Kraft Reveals Revamped Mac and Cheese, 50M Boxes Later

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Re: Kraft Reveals Revamped Mac and Cheese, 50M Boxes Later

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Post by anexprogrammer » Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:23 AM UTC

logfromblammo wrote: post #128

anexprogrammer wrote: post #68

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Kraft renamed themselves Mondelez after spinning off grocery brands who now use the Kraft name - Philadelphia cheese etc. Mondelez are well on the way to destroying the Cadbury brand here. One of the things Kraft made a big deal of during the takeover was promising to keep a particular UK plant open. 7 days after finalisation they announced the plant's closure. Creme Eggs are now revolting, It's not even Cadbury choc…

Bear in mind that British Cadbury's, after reformulation, is still better than American Cadbury's. Chicago may be the candy capital of the world, but let's just say that not all innovation in confectionery is to the ultimate good of the consumer. I don't know how, exactly, it has come to this, but I believe many of the chocolate-like products sold in the US are now labeled as "chocolate candy", as they no longer even…

I remember trying Hershey's chocolate on my first trip to the US, not expecting quite how nasty it was.

Re: Kraft Reveals Revamped Mac and Cheese, 50M Boxes Later

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Post by Latty » Tue, Apr 05, 2016, 11:24 AM UTC

Dylan16807 wrote: post #132

Latty wrote: post #62

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And it's worth noting this is one of those places where the technicalities kill it. How major a change is needed to trigger a 'formula changed' warning? The reality is lots of products these days change on a batch-by-batch basis to reduce costs or use what is available. Legislation forcing companies to disclose that something has changed in a more noticable (less specific) way, would no doubt just result in those war…

Do all those batches have customized nutritional information and ingredient lists? If those are the same, then the variations on the formula don't matter. I think having the year+month of the last recipe change would work perfectly fine. If you care what the ingredients are, it's very easy to notice. Much better than 'new'. The goal is not to force anyone to care. The goal is to have information be convenient. Scouri…

Yes, they do - I know of at least one case where they make large changes to the sugar content in a product based on costs at the time.

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