Was It For This?

Omar Sarhan tweetz:

Hey @KerrygoldIRL @KerrygoldU, it’s not Irish butter when the circle code says its from Caerphilly

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33 thoughts on “Was It For This?”

Cian June 17, 2015 at 8:45 am

Lack of sufficient packaging plants means there’s irish milk being processed abroad. No huge conspiracy

Sinabhfuil June 17, 2015 at 8:59 am

And a jobs famine in Ireland.
1. Jimmee June 17, 2015 at 9:16 am
  
  If only it was as simple to set up a plant as saying “hey there’s unemployed people over there”.
2. Just sayin' June 17, 2015 at 10:25 am
  
  9.8% unemployment isn’t great but its hardly a “jobs famine”.
  
  Also, your flippant use of the word “famine” disrespects the memories of people who actually starved to death or died of related disease in great numbers.
  1. scottser June 17, 2015 at 11:09 am
    
    no it doesn’t.
    1. Paolo June 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm
      
      Yes it does.

Bertie Blenkinsop June 17, 2015 at 8:53 am

You’d have to really inspect it Caerphilly to cop that.

Rob_G June 17, 2015 at 9:15 am

Very good, bravo!

Custo June 17, 2015 at 8:55 am

Tread caerphilly for you tread on my butter.

rotide June 17, 2015 at 10:31 am

brilliant!

Great post my dairy

wearnicehats June 17, 2015 at 9:08 am

http://www.dairyreporter.com/Regulation-Safety/ASA-dismisses-Kerrygold-Irish-butter-marketing-complaint

octo June 17, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Thanks for clarifying that.
“We understood this was solely because the butter had been packed into smaller units in the UK. Because the butter was produced in Ireland we concluded the claim ‘Pure Irish Butter’ was not misleading”

Panty Christ June 17, 2015 at 9:11 am

Could be actual irish butter moved in bulk to UK to be packaged?

Jimmee June 17, 2015 at 9:16 am

TIL you can freeze butter.

Sheila June 17, 2015 at 9:17 am

It’s a bit like O’Donnells Tipperary Crisps… So the spuds are from The Premier, but the crisps are made, packaged and distributed by Largo Foods in Co. Meath.

Vote Rep #1 June 17, 2015 at 9:21 am

What is ‘The Premier’?
1. paul m June 17, 2015 at 9:31 am
  
  a ship or a dairy
2. Sheila June 17, 2015 at 9:48 am
  
  Really?
  
  OK, I should have said from Tipperary i.e. The Premier County of course :P
  1. Mikeyfex June 17, 2015 at 9:56 am
    
    We’ll see about that Sunday.
    1. Sheila June 17, 2015 at 10:29 am
      
      hon tipp…
    2. Mikeyfex June 17, 2015 at 10:31 am
      
      G’up outavit. Yew!

ReproBertie June 17, 2015 at 9:38 am

Very few Irish dairy products are processed in Ireland. I, being the irritating pedant that I am, tend to only buy products that have an IE in that circle. Why should I support jobs in Wales or Northern Ireland while also paying tax to fund the unemployed here?

Joe835 June 17, 2015 at 9:56 am

Damn right; so easy to support jobs in the Irish food sector like that. If only you could do the same with bread, processed/packaged goods etc.
scottser June 17, 2015 at 11:36 am

a number of years ago i found that dunnes own brand cheese was in fact from the uk. i was moved to write a stiffly-worded letter to the times.
hrrrmph
1. Spaghetti Hoop June 17, 2015 at 11:42 am
  
  Did it go your whey?
2. Omar Sarhan June 17, 2015 at 12:48 pm
  
  Yeah m&s do the same, they got a strongly worded email too.

scundered June 17, 2015 at 9:45 am

Why not build a giant fence all around Ireland and then you’ll be happy.

Bertie Blenkinsop June 17, 2015 at 9:49 am

Omar lives in Brentford, he wouldn’t be able to come home then.
pedeyw June 17, 2015 at 9:56 am

Jesus, a simple questioning of packaging becomes an all or nothing prison state in your head.
1. scundered June 17, 2015 at 10:29 am
  
  Am just surprised anyone seen it as some sort of issue in today’s world where companies can set up business wherever they like.