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UK faces Ferrero Rocher shortage over Christmas (www.independent.co.uk)
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The UK faces a Ferrero Rocher shortage over Christmas, a union has warned, after staff at a major chocolate factory voted to strike.

Cargill Cocoa and Chocolate is one of the UK’s largest supplier of coco products to the confectionary industry, including to the manufacturers of Ferrero Rocher.

But now staff at the confectionary giant’s site in Worksop – which houses a production line churning out tens of thousands of tonnes of chocolate each year – have voted to take industrial action.

“The spectre of Christmas without this beloved yuletide treat would be devastating,” said Cameron Mitchell, a regional organiser at the GMB union.

“That’s exactly what’s on the cards if company bosses don’t act urgently to avoid strike action.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

"Oh no! We can't have Christmas without that one specific type of candy! What do they expect us to do? Eat something else??? DEVASTATING!!!"

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Speak for yourself. I can only eat foods served in Pyramids, this Christmas is going to be all Profiterols and Goa’uld Symbiots.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Goa’uld Symbiots.

Fuck me what a reference 🤣👍.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No Toblerone?

Or do you mean literally inside a pyramid?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Prismic structures give me horrible indigestion I’m afraid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not just "One specific type of candy", it's a sign of good taste. These are the only chocolates good enough for the ambassador's reception.

See this British documentary on youtube: "With these Rocher, you are really spoiling us"

Since Brexit, a pyramid of these chocolates served on a silver plate, is all we've got left for international diplomacy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They sell them at the gas station down the road from me

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Excellent. Buy a load of them, make them onto a pyramid, chuck them on a silver plate - then use it to lure loads of ambassadors to your house.

Once you're noted in society for your exquisite taste, you can influence foreign policy and international trade.

[Edit] Alternately, you can just eat them. They're quite nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One type of sweet!

Candy is the generic American word for sweets. American's think chocolate should include stale milk and use Fructose! (cancer causing, obesity driving) Fructose in everything.

One could easily argue American candy has nothing in common with UK sweets (have you tried an American Kit Kat?).

Its like serving a German a Richmonds sausage, they'll get confused.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

It's just candy dude, it's not that big of a deal