What is going on with onboard butter?
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What is going on with onboard butter?
My 4th (and final) trip of April over the weekend in CE, and again President butter.
Should the UK's flag carrier not be a showcase for a British brand of butter?
I'm going to call Nigel Farage about this
Should the UK's flag carrier not be a showcase for a British brand of butter?
I'm going to call Nigel Farage about this
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I suppose they feel that people don't care that much about butter so the cheapest (but quality) option is best - President is part of the largest dairy firm in the world after all.
There isn't much in the way of a large brand that's truly British that could compete - it'd probably have to be Dairy Crest with their Countrylife product.
Any smaller brands (like they've done with the Roddas clotted cream or FeverTree tonic) are probably seen as not worth the extra expense.
There isn't much in the way of a large brand that's truly British that could compete - it'd probably have to be Dairy Crest with their Countrylife product.
Any smaller brands (like they've done with the Roddas clotted cream or FeverTree tonic) are probably seen as not worth the extra expense.
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Jersey Dairy butter is available in 7g individual portions
http://www.jerseydairy.com/products/...salted-butter/
http://www.jerseydairy.com/products/...salted-butter/
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No problem with the taste of President, just disappointed that BA are showcasing French products.
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President is a massive operation and produces a mass produced standardised product which has little resemblance to the real thing, I would urge you to try a taste comparison. I think it's safe to assume it's cheap.
It may not showcase the best of British but it certainly highlights the worst of France.
It may not showcase the best of British but it certainly highlights the worst of France.
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Jersey Dairy butter is available in 7g individual portions
http://www.jerseydairy.com/products/...salted-butter/
http://www.jerseydairy.com/products/...salted-butter/
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I do like a bit of butter on a bread roll and am forever struggling with the icicles that pass as butter on BA. I usually try to warm the butter on plates/trays of warm food or against a mug of tea if I happen to have one. Alternatively putting the butter (wrapper on) into a clenched fist can improve the spreadability. If anyone has any good ideas for softening the butter please do share.
Agree with the poster above re ketchup and brown sauce. Essential items without which a breakfast or bacon/sausage roll is hopelessly naked and incomplete.
Agree with the poster above re ketchup and brown sauce. Essential items without which a breakfast or bacon/sausage roll is hopelessly naked and incomplete.
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The problem with the desire to promote Britsih produce on flights could turn into the slippery slope of replacing French champagne with English fizz!