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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
All the new treats hitting shelves including Pot Noodle and Digestives – but can YOU spot the difference?
Big brands like Nutella and Nescafe have been busy coming up with new flavours - we reveal the newest treats to try TREAT YOURSELF All the new treats hitting shelves including Pot Noodle and Digestives – but can YOU spot the difference? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SCANNING the aisles in your supermarket, you might not spot the latest food and drink treats hitting shelves. The packaging looks VERY similar to well-known products that are picked up by shoppers every week - but inside are new flavours waiting to be tried. 7 Food brands have launched new flavours Here we round up the latest launches from major brands, such as McVities, Nescafe and Pot Noodle. Can you spot what they've changed? We reveal the new product launches we can't wait to try. Digestives - raspberry and cream 7 There's a new pink flavour of Digestives Credit: McVitie's McVitie's has put a fruity spin on its classic biscuit with the launch of the limited-edition raspberry and cream flavour. The digestive is topped with a pink chocolate in the nostalgic flavours. A full rollout of the limited edition flavour will see the snacks hit UK supermarkets from July 21. You can pick up a standard 15-pack of the biscuits for £2.35, while the current promo version is marked down to just £1.85. Jammie Dodgers - mango and passionfruit 7 There' s a new take on the classic Jammie Dodgers Credit: Facebook Jammie Dodgers has released a flurry of new flavours with the latest being Mango and Passionfruit. The flavour has had mixed reactions on social media with some enjoying the latest taste and others preferring the original. A 140g packet of the biscuits is 90p at Sainsbury's. Pot Noodle - flame grilled steak 7 Pot Noodles fans have been calling for the new flavour Credit: Pot Noodle A Flame Grilled Steak version of popular instant noodle snack has hit shelves this week. The new Pot Noodle flavour with a smokey, grilled steak flavour sauce, has been highly requested by fans, according to the food maker. The flavour is available exclusively in Asda for £1.20 per pot. Jaffa Cakes - hot honey 7 Anew Jaffa Cake flavour has divided fans Jaffa Cakes have jumped on the sweet spicy trend and revealed a Hot Honey flavour. The flavour has caused a stir online - and not everyone's a fan. The treats are exclusively on sale at Asda stores nationwide for £1.50 for a box of 10 before being rolled out to other retailers from the end of July. New York Bakery - subs 7 New York bakery is expanding into subs If you've loved the bagels from New York Bakery, the firm has now branched out into offering subs so that you can create your own big sandwiches at home. The company has launched three flavours including original, Italian style, and roasted onion. The subs are available in Tesco, Morrisons, Co-op and Ocado £1.79 for a two-pack. Nescafe - various flavours 7 Nescafe has brought out new flavours Credit: Facebook Nescafe has launched not one, but three, new chocolate flavours of its popular coffee drink, leaving some shoppers very excited. Mint chocolate lovers will be delighted by the Aero Peppermint Mocha, as well as the "green triangle" mocha flavour - branded alongside Quality Street. And finally there is a vanilla cookie dough latte added to new lineup. The 250g cans sell at Morrisons for £3.50 each.
Scottish Sun
14-06-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Shoppers are ditching ‘dry' Jaffa Cakes in favour of supermarket own brand that ‘taste better, & are half the price'
One shopper described the Mcvitie's treats as tasting like "drywall" JAFFA FAKES Shoppers are ditching 'dry' Jaffa Cakes in favour of supermarket own brand that 'taste better, & are half the price' Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SHOPPERS are in a frenzy over a supermarket dupe of Jaffa Cakes, after branding the original Mcvitie's cakes "dry". Jaffa Cakes are one of the nation's favourite sweet treats, with Brits across the country choosing to dunk them in their afternoon cup of tea. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Shoppers have complained that McVitie's Jaffa Cakes are "dry" Credit: Peter Jordan 3 Snack fans are choosing the more budget friendly Aldi Jaffa Cakes instead Credit: Facebook/ExtremeCouponingAndBargainsUK However, some snack fans have become disappointed with the "dry" texture of McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, choosing to switch to cheap knock offs instead. Posting to Reddit, one biscuit lover shared that she recently treated herself to a packet of the Mcvitie's branded snack, hoping they would taste as delicious and spongy as she remembered them growing up. However, after sinking her teeth into the orange flavoured dessert, she was left extremely disappointed. "They're dry af. That 'spongy' bit? It's not the same spongy bit I remember growing up. "It's like drywall. I had three, just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, and they were all the same." The disappointed woman then revealed she dished the remaining cakes out to her friends, who confirmed that the snacks did not taste as good as they used to. "Has something changed?" she asked. "Have false memories allowed me to remember an absolutely supreme experience whilst munching on these delights? "Or have they just decided to change the whole recipe to save a few quid?" The post was flooded with comments with social media users, who suggested alternative Jaffa Cake brands the snack fan should try, and many said the same thing. SWEET TOOTH 'A tangy twist', cry fans over 85p packs of Jaffa Cakes in a unique flavour One person said: "Off-brand Jaffa cakes have been superior for a few years now. Aldi ones are pretty good." A second person said: "Aldi cherry bakewell ones are sublime." A third person said: "The Aldi ones are far superior now. "Succulent, citrusy and generously jellied." 3 A fourth added: "Buy the Lidl and Aldi own brands. "They taste better, have more filling and they're about half the price." Aldi's own brand Jaffa Cakes come in a variety of different flavours including cherry bakewell and passion fruit flavour for just 99p. Shoppers can also snap up Aldi original flavour Jaffa Cakes for £1.25 for 300g, much cheaper than the Mcvitie's version which are on sale at Aldi for £2.75 for 330g. M&S also sells its own version of Jaffa Cakes for £2.10, whilst Tesco's own brand offering is priced at £2.
