Tesco Chicken

[Maf]

So Hugh has had his Tesco Chicken campaign voted out....

Too many converted vegetarians demanding cheap meat

[squashysu]

big up to Hugh - i now only buy free range, organic chickens and the taste is second to none, in fact we have one today!!

Just a tip though - I paid over £10 for one at Tesco and then popped into M&S the over day and it was under £8 - same weight as well, how do Tesco justify it, also you are lucky to spot one on Tesco shelves, as they all sell out or they dont stock enough of them!

[sallym]

Never have enjoyed shopping at Tesco, so this gives me a reason not to bother anymore. Must admit, always thought M&S were a little more expensive than other stores,but food has always been up to a high standard. Will have to go and have a serious look around.

[Kristen]

I can't see Tescos et al stopping selling anything in particular unless the public stops buying it.

There was a documentary a while back showing the fat in these cheap chickens (both lots more than normal ones, and the "wrong type of fat" particularly given that folk think of white chicken meat as being "good for you". That was very enlightening.

[Two_Sheds]

The public can't afford to buy free range chicken ... the £1 they save pays for a scratch card

[SarzWix]

I expect the Tesco shareholders were well primed as to what affect (effect?) it would have on their yearly dividends if they stopped selling the cheap chickens.

[squashysu]

well my M&S chicken was delicious - yum yum in my tum!!!!

even better were the carrots from my garden (my first ever).

I think i am gonna boycott tesco and their poor chucks!!!!!

[Two_Sheds]

here's a bit more info on the campaign: Tesco Chicken Challenge - help needed urgently!

[di]

big up to Hugh - i now only buy free range, organic chickens and the taste is second to none, in fact we have one today!!

Just a tip though - I paid over £10 for one at Tesco and then popped into M&S the over day and it was under £8 - same weight as well, how do Tesco justify it, also you are lucky to spot one on Tesco shelves, as they all sell out or they dont stock enough of them!

face the same problem with asda re free range prices have gone up since chicken out campaign.they only in it for making money & my take on the situation is they know they make huge profits from cheap chicken~were scared the public were starting?would start to opt for free range~their answer put the price of freerange up~make sure peeps cant afford to buy~hey presto they've won their argument that demand is still there for the cheap stuff.before campaign you could buy a decent size F.R chicken for about £5 since campaign the cheapest i've seen in asda(when they've got any)is over£7 & it was tiny!they've got smart peeps working in their marketing & they know how to manipulate sales to make a product look like it either is or isn't what the public demand.
p.s sorry if thats come out waffled~I know what I mean!!

[SarzWix]

Thanks for the link Two_Sheds, some good info on there. I've downloaded their pocket shopping guide. Unfortunately my 2 nearest supermarkets - Morrisons & Asda - don't score very well at all

[Mikey]

I have gone from the pot to the fire, we used to shop in Tescos, but stopped for a number of reasons, one of them was the resonse they gave to their chicken stance. Now we shop in Asda!!, they both however have the same problem with meat, not enough FREE RANGE!!, now I buy most of it through a butcher. to them.

I wouldn't make a donation to HFW, out of principal I think the best way of showing how you feel is with your feet. If you don't like their policies shop elsewhere.

[kirsty b]

I know what you mean andi&di I go to Sainsburys a lot because that is the nearest one to me, and the price hike on Free Range is phenomenal, thats on the rare occasions that they have any out. Personally I believe that they are putting hardly any out, so that peeps think they have sold out and so but the cheaper one instead, because those that are on display are so flippin expensive.
My sis recommended the Tesco Willow Farm birds that are raised to Freedon Food standards, but even they have gone beyond my price range. Himself and I have a pretty strict budget for shopping each month and its getting harder to stay within it with due to all the recent price rises.
I know I said I would never buy a cheap chook again, but I have to look at it in that I can get 2 meals and a soup out of one bird so at least I'm not wasting any of it. (still feel bloody hypocritical now though)
I'm still a long way from raising my own table birds, next year I reckon at the earliest.

[SarzWix]

If I can't afford the chickens, I just buy something else. Especially after the documentary saying that the cheap chickens have a high fat content and practically no Omega 3 compared to the ones which can excercise. We're eating a lot of the cheaper cuts of beef & lamb instead. It's amazing what you can make with a pound of mince

[di]

we eat a lot of rabbit now,at 1st i didn't think i'd be able to even cook it let alone eat it,but it's actually o.k~once you get passed the thought of it!!having never had a pet rabbit,but kept chooks,the children actually feel more repulsed by the idea of eating chicken! when we're lucky we often get freebies from a friends bro'inlaw,otherwise our butcher sells them(wild)for £2.50.still not tried roasting tho'~look a bit too much like a skinned cat!!

[Mikey]

hahaha, skinned cat, thats funny!

Your surnames not Mcgregor is it, I've lost Peter??