Hey Simon...... remember the BOSTON TEA PARTY? Payback is hell.... now the American's are going to make your precious HP elsewhere!
My God, this is outragous - HP Sauce to be made in Netherlands, not Britain
by Simon 40 Replies latest social current
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Stephanus
Seems a bit harsh.
A pity John Kerry's wife's company has done this to the Poms who so heartily supported her husband's campaign. Maybe if HP had been purchased by W Ketchup, or Bush Country Ketchup, HP would have been left alone!
But Heinz have got to be joking - do they realise how iconic this brand is? It's not like HP is a European product that could be made anywhere on the continent - it's British. What next, haggis made in Italy??
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greendawn
I can't see how productivity will increase in Holland but this is an instance of globalisation at work.
As long as Branston pickle goes strong that's what I am concerned about because I can't imagine cheddar cheese sandwiches without it. Fortunately supply came back to normal after the 2004 fire at the factory producing it. -
plmkrzy
Here in the US we have a commercial about some guys in Texas discovering their salsa is made in New York City.
New York City!! Get a rope!
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greendawn
At the end of the day does it really matter where it is made? As long as the ingredients are the same and the producers have a vested interest in maintaining the taste and quality of their product, otherwise they will lose out on their sales.
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Stephanus
At the end of the day does it really matter where it is made?
Ultimately, not really. A lot of international brands like KFC and McDonalds source local products and still make their products distinguishable the world over.
As long as the ingredients are the same and the producers have a vested interest in maintaining the taste and quality of their product, otherwise they will lose out on their sales.
It's all about "comparative advantage", something that global orgs are a lot more sensitive to than smaller ones. Even the Watchtower's Australian branch has shifted printing to Japan.
If you or I owned a fish and chip shop, there'd be little advantage to trying to source products other than through our local distribution chain - we'd be too small to gain any advantage through shopping around. If we owned global frozen food industries, however, we'd be very interested in how best to fill our demand.
That's what Heinz are doing, of course. I'd be very interested to know why they think the Netherlands will be a better place to produce a British icon; the CBC item doesn't really cover that.
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EAGLE-1
I wondered about that sausage with hp.Had it at a festival.What is the sausage and where do I find it???
pweeze
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Stephanus
By Golly, this didn't take long!:
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EAGLE-1
Ok England.Do we boycott here ? I am game .Long live England .
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Fe2O3Girl
At the end of the day does it really matter where it is made?
No, it doesn't matter. We don't need manufacturing to support the economy, we can all work in call centres, selling each other stuff we can buy with our credit cards. That is all we need to have a healthy economy, isn't it?
Isn't it?