The Sun
14-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Shoppers are ditching ‘dry' Jaffa Cakes in favour of supermarket own brand that ‘taste better, & are half the price'
SHOPPERS are in a frenzy over a supermarket dupe of Jaffa Cakes, after branding the original Mcvitie's cakes "dry". Jaffa Cakes are one of the nation's favourite sweet treats, with Brits across the country choosing to dunk them in their afternoon cup of tea. However, some snack fans have become disappointed with the "dry" texture of McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, choosing to switch to cheap knock offs instead. Posting to Reddit, one biscuit lover shared that she recently treated herself to a packet of the Mcvitie's branded snack, hoping they would taste as delicious and spongy as she remembered them growing up. However, after sinking her teeth into the orange flavoured dessert, she was left extremely disappointed. "They're dry af. That 'spongy' bit? It's not the same spongy bit I remember growing up. "It's like drywall. I had three, just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, and they were all the same." The disappointed woman then revealed she dished the remaining cakes out to her friends, who confirmed that the snacks did not taste as good as they used to. "Has something changed?" she asked. "Have false memories allowed me to remember an absolutely supreme experience whilst munching on these delights? "Or have they just decided to change the whole recipe to save a few quid?" The post was flooded with comments with social media users, who suggested alternative Jaffa Cake brands the snack fan should try, and many said the same thing. SWEET TOOTH 'A tangy twist', cry fans over 85p packs of Jaffa Cakes in a unique flavour One person said: "Off-brand Jaffa cakes have been superior for a few years now. Aldi ones are pretty good." A second person said: "Aldi cherry bakewell ones are sublime." A third person said: "The Aldi ones are far superior now. "Succulent, citrusy and generously jellied." A fourth added: "Buy the Lidl and Aldi own brands. "They taste better, have more filling and they're about half the price." Aldi's own brand Jaffa Cakes come in a variety of different flavours including cherry bakewell and passion fruit flavour for just 99p. Shoppers can also snap up Aldi original flavour Jaffa Cakes for £1.25 for 300g, much cheaper than the Mcvitie's version which are on sale at Aldi for £2.75 for 330g. M&S also sells its own version of Jaffa Cakes for £2.10, whilst Tesco 's own brand offering is priced at £2.
