Heinz BIG SOUP

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I don't have any fillings in my mouth as I don't constantly eat chocolates/sweets and buy them once in a while when the craving comes on - which is only once in a while; I do buy Coca Cola in 1.5 or 2 L bottles when the mood takes me and only have Pepsi these days when I rarely buy some KFC and I have noticed a difference in the two. I prefer Coke to Pepsi. Its interesting that lots of people are Coke or Pepsi...I can't recall Coke tasting different back in the day though. Maybe they slightly altered the recipe after the 'New Coke' disaster when they 'brought back Old Coke' after the backlash? I wouldn't be surprised if Coke tastes different all around the world where its made in different factories...I know Guinness taste varies in places like Nigeria and Ireland compared to the UK.

I wonder, if I did email Heinz they may send me a 'care package' of foods as a goodwill gesture? Naa, doubt it. In the 'old days' lots of companies did that but not now.

[Trickyvee]

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Had a coca cola a couple of days ago and thought that it tasted more pepsi cola,and it was more sweeter then it used to be.I think diffrent markets have diffrent tastes,so in some cases the products are altered for that market.

I wonder what would happen if they did the once famous coke/pepsi taste challenge today? I've always preferred Pepsi but I think coke tastes slightly different to back in the day. Might just be my ancient taste buds though.

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I may mail Heinz, and mention their UK stuff, barring the microwave BIG SOUP/TASTE OF HOME tastes naff...lol

[battyrat]

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Had a coca cola a couple of days ago and thought that it tasted more pepsi cola,and it was more sweeter then it used to be.I think diffrent markets have diffrent tastes,so in some cases the products are altered for that market.

[Richard1978]

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I can remember when I went in an American Pizza Hut in 1998 the menu was totally different, I'm fairly certain the word feast wasn't featured.

Some American companies seem to be a bit more savvy about marketing abroad than others.

I'm still slightly amazed how big a mess Coca Cola made over Tab Clear & Dasani Water.

[Sly]

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USA.

It's unusual because even though we share a lot in common with certain foodstuffs, hardly any of them taste the same. For instance, I can't drink Dr.Pepper in the UK, it's just a horrible sugary mess. Here it's really juicy and fruity. On the other hand you have ritz crackers which feel like cheap knock offs compared to the ones in the UK. A bit like when you buy supermarket brand cornflakes over the Kelloggs ones. They just taste wrong.

I noticed that they had Rolo's here last time I marched my way through Walmart, I think I'll grab some next time and do a taste comparison.

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Wheres 'here' Sly?

[Sly]

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Kitkat here tastes exactly the same as the UK one. It's the only food item that does taste the same, even stuff like crisps and pop taste different.

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I've noticed food made by the same multi nationals when your abroad tastes much better. Nestle for one really make good foods abroad...guess we in the UK really do get dog poo versions....

Well said Tricky and Battyrat.

[battyrat]

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I have to agree.Quite often supermarket own brands are fantastic value for money and the taste is often much better then some of the big names out there.The only heinz soup I still eat at times is the tomato soup.But it's the only one.
Reading this thread also got me thinking about many other products that don't taste the same in some cases don't even look the same quality wise as they used to.The changes are quite vast in many cases to what I remember and what they are like now.

[Trickyvee]

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Heinz rely on the strength of their brand name to make money but the quality is not good. I rarely buy brand names now as I find unbranded goods to be much better value. They can be very good quality too. I'm sounding like my mother

[Paulos]

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Opened my kitchen cupboards last night to find my wife has just bought me a can of Big Soup!

Its amazing how bad food is now. Don't the makes know we can taste the blandness and lack of quality?!

It's probably to do with the fact that the don't put in all the artificial additives and probably cut the amount of salt in these things.

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Heinz should read this forum.

They probably make a lot of the own brand stuff for other supermarkets, apart from Waitrose as they own their own farms etc, but you usually find the own brand stuff tastes better from certain supermarkets - M & S being one of them. Shame really, remember that post about Heinz Spagetti I did? Just as bad, and watery now...I also reckon Heinz's foreign stuff made in the US etc probably tastes better...

[stuckinthe80's]

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Its amazing how bad food is now. Don't the makes know we can taste the blandness and lack of quality?!

Totally agree. I know it's slightly off topic but I had a tin of Heinz 'Pea & Ham' soup at the weekend. I was feeling nostalgic so I thought I'd have something I lovd as a kid. It was nothing like it used to be! It had bits of carrot in. It never used to! It tasted strange too. Not at all how it was. I know Heinz would say its 'improved' the years. I have to say it most certainly hasn't.

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Its amazing how bad food is now. Don't the makes know we can taste the blandness and lack of quality?!