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Salad Cream: Heinz 'considers Sandwich Cream re-brand'
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Salad Cream, one of the UK's most traditional condiments may be renamed Sandwich Cream, it has been reported.
Its maker, Heinz, says that only 14% of those who buy the sauce use it on salads, with many more preferring to use it in sandwiches.
A spokesman for Heinz told trade magazine the Grocer that the name no longer "fairly represents the product's ingredients or usage occasions."
It would be the first name change for the product since its launch in 1914.
Fans of the traditional name went on social media to express their anger.
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According to the Grocer (£), Heinz is considering adopting the name Sandwich Cream to better reflect how the country uses the condiment and to appeal to "younger shoppers".
The condiment became a national favourite during the 1940s, Heinz says, when ketchup was unavailable and salad cream was used to add flavour to bland war-time rations.
UK sales of the brand dipped 5.4% to £28.8m in 2017. But there was outcry in the 1990s when leaked documents revealed that Heinz was considering discontinuing production of the "zingy" sauce, generating so much publicity that Heinz re-launched Salad Cream with a £10m advertising campaign.
In 2015, Heinz merged with the US food giant Kraft.
Joel Hughes, UK sauces brand build lead at Kraft Heinz, added: "As a market leading business, Kraft Heinz continues to audit its portfolio in order to meet the needs of consumers.
"There are consumers now who haven't grown up with the brand in the household and just don't know about the iconic zingy flavour or what to eat it with."
There is now a consultation under way on the new name and an official announcement is expected in September.
Sorry, but seriously, what the fuck has poxy salad cream got to do with this thread?
Frankly I am surprised but I will make allowances as you still probably haven't fully sobered up from KyivCount, you're like a child who walks in halfway through a film and demands to know what's going on
That's a poor man's tomato ketchup sandwich. Not good enoughFuck off... sandwich cream
I have fucking salad cream sandwiches when I'm pissed and there's fuck all food....
I can't have a fucking sandwich cream sandwich you twats
A salad cream sandwich is superior to a tomato sauce sandwich, and that's a bare fact.That's a poor man's tomato ketchup sandwich. Not good enough
Yeah. That was shite.They were just talking about the Salad Cream rebrand on Today FM, and they reminded us of that absolute travesty known as Sandwich Spread … now that is truly rank
I was going to say that the smell of those would ruin lunch time for everyone else. Well, the fish based ones anyway. Not so much the others.Yeah. That was shite.
However, I used to love those meat pastes for sandwiches. The crab one and the beef one were particular favourites. My mum used to make me those regularly for my packed lunch in primary school. No doubt if you tried them now they'd taste like dogfood.
Sandwich spread was the only thing my parents could get me to each on a packed lunch in the 90s. Sometimes I'd mix it with cheese and ketchup buttiesThey were just talking about the Salad Cream rebrand on Today FM, and they reminded us of that absolute travesty known as Sandwich Spread … now that is truly rank
Yeah there was always one wrongun you could swap your shit sandwiches with at schoolSandwich spread was the only thing my parents could get me to each on a packed lunch in the 90s. Sometimes I'd mix it with cheese and ketchup butties
Aren't you a vegetarian now? That early age sandwich spread consumption could explain a lot.Sandwich spread was the only thing my parents could get me to each on a packed lunch in the 90s. Sometimes I'd mix it with cheese and ketchup butties
Sandwich spread was the only thing my parents could get me to each on a packed lunch in the 90s. Sometimes I'd mix it with cheese and ketchup butties