Daily Record
12-06-2025
- General
- Daily Record
Jaffa Cake fans fume after spotting difference in taste claiming 'they're not the same'
A Jaffa Cake fan has taken to social media to share their disappointment over one change - and it seems many other people agree with them. Fans of Jaffa Cakes have taken to sharing a common grievance after noticing a discrepancy in the sweet treat's taste. The popular McVities delight is a quintessential British classic, consisting of a sponge base, a layer of orange-flavoured jam, and a dark chocolate topping. First created nearly a century ago, numerous supermarkets and stores across the nation have developed their own versions of Jaffa Cakes. However, many enthusiasts swear by the original McVities Jaffa Cake. This trusty treat can often be found in the biscuit aisle, despite being legally classified as a cake following a 1991 VAT ruling, reports the Mirror. Recently, a Jaffa Cakes enthusiast purchased a pack at the supermarket after a few years of abstinence. On Reddit, they revealed that they couldn't wait to get home before opening the box and indulging. They soon regretted their decision, describing the cakes as "dry". They elaborated: "That 'spongey' bit? It's not the same spongey bit I remember growing up. It's like drywall." "Well, drywall is a bit far, but it ain't no sponge. I had three, just to make sure I wasn't going crazy, and they were all the same." Upon returning home, they offered the cakes to friends, who concurred with their assessment, with all of them convinced that they're "just not the same". The debate stirred on Reddit as one user posed the question: "Has something changed? Have false memories allowed me to remember an absolutely supreme experience whilst munching on these delights? "Or have they just decided to change the whole recipe to save a few quid?" They further expressed their dismay: "P.S. The absolute kings of the knock-off Jaffas used to be MandS. "I don't dare try them now in case they've followed suit and sucked all the moisture out of theirs as well." In the comments section, fellow Redditors were quick to chime in, seemingly echoing the sentiment. One noted: "I used to think as you get old your taste buds change or you grew bigger but no, they f***ed with the sizes and recipes." Another suggested: "Off-brand Jaffa cakes have been superior for a few years now. Aldi ones are pretty good, MandS too". Complaints also arose about the shrunken size of Jaffa Cakes: "They used to be 12 but now 10 in a packet. "They have shrunk as I can easily get one in my gob as 20 odd years ago I would struggle. So that's 10 mouthfuls for me." Another user voiced frustration: "I'm actually starting to get p***ed off with how literally everything in the shops is crap. "McVities Jaffa Cakes are a premium brand, if I am buying them I want the premium quality that ought to come with the premium branding." Continuing the grumble they added: "But no, I'm paying a premium price for a fancy box containing a worse tasting and smaller product than Aldi own brand. Might try them again in a decade." A request for comment has been sent to McVitie's.
New Statesman
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New Statesman
My preferred medium for children's education: musical theatre
Illustration by Charlotte Trounce 'Well, around 60 years ago America was at war with a country called Vietnam. And the government didn't have enough soldiers, so they made young men who didn't want to be soldiers go to Vietnam to fight, and sadly lots of them died. And some people didn't support the war, and certainly didn't support men being forced to fight in it if they didn't want to. And the way of showing they didn't support it was for them to grow their hair really long. And that's what the musical is about.' Playing it back in my head, I wonder what my 2010 self, fresh from seeing the West End revival of Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical with its full-frontal nudity and pointed political message, would make of this explanation. But when a curious eight-year-old demands to know what the song 'Let the Sunshine In' is about, how else do you answer? The 'why' stage of childhood is surely the most magical: the years when every new interaction prompts a question, and the answers prompt more questions, forever and ever, to infinity and beyond. Watching my stepdaughters map out the contours of reality can be a humbling experience – maybe I don't fully understand how electricity works, or why we see colours the way we do; I just never realised until I was asked. Mostly, though, it's exhilarating. A conversation on what makes plants alive digresses into a philosophical debate about the nature of consciousness. Explaining what the Budget is and why it matters becomes a bid to define what money actually is. We've done experiments on whether Jaffa Cakes should be classed as biscuits or cakes for tax purposes (including attempting to eat them with a fork), tried to wrap balls in paper to show the limits of 2D map projections and forayed into cryptography to the extent that apology messages in our household are now written in code – or, as my husband will no doubt correct me, ciphers. It's enough to nudge you down a nostalgia spiral. My father can turn anything into an impromptu lesson – grains of rice doubling on chessboard squares to signify infinity, the banking system demonstrated by the analogy of umbrellas, linguistic misunderstandings regarding the Old Norse letter thorn. My sister used to accuse him of 'filling my head with duffness'. I prefer the notion of 'ambient education', knowledge slipped in under the radar before you realise you're learning in the first place. But I don't think my father ever tried to explain the world via the medium of musical theatre. That phenomenon is entirely my own. A West End obsessive, I have the radio tuned to Magic Musicals whenever I can. And when my stepdaughters want to know where the songs I'm humming come from, the history lessons begin. It started with Hamilton, which prompted a quick overview of the American War of Independence and how England really felt about it. Since then, we've done the Paris mob and the barricades courtesy of Les Misérables, the Cold War via first Chess then Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the rise of the Nazis inspired by Cabaret, and the ingenuity of Britain's Second World War efforts as told by Operation Mincemeat. Some have required a bit of hasty contextualising to make them age-appropriate, it's true. But then I remember my mother taking me to Les Mis when I was nine, outlining the plot beforehand and describing the 'Lovely Ladies' as 'women who are paid by men who don't have girlfriends to go out to dinner and the theatre with them so they don't get lonely'. My only concern was who paid for the dinner and theatre tickets – a misunderstanding of prostitution that may have lasted a decade, but in no way spoiled my wonder at the show. Subscribe to The New Statesman today from only £8.99 per month Subscribe And so far, my dad's insistence that small children can understand big concepts if you find a way to engage their imaginations has proved accurate. Hair is just the latest duffness chapter. Next up: The Sound of Music, Hairspray and Miss Saigon. [See also: Poetry doesn't only exist on the page] Related
