Do they mean that the food is new and has improved flavour or do they mean that the recipe is a NEW cheaper recipe.....meaning they have IMPROVED profits? the reason I ask is because usually when a product is "new & improved" it usually tatses worse!
2006-10-22 16:41:00 · 13 answers · asked by jhol3368 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
ScrappyKins has the answer.
Its stupid for them to say new and improved.
Generally, it means cheaper and more cardboard like.
I can feel a few letters coming on this week.
btw, I complained to the advertising standards authority about a Lloyds TSB advert and they've been told not to use it again...Hows that for power, little old me against the big guys.
So, you could lodge a complaint with the advertising standards authority. The breach would be "truthfulness". A product cannot be "new" and "improved". They would have to prove that independent surveys showed people generally thought the product had improved for them to state this.
Check out the ASA website at:http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/
and start those complaints, its a really simple process and, from my expereince, its quick and produces results.
2006-10-22 22:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Vegans don't eat anything that came from an animal, period. If that food contains traces of egg, it's not vegan, just vegetarian. The only reason those warnings are on there is to let vegans know that it's not a vegan-safe/approved food, so while the chance may be slim, it's a possibility and if that possiblity happened to be in the package you bought well then..that would be that.
2016-03-28 04:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very annoying this. You buy a product wheather it be food or shampoo or whatever, something you've been buying for years, then next time you go and get it, it says new and improved on the box, you use it or eat it and it never is improved, in fact nearly always worse and doesn't do the job as effectively, so you never buy the produce again.
Maybe the manufactures should remember that old saying, "If it's not broken, don't fix it"
2006-10-22 20:25:38 · answer #3 · answered by pampurredpuss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is easily the most overused, plus frequently misused and abused ad-line :
The packaging alone would obviously be 'new and improved' - while the contents will remain the same old stuff ! Just as in that vintage adage, that goes 'old wine in a new bottle'...
Naturally, the consumer will simply have to pay extra, for the fancy packaging.
2006-10-22 17:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Shushana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You hit the nail on the head in all ways. New & Improved can also mean the packaging, or just reformulated recipe, like you said with less expensive ingredients.
2006-10-22 16:49:06 · answer #5 · answered by Steve G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are so right! I've noticed that too.I believe they change the recipe entirely trying to make improvements as to sometimes they change ingredients to make it healthier, more flavorful, or whatever. But I too believe they found new and cheaper ingredients to help cheat us of the foods that were used to enjoying originally.
2006-10-22 16:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by Common_Sense2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New and improved usually means that they have cheapened the product, made the package smaller but charge the same price, and probably cheapened the packaging as well.
2006-10-22 16:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can mean anything . You have to use your own judgement for all food companies are profit oriented and will never add anything good for free to their product if it cannot increase their profit margins.
2006-10-22 16:56:03 · answer #8 · answered by angelojamora 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree - Heinz Scotch Broth comes immediately to mind. I use to love it until they 'improved' it and now it is just tasteless. They should leave things alone, or if they must improve them, make sure that that's what they do!
2006-10-22 22:15:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most times it is the same product, the "new and improved" is for advertising
2006-10-22 16:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by los ollie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