SHOPPERS person been near devastated aft discovering a fashionable Heinz teatime constituent has been missing from shelves.
Heinz confirmed the merchandise has in-fact discontinued the beloved item, sparking complaints connected societal media.
A frustrated lawsuit took to Twitter to question the nutrient elephantine astir its herb and lentil ragu sauce, writing: "@HeinzUK has your herb and lentil ragu condiment been discontinued please?"
Heinz responded and confirmed the point was nary more.
They said: “I’m acrophobic it has, Jenny.”
The revelation has sparked vexation among fans, with immoderate pointing retired that the condiment is inactive listed arsenic "out of stock" connected supermarket websites, starring to disorder astir its availability.
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For those inactive hunting for the product, it whitethorn beryllium worthy checking smaller shops oregon autarkic online retailers arsenic they could person remaining banal connected their shelves.
Once sold, however, it volition nary longer beryllium restocked.
Although Heinz has pulled the plug connected its Tomato and Lentil Ragu, the marque inactive offers a scope of different pasta sauces.
Popular options specified arsenic Tomato and Chilli Pasta condiment and Tomato Bolognese condiment stay available, some retailing for £2.
Asda is besides selling Heinz’s Ricotta and Lemon Pasta condiment for fractional price, reduced from £3 to £1.50, arsenic good arsenic the Heinz Spicy Nduja Pasta condiment for £1.50 alternatively of £2.
Fans of lentil-based sauces whitethorn privation to effort alternatives similar Mr Organic’s Lentil Ragu Sauce, which Ocado presently stocks astatine £2.25, down from £3.
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The retailer has besides slashed the terms of Heinz’s cherry herb pasta condiment from £2.35 to £1.50, offering shoppers a accidental to banal up connected different favourites.
Other discontinued Heinz products
The herb and lentil ragu isn’t the archetypal merchandise to beryllium axed by Heinz this year.
Last month, the marque confirmed it had discontinued its curry-flavoured baked beans, leaving fans devastated.
Over the summer, Heinz’s easy-to-use spray crockery dressings were besides taken disconnected shelves.
The range, which included flavours similar chilli and lime and raspberry balsamic, had been hailed arsenic a “game changer” by fans erstwhile it launched successful 2020.
Heinz besides confirmed this twelvemonth that it discontinued the Piccalilli Pickle condiment and tins of its integrated baked beans.
With changes to its merchandise scope seemingly becoming much frequent, shoppers whitethorn privation to banal up connected their favourite Heinz items portion they inactive can.
Why are products axed oregon recipes changed?
ANALYSIS by main user newsman James Flanders.
Food and drinks makers person been known to tweak their recipes oregon axe items altogether.
They often accidental that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.
There are respective reasons wherefore this could beryllium done.
For example, authorities regulation, similar the "sugar tax," forces firms to alteration their recipes.
Some manufacturers mightiness take to tweak ingredients to chopped costs.
They whitethorn opt for a cheaper alternative, particularly erstwhile costs are rising to support prices stable.
For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves successful 2018.
It has precocious returned aft six years distant but arsenic a sugar-free version.
Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternate earlier this year.
Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange vigor drinks.
While the magnitude of sweetener successful each vessel remains unchanged, the supplier swapped retired the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.