AVB Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Noticed in Sainsbury's today that they had some chickens marked as Scottish and others as British. The same with Raspberries. Why not all label all of them as British or if they want to differentiate then label them as Scottish or English? It seems an anti English agenda to me. I have asked them a question on Social Media. Be interesting to see what answer I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 I suspect it is Scottish producers pandering to a certain demographic, but of course the product will be sold across the board. Some produce is renowned for its origin, Scottish raspberries are widely considered to be among the very best in the world because our cooller & wetter summers suit the fruit. That woukd support a Scottish brand mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 I suspect it is Scottish producers pandering to a certain demographic, but of course the product will be sold across the board. Some produce is renowned for its origin, Scottish raspberries are widely considered to be among the very best in the world because our cooller & wetter summers suit the fruit. That woukd support a Scottish brand mark. But it's Sainsbury's who do the labelling not the producers. And I have no problem with products as being labelled from Scotland but then English products should be labelled from England, not Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 just another example of how far off track the pc brigade have driven us,as with lots of forms we have to fill in when asked nationality there is never an option of english. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 They've got to label some stuff as British. ...who'd buy Welsh anything (apart from Leeks & Rabbit)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 But it's Sainsbury's who do the labelling not the producers. And I have no problem with products as being labelled from Scotland but then English products should be labelled from England, not Britain. I misunderstood. Sometimes there does seem to be a reluctance to celebrate or promote England/Englishness as a brand and that is sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted August 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Incredibly I got this response from Sainsbury's. Some poor employee has to monitor their Facebook messages on a Saturday night! Hi there. We use the Union flag on our packaging to denote British products. Our consumer research shows that the Union flag has a wider and stronger message than the St. George’s Cross when applied to English products. Our research also showed that for products from Scotland the Saltire has much more meaning regarding its place of origin for both our Scottish and English customers. We're hopefully going to carry out further consumer research in future to continue to monitor our customers’ preferences regarding our labeling. Chris. Do I interpret that as them being afraid to refer to English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 No ... consumers value the Scottish origins of some products, therefore they promote them that way. 100% to do with increasing sales, 0% to do with anti English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Scottish raspberries, Scotch Whisky, Scottish heather honey, ......... English mustard, .............. Welsh rarebit?? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Scottish label = Quality. Simples. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Welsh lamb. Best in the world. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchy trigger Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Welsh lamb. Best in the world. David. New Zealand might give you strong argument there, I was an apprentice butcher in the 60's, the opinion then, was that for eating south downs lamb could not be beat. only one good thing comes out of Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 No ... consumers value the Scottish origins of some products, therefore they promote them that way. 100% to do with increasing sales, 0% to do with anti English. Doesn't work that way with me. I would buy an English (British) chicken over a Scottish one. Less food miles involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 The British one could be from Ireland?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted August 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 The British one could be from Ireland?? It could but I suspect if it was then it would have been labeled as Irish in the same way that the Scottish one was. I think in Sainsbury's eyes England = British whereas Scottish = Scottish, Welsh = Welsh etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 One says produced in Scotland the other says wrapped in Britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey Monster Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 And both halal of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 And both halal of course. Stop it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchthepigeonmutley Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Sometimes there does seem to be a reluctance to celebrate or promote England/Englishness as a brand and that is sad. Everyone at the office always makes a big song and dance about St. Patrick's day, but St. George's day would pass un-noticed unless I made a fuss about it every year. Sad, but it DOES seem to me that people are afraid to celebrate being English. Maybe it's something to do with the far right hijacking the flag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Everyone at the office always makes a big song and dance about St. Patrick's day, but St. George's day would pass un-noticed unless I made a fuss about it every year. Sad, but it DOES seem to me that people are afraid to celebrate being English. Maybe it's something to do with the far right hijacking the flag? What 'far right' would that be? In fact, what exactly is the 'far right' in this country? It's a term all too readily thrown around by politicians and media in this country (and elsewhere) with very little substance to back it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Maybe it's something to do with the far right hijacking the flag? but it DOES seem to me that people are afraid to celebrate being English My opinion is it's the far left namby pamby, snowflake politically correct that deter people from doing it. Soon as you fly the Union Jack your classed racist.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Everyone at the office always makes a big song and dance about St. Patrick's day, but St. George's day would pass un-noticed unless I made a fuss about it every year. Sad, but it DOES seem to me that people are afraid to celebrate being English. Maybe it's something to do with the far right hijacking the flag? Are but my sons made to celebrate St. George's day but no mention on St Davids day! Sainsbury's are only interested in sales if food wrappers sold more with pink flowers on it they'd do it anything to make more cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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