Thursday, 24 September 2009

Scary

You have to wonder how they can make this stuff, package it and send it all the way to NZ and still sell it for less than the 'Made in New Zealand' varieties.
Imagine the cost of the raw materials for in the country of origin.
Imagine the buyer spending days sourcing and negotiating with the growers and farmers.
Guess where Countdown gets these from.....

Peaches from .......South Africa !
Had some tonight. Bloody great. Even tasted like peaches.

Strawberry Jam from.....Poland.
Not sure how much strawberry but tastes OK


The Saturday Herald had a choc caramel desert that called for....
Now I'm a bigger trade fan than Mike Moore but I draw the line at milk products from.....
Singapore.
WTF ?
Mate, they have bloody great flocks of Jerseys and Friesians running around. They graze on the traffic islands and the paddocks - like at Cornwall Park.
Yeah, right ! Not many if any.

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