Bakery Yeast Tesco Now charging

pesky2

Just been for some Yeast from Tesco bakery to make Pizzas tonight got to till and noticed they have charged me for it, First time that has ever happened the tight devils, always was free and is at ASda. I thought there was something i read somewhere where they were obliged to give it for free.

I dont mind paying for it but just wondered if anyone else had come across this

anamenottaken

pesky2 wrote: »

Just been for some Yeast from Tesco bakery to make Pizzas tonight got to till and noticed they have charged me for it, First time that has ever happened the tight devils, always was free and is at ASda. I thought there was something i read somewhere where they were obliged to give it for free.

I dont mind paying for it but just wondered if anyone else had come across this

Why ever should a company have to give you something (yeast) just because they use it and you ask them?
Does it mean that normally they are making up too much and wasting it? If so, they should learn portion control.

custardy

anamenottaken wrote: »

Why ever should a company have to give you something (yeast) just because they use it and you ask them?
Does it mean that normally they are making up too much and wasting it? If so, they should learn portion control.

they dont make the yeast
i beleive they give away their older yeast

sarah1972

I was told in Sainsburys that they will get a £10,000 fine if they are caught giving away yeast and stale bread as its a new law?

I used to get stale bread for free from them for bread pudding and yeast for baking but not anymore

anamenottaken

custardy wrote: »

they dont make the yeast

Depends whether it is dried yeast I suppose. Sounds as though you are suggesting they don't use dried yeast but only fresh live yeast.

custardy

anamenottaken wrote: »

Depends whether it is dried yeast I suppose. Sounds as though you are suggesting they don't use dried yeast.

they would use fresh yeast in that type of production
plus why would they give away a dried product that retains a long shelf life

anamenottaken

custardy wrote: »

they would use fresh yeast in that type of production
plus why would they give away a dried product that retains a long shelf life

I couldn't see why they would give away any yeast, dried or fresh, but did wonder whether they could have prepared too much dried.

There was a suggestion by the OP that there was some kind of law that required bakers to give it away. I've googled that and found another reference to such an idea but nobody could provide any evidence for its veracity.

(I don't know enough about baking bread. I'll get my coat and hat and leave this thread now.)

Princess_Coupon

There is no obligation to give it free but I understood from a baker it was illegal to sell it in a supermarket as they do not have the correct licence as it is technically a "live animal". So I don't understand how they are selling it now I thought it had to be free or refused.

globalds

I've seen live oysters sold at supermarkets.

worried_jim

globalds wrote: »

I've seen live oysters sold at supermarkets.

I've seen live yoghurt.

andthethreebears

Sainsburys charge (16p for 50g iirc) but I've never had to pay at asda or tesco!
Last time I got some free from Tesco was last Sunday - though in the past I have had staff say 'we don't do that' - I guess it depends who you speak to, and how nicely you ask! (the quantity given always varies - but as you need so little, it's no problem!)

Edit: it's not a live animal! I'm veggie, and products which contain yeast are suitable for vegans, there IS a difference between 'live' and 'animal' - the two are not mutually exclusive!