Poor old HP back in the spotlight

I see Virgin have dropped a clanger with HP. Perhaps if their marketing people read the news pages rather than the fashion mags they might have an idea of what happens in the real world.

HP sauce was part of my childhood, part of growing up. Brummie jobs, tradition and my childhood memories were all betrayed when Heinz decided they could squeeze out a few bob extra profit by shipping a bit of England to Holland and Spain and anywhere else they can knock it out cheap

Since the day they moved production abroad I have never touched HP sauce or Daddies, another sauce and jobs Heinz shipped abroad, and I never will again.

It is not as if there are no alternatives. Branston, made by the British company Premier Foods, do an excellent range of sauces and relishes which are cheaper than the Heinz foreign stuff and buying them keeps British people in jobs.

Their brown sauce is fry up heaven and their hot chilli and jalapeno relish is brilliant. While we are at it their baked beans are well worth a try as well.

So thank you Virgin, your clanger has opened up a whole new reason to remember Heinz and HP sauce.

If you want to find out more about British foods then try http://www.premierfoods.co.uk/