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Silas View member profile	12th October 2016, 08:44 PM Post #1
Queen of Soon Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 74,081 User: 3,474	http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37637954 Tesco have started to 'run out' of many big brand names after a dispute with multinational conglomerate Unilever. Unilever make products as diverse as Pot Noodles, Ben & Jerry's, Marmite, Surf and Comfort. Sources are indicating to the FT that Tesco are physically pulling the items from their shelves rather than allowing stock to run out. (no perishables so this is possible) Rumours are that the dispute relates to Unilever demanding a 10% increase in prices across the board due to the Brexit induced Sterling plunge. Indications are that this is not the only supermarket that is in dispute with Unilever and Sainsbury's are expecting food prices across the board to start rising as supermarkets cannot absorb the cost.


Rooney View member profile	12th October 2016, 08:54 PM Post #2
WINTER IS COMING Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 45,597 User: 88	Aye this is only the beginning. Guess the issue is, nobody wants to pass the extra cost on to the consumer, but it's going to happen across all the major supermarkets as everything is costing so much more to buy. Most big companies will have budgeted this year for the currency fall happening, so it must be much worse than I thought if stuff is already got to the point where items are not going on shelves.. Once the big food manufacturing factor in 2017 targets, it's going to be carnage. Of course, this isn't the fault of Brexit at all..


JackTheeStallion View member profile	12th October 2016, 09:01 PM Post #3
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 15 March 2006 Posts: 48,135 User: 223	Aw I hope little things like this make the public realise how retarded they were to vote leave.


Brett-Butler View member profile	12th October 2016, 09:29 PM Post #4
Howdy, disco citizens Joined: 16 January 2010 Posts: 12,775 User: 10,455	Two massive corporate conglomerates playing a massive game of chicken (Pot Noodle) with each other until one of them blinks, probably costing them millions of pounds in the process. Jeremy Corbyn, and other "enemies of capitalism" must be thrilled.


jakewild View member profile	13th October 2016, 10:41 AM Post #5
not 152chris (☻‿☻) Joined: 2 February 2007 Posts: 12,892 User: 2,790	mess need ma pot noodles


Mart!n View member profile	13th October 2016, 09:08 PM Post #6
Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me Joined: 5 March 2006 Posts: 129,134 User: 2	Not stocking any PG Tips tea, how dare they, call the Police. Monkey is not amused.


Long Dong Silver View member profile	13th October 2016, 09:09 PM Post #7
Buffy/Charmed Joined: 18 April 2013 Posts: 44,064 User: 18,639	Brexiters were absolutely retardes breathing in the scummy headlines of Murdoch press. They will see how retarded their decision was soon enough then.


Brett-Butler View member profile	13th October 2016, 09:20 PM Post #8
Howdy, disco citizens Joined: 16 January 2010 Posts: 12,775 User: 10,455	QUOTE(skankhunt42 @ Oct 13 2016, 10:09 PM) Brexiters were absolutely retardes breathing in the scummy headlines of Murdoch press. They will see how retarded their decision was soon enough then. Hmm...


Silas View member profile	13th October 2016, 09:24 PM Post #9
Queen of Soon Joined: 24 May 2007 Posts: 74,081 User: 3,474	The dispute has now been resolved. Unilever gave a little way so I would imagine that we will see prices rise but not quite by 10%. Asda have publicly confirmed they have successfully agreed a deal with Unilever also.


Brett-Butler View member profile	13th October 2016, 09:25 PM Post #10
Howdy, disco citizens Joined: 16 January 2010 Posts: 12,775 User: 10,455	It seems as if Tesco & Unilever have settled their dispute. Although I doubt it'll be the last price dispute - I heard on BBC Radio Ulster earlier on that Unilever have imposed a 10% price increase on SuperValu, one of our biggest local supermarket chains, so they are going to have issues, although given that they don't have the same clout as Tesco, it could end up being terminal for them.