Do you remember, sometime in the mid 1990s, when the baked beans war began? Supermarkets slashed the price of their budget beans to absurd levels. You could buy a tin for 3p, but a few tins as they had to stop the local cafes clearing the shelves to stock up.
Prices soon stabilised at something closer to cost price but were still substantially cheaper than the name brands. 12p or so for a tin of beans was pretty good value really.
But no longer. I noticed in my local supermarket the other day that their value beans were now 30p compared to the branded variety at 35p. It’s over. After over a decade sanity has prevailed in the baked beans market. Farewell absurdly cheap meal substitute. You will be missed.
Photo by Su-Lin on Flickr.
it’s not just beans, tinned tomatoes which I used to buy for 16p are now 30p
i’ve just gotten hold of a recipe for making my own baked beans… it’s quite simple!