Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt.

Dot

A few years ago I heard that Asda Gold Blend was the same as Nescafe Gold Blend. Does anyone know if this is still the case?

ALLYBOBS

amus wrote: »

i worked for thorntons and as said by other users cadburys do not make thorntons chocolates. Thorntons have their own factory. They do however make some of the chocolates for m&s.

thorntons actually buy in their white chocolate. I can't remember who from but it is brought in containers and pumped into vats. If you have ever done the factory tour like i have you would have seen this. It was being pumped in the day i done my 10 year service tour. (i actually had been working for them for 12 years before i got the tour lol)

Doc_N

ALLYBOBS wrote: »

thorntons actually buy in their white chocolate. I can't remember who from but it is brought in containers and pumped into vats. If you have ever done the factory tour like i have you would have seen this. It was being pumped in the day i done my 10 year service tour. (i actually had been working for them for 12 years before i got the tour lol)

It might surprise people to learn that a company by the name of Barry Callebaut manufactures the base chocolate for most major chocolate producers.

They take the product from Barry Callebaut, which is made to their own requirements, and adapt it as required.

jorid99

Lillibet wrote: »

Humm......don't know if this is quite what is wanted but I have a family member who used to work for Tricity-Bendix as a washing machine engineer & he knew for a fact that the internal parts/motors/etc of all Tricity-Bendix products (ovens, washing machines, tumble dryers etc) were made by Zanussi. Zanussi brand appliances retail for almost twice the price of Tricity-Bendix but the only difference was the external housing of the product. Beware, this might have changed as he hasn't worked for them for a couple of years though.

Yeah, I heard the same about bosch being essentially a hotpoint, and smeg being a cheaper carcass made up to look like its worth more.

rcj1961

Dot wrote: »

A few years ago I heard that Asda Gold Blend was the same as Nescafe Gold Blend. Does anyone know if this is still the case?

Don't know about it being the same, but Asda is currently selling 200g jars of Gold Blend at just £3, which is cheaper than their own Gold Roast, so you might as well stock up on the proper stuff. I have...

Red_Cat

From my own taste test I would not say they are the same. Yes the freeze dried granules look the same and the resulting drink looks the same too, but the flavour is quite different.
I won't say one is better than the other as that is down to personal taste, but the Asda Gold instant coffee and Nescafe Gold Blend taste and smell very different, at least when made up as black coffee.

GEORGE2302

I used to work in a brewery and Asda's own lager ( green label cans ) is actually Fosters. Same lager different can...much cheaper!

My sister in law used to work for Hovis and when they made Hovis white bread half of the batch would be bagged up in Hovis brand bags and the other half would be bagged in Tesco Value brand bags.

BostonMan

rammy007 wrote: »

my oher half used to work for mcvities and all the digestives are made by them,tesco,asda,sainsburys,m&s,aldi,lidl happy shopper,its just that m&s specify a different cooking time and are taken from the centre of the batch its the same for snacks

Can this be correct? I specifically buy Mcvities biccys because they are free from hydrogenated fats, (trans-fats), whereas Tesco's own are not. Has anyone checked recently?

Doc_N

BostonMan wrote: »

Can this be correct? I specifically buy Mcvities biccys because they are free from hydrogenated fats, (trans-fats), whereas Tesco's own are not. Has anyone checked recently?

Interesting point. Different, but not much. No trans-fats in any of them:

Tesco Value:

Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Wholemeal Flour, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt.

Tesco:

Wheat Flour, Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Milk Whey Powder, Wheat Bran, Salt, Invert Sugar Syrup.

McVities:

Wheat Flour (54%), Vegetable Oil, Wholemeal Wheat Flour (16%), Sugar, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid), Salt, Dried Skimmed Milk

Wollyhead

Hi

On the subject of 'disguised' brands, does anybody know anything about Sainsbury's tvs brand name Emotion.

They have a good offer on one at the moment but as I have never heard of the brand I am slighty reluctant. Is it just a different name for a well known brand?

Thanks for your help