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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: SamAdams76
I'm pretty sure with KFC they changed the oil.

I'm guessing to a non-trans-fat option.

Now it leaves a very strange after-taste, especially after taking a sip of Pepsi.

Same thing that ruined Taco Bell shells.

We used to fry in pure coconut oil.

So the shell stayed crisp and didn't fall apart.

I just wish our government "betters" would leave us the hell alone and butt OUT of our food choices.

Who the hell thought fast food was "healthy", even back when it tasted good?

Nowadays I rarely eat fast food because it tastes like crap.

At least when we ate it 20 years ago it had some flavor.

101 posted on 03/27/2016 8:04:31 PM PDT by boop ("A Republic, if you can keep it."-Franklin, 1787. "We couldn't keep it"-America, 2016)
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To: mass55th

The chocolate doesn’t melt and hardly any malt flavor. I used to love them too.


102 posted on 03/27/2016 8:07:49 PM PDT by bonfire
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To: bonfire
"The chocolate doesn’t melt and hardly any malt flavor. I used to love them too."

You're right. I thought the taste was off, but now that you mention it, the chocolate doesn't melt. I like to put one or two in my mouth, let the chocolate melt off of them, and let the malt ball dissolve in my mouth. But the last ones I had wouldn't do that. Makes you wonder what the hell they did with them.

103 posted on 03/27/2016 8:10:39 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: boop

I remember my first McDonald’s. It was around 1961 in Ft. Walton Bch.

They were 15 cents which was cheap even back then. The big surprise was they were really good. The fries were even better.

Around 5 years ago, I tried McDonald’s again. It had been many years but I was really really surprised. They were awful. Maybe I just got a bad one but I can’t imagine anyone eating there but obviously they do.


104 posted on 03/27/2016 8:13:29 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: SamAdams76

I’m beginning to believe there’s not a single good thing left worth a dam*....


105 posted on 03/27/2016 8:46:27 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Calvin Locke

They are out of business. But the Big Chef was to die for.


106 posted on 03/27/2016 8:54:14 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Nuc 1.1
Yes, Burger Chef was absorbed by Hardee's who promptly destroyed whatever "good" there was in Burger Chef.

About 15 years ago, Hardees' had a revival of the Big Shef as a promotion.

I went through the drive-thru so I could enjoy the goodness.

I asked the employee how the promotion was going.

She said:"I can't believe the response. Some guy just came in and bought a dozen!"

107 posted on 03/27/2016 11:08:33 PM PDT by boop ("A Republic, if you can keep it."-Franklin, 1787. "We couldn't keep it"-America, 2016)
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To: Not gonna take it anymore

Indeed. They have destroyed their products.


108 posted on 03/28/2016 5:26:48 AM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: boop

I didn’t know that. My first job was in the Burger Chef chain. When fresh it was quite good. Put on a few pounds there. The Big Chef sauce was three parts mayo, one part sweet relish, one part rehydrated onions, and in our case because we made it in a big batch, one table size bottle of Tabasco Sauce.


109 posted on 03/28/2016 9:02:28 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Oatka

You do know why they introduced “New Coke”.

They wanted to replace cane sugar with HFCS. But knew there would be an uproar, so they introduced “New Coke” instead, knowing people would beg to go back to something that tasted remotely like “Classic Coke.” Then, Voila! Classic Coke with HFCS, and everyone rejoiced!


110 posted on 03/28/2016 9:04:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Hydrox cookies: You do know that they were discontinued and brought back last year, iirc?
111 posted on 03/28/2016 10:06:27 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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