Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt.

beanhead

when I was at uni, Lancome sponsored one of the engineering PhD student's research as they wanted to be able to produce finer particles for their make-up (ie smaller powder grains for eyeshadow, etc). I know eg that Chanel do make Bourjouis but you pay more for the Chanel grounding process which means their products are less "powdery" - apparently.

mervous

Cupcake wrote:

Cadbury make the chocolates for Marks and Spencers and Thorntons and they are the same chocolate selection as in their own cadbury select boxes. Found this out at christmas when all the boxes had the same chocolates

not sure about this... The thorntons factory is in North Derbyshire and every year the factory recruit hundreds of locals to work there pre Christmas, then pre easter. The cadbury factory is about 60 miles away. I know, I've been to both.
I do think though that they probably both use Robinsons packaging

srg123

I worked for xerox in the forest of dean and on the big stuff we had an order for ibm copiers just a different shade of grey, and had an IBM logo instead of Xerox.
Hi to all x xerox workers Me too!

phlize

mervous wrote:

not sure about this... The thorntons factory is in North Derbyshire and every year the factory recruit hundreds of locals to work there pre Christmas, then pre easter. The cadbury factory is about 60 miles away. I know, I've been to both.
I do think though that they probably both use Robinsons packaging

Having worked at Cadbury's for decades I can say categorically that if it hasn't got Cadbury on the label then Cadbury didn't make it. Cadbury do , of course, own a lot of other chocolate manufacturers around the world ... Green & Blacks, Poulain, Piasten, Nielsen, etc etc but only the UK & Irish stuff is made from whole liquid milk from UK & Irish cows!! Having said that, 20 years ago they used to contract manufacture for people like Thorntons. I believe all Thorntons comes from Callebaut these days.

mirren7

Thorntons make the continental chocolates for M&S. They also make their Easter Eggs. Mmmmmm

MercilessKiller

For all of those who like coffee I've got a great recommendation.

Asda's own brand "Gold Roast" coffee. Its SO much nicer than Gold Blend and half the price! Much cheaper than standard Nescafe, Kenco etc etc.. and really is better! The own brand hot chocolate is also great

Phillip21

Thanks for the comments on o/b chocolate. I will try Lidl.

I would be interested to hear any views on 'sell by' dates on o/b milk. I buy o/b 'blue lable' milk from Sainsbury's (superstore), Somerfield and Iceland (depending on where I am when I need it). The sell by dates on the Sainsbury's milk available instore always seem much later than the others (typically Sainsbury's will have and s/b date 6-7 days after I buy it, whereas the other shops is 2-4 days later). This could be because they sell it faster, and so it is really fresher. Is there a common standard for setting these dates, or can they be rigged?

Phillip

buses7675

Phillip21 wrote:

Thanks for the comments on o/b chocolate. I will try Lidl.

I would be interested to hear any views on 'sell by' dates on o/b milk. I buy o/b 'blue lable' milk from Sainsbury's (superstore), Somerfield and Iceland (depending on where I am when I need it). The sell by dates on the Sainsbury's milk available instore always seem much later than the others (typically Sainsbury's will have and s/b date 6-7 days after I buy it, whereas the other shops is 2-4 days later). This could be because they sell it faster, and so it is really fresher. Is there a common standard for setting these dates, or can they be rigged?

Phillip

Hi All,

We always get o/b (well, Express Daries) milk from Netto, as its 2 x 4pint bottles for £1.80, which seems cheaper than anywhere else. Usually you get 7/8 days on this, even bought some last Saturday that had 10 days on it! :eek:


Cheers

Steve

BritishBeef

ally_g wrote:

While in Costco last week an assistant told me their 'Lakeland' own brand batteries are made by Duracell, (£9.39 for 48 AA).

I was told the same a month or so back by a Costco employee. They said that batteries are the exact same batteries as Duracell except for branding. I have been using them and they seem to perform the same.

By the way, they are branded 'Kirkland' not Lakeland.

jud!th

I reckon that any wheat bisks that are in the same size and shape of box as weetabix, with the notches in the lid in the same place, and the wheat bisks in the same kind of white packaging in two lots of 12 inside the box, must be made by weetabix.

anyone know better?

Judith
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