same either. My husband also said he thinks they may have changed them in some way not for the better. Won’t be buying them in the future.


21 posted on 03/27/2016 5:02:48 PM PDT by funfan
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To: Oatka
No they don't. I see restaurants go under because they remove things from the menu and change recipes.

New Coke is up there at the top as the worse marketing disaster ever.

22 posted on 03/27/2016 5:03:27 PM PDT by BBell
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To: moovova

Good one.


23 posted on 03/27/2016 5:04:26 PM PDT by BBell
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To: SamAdams76

I have diabetes so I shall never know of Cadbury eggs.


24 posted on 03/27/2016 5:04:49 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is rabies. Anyone infected needs to be put down like a dog.)
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To: SamAdams76

I get the German stuff out of Aldis. I forget the name. They do it right, 90% cacao. Very little sugar.


25 posted on 03/27/2016 5:05:53 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is rabies. Anyone infected needs to be put down like a dog.)
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To: SamAdams76

Oh, and the Jalapeno version is to die for.


26 posted on 03/27/2016 5:06:22 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is rabies. Anyone infected needs to be put down like a dog.)
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To: SamAdams76

American chocolate seems designed to name people hate to eat it, especially with that nasty butyric acid nonsense.


27 posted on 03/27/2016 5:06:27 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

I like jelly beans and Reese’s peanut butter eggs. I have never liked Cadbury eggs. My favorite Cadbury was Caramello or Fruit and Nut bars, but don’t like them as much now.


28 posted on 03/27/2016 5:07:32 PM PDT by kalee
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To: SamAdams76
A decent dark chocolate is at least 85% cacao and contains 5 grams of sugar or less.

I can't stomach milk chocolate, nasty stuff. Always want dark chocolates. A lot of stuff made in the U.S.A. has artificial ingredients that simply taste awful. Worst was when they stopped using cane sugar and substituted corn sucrose and artificial sweeteners. The foreign stuff is still made the old fashioned way.

29 posted on 03/27/2016 5:10:41 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: DesertRhino

KFC does not equal Kentucky Fried Chicken... Just like we no longer have Burger Chef.


30 posted on 03/27/2016 5:12:35 PM PDT by Klemper (i)
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To: SamAdams76

Did anyone try actually tasting these things before changing the recipe? This is reminiscent on New Coke. You change products without thoroughly testing the public’s acceptance at your own peril.


31 posted on 03/27/2016 5:13:33 PM PDT by Seruzawa (If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands)
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To: SamAdams76
... when Cadbury was purchased by U.S. owned Kraft ...

I read "Chocolate Wars" (by some Cadbury family member). The book ended with a squeezed-in chapter on the takeover (probably as the book was going to print).

Worth reading if you're a food or history buff. Covers things about Hershey, Mars, Lindt, Nestle, etc, over a period of almost two hundred years, including wars, politics, sociology, government, and so on.

32 posted on 03/27/2016 5:15:52 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Klemper

I haven’t been to a Burger Chef since ...Nixon was in office.


33 posted on 03/27/2016 5:17:38 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: DesertRhino
But Kentucky fried chicken isn’t the same as from when I was a kid either.

It's the same for Pringles Potato Crisps. I wish some company would make the original recipe again, although our bloated government would probably ban them over trans this or salt that.

34 posted on 03/27/2016 5:19:12 PM PDT by Reeses (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
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To: DesertRhino
Growing up in the 1970s, Kentucky Fried Chicken was considered high-falutin' food in my household. On special occasions, my father would go out and get a bucket or two and bring it home to us. It was so good. And we'd get it with the corn bread and corn on the cob. Good stuff.

Yeah, they definitely changed it since then. Either that or my taste buds have gotten more sophisticated. Which is possible. But either way, I liked it way better back then.

35 posted on 03/27/2016 5:19:39 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: SamAdams76
I have to sing the praises of Lindt.....their factory is in Stratham New Hampshire. Worth a trip from anywhere!

I think the Lake Champlain dark is superior. And Whole Foods [at least my store] carries a good selection.

To die for, is their Spicey Aztec


36 posted on 03/27/2016 5:20:19 PM PDT by Daffynition ("We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: SamAdams76
100%, you're supposed to learn from others mistakes, NOT reproduce them...
37 posted on 03/27/2016 5:21:27 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: SamAdams76

I agree. I’m not sure if its me or them. It was high falutin in my house too. Just seems different today.


38 posted on 03/27/2016 5:24:50 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: Lazamataz
90% cacao is my sweet spot. I also like the 88% put out by the Endangered Species brand.

When you get to the 85% or higher range of dark chocolate, it's not cheap. Average price is $3 to $4 a bar. I can make a bar last about a week by breaking them into squares and freezing them. I'll have 2 or 3 squares a night with my red wine.

39 posted on 03/27/2016 5:26:11 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (739); Cruz (465); Rubio (166); Kasich (143)
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To: SamAdams76

Yeah, it’s 4$ or 5$ a bar at Aldis.

Worth every penny!


40 posted on 03/27/2016 5:28:10 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is rabies. Anyone infected needs to be put down like a dog.)
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