Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Just started on BBC1. This looks interesting.
Hugh F W usually has a vested interest. (He wants to sell his products).
I do feel sorry for the farmers being put out of business by the supermarkets. One farmer said that consumers would be prepared to pay more. I'm not sure. I guess some would, some wouldn't. It's like Free Range chickens. Most people would prefer to eat them but not everyone can afford the extra cost.
Re: Free Range Chickens
Most people choose not to eat them (about 90%) but most people (about 90%) could afford them, but would rather turn a blind eye and forget what they are eating.
Well, I'd happily choose free-range if it was within my budget but, quite frankly, it isn't and I get the distinct impression that there is more than a little price gouging going on around these sort of things.
Those 2.99 chickens taste like shit.
Lidl sell them but they sell out very fast.
So much for the "no demand" argument. ASDA is often empty of them as well.
I'd go as far to say that demand for free range chicken outstrips demand.
depends on your recipe and how you cook 'em.
Re: Free Range Chickens
Most people choose not to eat them (about 90%) but most people (about 90%) could afford them, but would rather turn a blind eye and forget what they are eating.
I think you (have nearly) hit the nail on the head there. After Hugh F W's last program, I was in a supermarket and people wanted to buy free range but weren't prepared to pay near £7 for a chicken. I say nearly because I think 90% of people affording them is slightly on the high side. A lot of families are on very tight budgets.
Getting back to the program. It looks as if we will not only have 4 "super" supermarkets but we will soon only have a few "super" farms. I'm not making judgement because these are hard times, a lot of people can not afford to make choices. I have never been swayed by organic foods. I haven't been convinced that GM foods are wrong. The face of the High Street is definitely changing. Not convinced for the better but that's consumerism for you.
Interesting point about the "Bribes" that the big 4 pay to get their stores built. Was it really £150 MILLION that one was paying to build a superstore in Gateshead?
I was wondering if that was right but there again I am more than happy to take AMEX's money for Falmer.
My wife and run our own business selling jams, chutneys, sauces etc. We don't use any preservatives, except for sugar, and our 'whole fruit' approach is very popular with people who don't mind paying a little extra than the supermarket because they say they can taste our product. There is a groundswell beginning to move back towards the small retailer, and we need to support it.
We've recently managed to find a retailer to sell our product in Brighton: 'Grocer and Grain' in Surrey Street. So far sales are encouraging and he's already re-ordered. We try to use fruit and veg from farmers and smallholders in the local area as far as possible, as well as local wholesalers, to try to keep the money in the local area. We also trade at Lewes Food Market every Friday morning in the Market Tower, and tomorrow we are at Hove Market in George Street. If you are in the area come and give us a try! We also have a web site: 'mrsyorksjams.co.uk.'