No More Tomato Juice
Aug 5, 2010, 5:36 pm
#16
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There has been a recall. Some "bad tomatoes". SW also stopped serving it. My understanding is that this is temporary.
Aug 5, 2010, 5:51 pm
#17
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Location: Palo Alto, California
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And for some active people, extra sodium is good. A coworker went to the hospital recently due to low sodium on a long bike ride (Death Ride for the bay area riders like Mike). One of the recommendations was that he should have tomato juice - it was available at every rest stop on the ride.
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Aug 5, 2010, 5:59 pm
#18
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I like my tomato juice o n board especially after have 4 rum and cokes in the PC.
Aug 6, 2010, 4:32 am
#19
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Tomato juice smells just as disgusting as it tastes. This is why I hate domestic morning flights in Germany. The entire cabin smells of tomato juice!
I would welcome this change.
I would welcome this change.
Aug 6, 2010, 5:22 am
#20
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Motts is on strike
Had the same experience this week on SFO-MSP and return. Outbound was told they were looking for a new supplier, return was told it had been discontinued. Was offered bloody mary mix both ways.
Did a quick internet search and found two things. 1) CO is also out of tomato juice (but still has blood mary mix), so it isn't just a UA thing. 2) Motts is on strike at the plant that makes tomato juice.
They must keep inventories in close check, as the plant went on strike on July 27th or so.
Did a quick internet search and found two things. 1) CO is also out of tomato juice (but still has blood mary mix), so it isn't just a UA thing. 2) Motts is on strike at the plant that makes tomato juice.
They must keep inventories in close check, as the plant went on strike on July 27th or so.
Aug 6, 2010, 7:01 am
#21
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But compare the number of calories to OJ. Tomato juice is about half. For a young active person, sodium isn't really a problem.
This is annoying to me. I don't drink pop. They don't stock iced tea or lemonade (R.I.P. Ted). I don't like bloody mary mix, and the cran-apple is too sweet. So there just isn't much left. Guess it'll be water for a while.
This is annoying to me. I don't drink pop. They don't stock iced tea or lemonade (R.I.P. Ted). I don't like bloody mary mix, and the cran-apple is too sweet. So there just isn't much left. Guess it'll be water for a while.
Aug 6, 2010, 7:17 am
#22
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I sure hope this is just a temporary thing. Tomato juice is my number one choice on UA flts. I hate Bloody Mary mix.
Aug 6, 2010, 7:35 am
#23
Join Date: Apr 2008
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The reason I checked is because I like tomato juice and will miss it if it is completely discontinued. I guess its time to complain to United if the tomato juice is missing on my upcoming flight.
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Aug 6, 2010, 8:00 am
#24
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Mott's Tomato Juice is no longer available on Continental, Frontier, or Midwest Airlines, either. So, it's not just a United problem.
Aug 6, 2010, 8:14 am
#25
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Our FA told us there was a recall or contamination and it had been pulled systemwide. Apparently any communication on the subject through FA channels was...unclear.
Aug 6, 2010, 12:55 pm
#26
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Using "Google" as a search tool, the only tomato recall is that which is discussed on Flyertalk. Motts knows nothing about any problem with its tomato juice.
The reason I checked is because I like tomato juice and will miss it if it is completely discontinued. I guess its time to complain to United if the tomato juice is missing on my upcoming flight.
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The reason I checked is because I like tomato juice and will miss it if it is completely discontinued. I guess its time to complain to United if the tomato juice is missing on my upcoming flight.
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http://www.airlinecrew.net/vbulletin....php?p=1476451
Aug 6, 2010, 1:16 pm
#27
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Location: San Francisco
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I rarely used to drink tomato juice on a plane until I read an article in the LH in-flight magazine recently about how tomato juice is very popular in the air because, while it tastes and smells odd on the ground, in the air it turns into a delicious and popular drink due to changes in humidity and taste bud perception.
Aug 6, 2010, 2:24 pm
#28
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,102
The Mrs. T's bloody mary mix only has, oh, over 100% of your recommended daily sodium intake.
Aug 6, 2010, 10:26 pm
#29
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We were told that until further notice United had stopped stocking and serving Motts Tomato Juice as it was not up to United's standards. The wording was rather vague and there was no real detailed explanation given but we will continue to serve Bloody Mary Mix (which is fine with some customers, and other customers detest).
Makes me feel a little better knowing it's an industry wide problem and not just a United issue. Hopefully we will get it back soon, I know I have had a lot of disappointed tomato drinkers lately!
Makes me feel a little better knowing it's an industry wide problem and not just a United issue. Hopefully we will get it back soon, I know I have had a lot of disappointed tomato drinkers lately!
Aug 7, 2010, 2:36 am
#30
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 325
I was working SFO-HKG flight a couple weeks ago. Mid way through, we got a message from the captain to stop serving tomato juice. We was told that because there was a patch of tomato juice products being contaminated and they can not tract down within their inventory. On another flight 2 days later, we had tomato juice boarded but was told not serving them to passengers. I am sure this is a temporary cut off.