Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt.

woekitten

Waitrose, co op, somerfield, tesco and sainsburys houmus is the same as M&S it would seem :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Zinger549

Neff and Siemens appliances are the same. The Siemens ones cost more because of the name. but there both made in the same factory.

lipidicman

Zinger549 wrote:

Neff and Siemens appliances are the same. The Siemens ones cost more because of the name. but there both made in the same factory.

Neff, Siemens and Bosch then. Same company, probably the same factory but not necessarily the same specifications. We did go for the much cheaper Bosch though

cowbutt

blinky wrote:

It's not uncommon for manufacturers to make a slightly modified version of a product and tie up an exclusivity deal with a chain store in a country. That way the shop can say "exclusive to us"

Indeed. This is also a cunning way of avoiding having to honour any price-matching promises, even if the two items are obviously the same thing in spite of their brand and model number.

cowbutt

grahawk wrote:

I think that Aiwa is made by Sony. I was looking for a radio CD cassette and found two identical looking models - one was Sony (£59) one Aiwa (£29). And of course if you search for Aiwa on google you get Aiwa.com listed as copyright Sony Corporation 2003. I assumed Aiwa get the cheap components and Sony just own them but perhaps not.

Yes, Sony absorbed Aiwa in a merger back in 2002 - http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press_Archive/200209/02-0927E/. Before that, though, the links between the two companies were very strong; Aiwa used to build from old Sony designs.

Sexy_Em

A. Andrex Toilet Tissue Vs Any own brand
B. I work for the company that makes the own brands
C. Andrex will block your loo and own brands wont...


A. Bounty vs Morrisons The Best
B. I work for the company that makes the own brands
C. Morrisons the best is better!! Thicker, more absorbent, etc

Mike_St_Helens

A family member of mine worked in a bakery..

M&S Crumpets = Smaller ALDI Crumpets (mmmmm)

slipstream1970

I have visited the manufacturer of Tesco OB chocolate and it is most definatley NOT Cadbury, Mars or Nestle.

I have stopped buying OB chocolate since this visit, make of that what you will.

N9eav

A good friend of mine used to work in salmon canning factory in Alaska. They canned almost every brand of salmon going. He remembered canning tesco and other English supermarket brands. Is all salmon the same???? Well apparently NOT. Buyers from different companies would order a canning run at certain times of the year, when the salmon was better quality (not knackered after spawning). I can't tell you who's is best I am afraid. But I guess the point is that even though the same factory makes for everyone, there will be quality differences.

mintyfresh

these brands are NOT always the same. I worked in a tinned food factory (Simpsons) for a while when I was younger. We made own brand Simpsons foods, as well as Asda, Sainsburys, Tescos etc. Everything from Thai curry, hamburgers, deserts, stewed steak etc.... There are different ingredients, and processing times for the different brands. Representatives from the various companys also used to visit, and there were different levels of "panic" when we were given short notice about a check. (I'm sure you can guess who were the fussiest)