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BEANZ MEANZ . . . . TESCO

by kendrive @ 2007-02-27 - 12:48:20

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Yes - at 9p a can.

But do they taste the same as more expensive brands? You will have to decide for yourself.

In the meantime there have been heated discussions about the ethics of supermarket trading.

They have jumped on the demand for organic products and are providing them - at a price!

But is it all bad?

Prices of organic food are loaded, but it does enable the supermarkets to provide "value" products for those on a low income, such as students and the elderly.

Before we rail against the dubious ethics of this strategy, though, we should recognise that truly ethical shopping is not about Brazilian coffee or free-range chickens, but the way supermarkets have halved the price of food.

Today's average household spends one eighth of its budget on food, where 20 years ago it was a quarter.

This might not revolutionise life for the middle classes, but it does make a huge difference for the sink-estate mum with a brood of six, or the impecunious student, or the elderly.

They view the supermarket as a lifesaver because it carries a tin of baked beans at 9p and a loaf of white bread at 45p. Eating 100 per cent natural produce or doing its bit for our farmers is not a priority for a low-income household - food on the table is.

The middle classes subsidise the supermarkets' profits, and low-income households benefit from their expansion. It's a win-win situation - at least if you run a supermarket chain or live in a low-income household.

The rest of us will have to make do.

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PompadourPompadour [Member]
27/02/07 @ 19:26

I used to always buy Tesco's value beanz and enjoy them.
I'm not near a Tesco's anymore.

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