Ratner Moment

flanno_7hi

Has The CEO of Iceland just committed corporate suicide a la Gerald Ratner?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4800077/Iceland-boss-Malcolm-Walker-says-he-wouldnt-eat-cheap-food.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21499945

When asked why they were still selling food that the Irish FSA had shown to contain 0.1% horsemeat he replied "well that's the Irish for you..."

Seachmall

“You can say we have not been testing for horse. Why would we? We don’t test for hedgehog either.”

Sounds like a legend imo.

Rochester

Yes and we know what happened to Ratner's business. The FB page of Iceland is full of negative comments.

Where To

What's the hedgehog all about?

flanno_7hi

Admitting that you wouldn't buy/use/eat the crap products that you sell is not usually a good marketing move.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ratner

flanno_7hi

Where To wrote: »

What's the hedgehog all about?

I think he just meant that they can only find what they specifically test for.

Also probably not a good idea making jokes about the fact that they don't have afeckin clue what is in their ****ey food

My name is URL

Where To wrote: »

What's the hedgehog all about?

Just to remind Sun readers what a hedgehog looks like. They're a forgetful bunch, bless 'em.

sfwcork

Just because they didnt bail out the banks his all look at me,how smart am i

meoklmrk91

Can't understand why anyone eat from Iceland anyway, their food is vile crap.

Where To

flanno_7hi wrote: »

I think he just meant that they can only find what they specifically test for.

Also probably not a good idea making jokes about the fact that they don't have afeckin clue what is in their ****ey food

I mean the caption under it, I know it's the Sun and it's probably inane drivel but it's undecipherable to me.

cml387

I wouldn't shop in Iceland but I believe some of my servants do.

maringo

Has the name Ratner any significance?:eek:

flanno_7hi

Where To wrote: »

I mean the caption under it, I know it's the Sun and it's probably inane drivel but it's undecipherable to me.

Think it was just a place holder for the image that they didn't remove?
http://www.dijitalimaj.com/alamyDetail.aspx?img=%7BEB5112FC-E620-4791-BD53-AACB11D529F9%7D

Turpentine

Where To wrote: »

I mean the caption under it, I know it's the Sun and it's probably inane drivel but it's undecipherable to me.

"Barb...hedgehog" as in he made a barbed comment about food testing standards (cats, dogs, hedgehogs) and hedgehogs have pointy bits. At least I think that's what they were doing.

Unusually huge picture to illustrate the point though (pun intended, shamefully).

starlings

Where To wrote: »

What's the hedgehog all about?

it's missing two legs... :eek:

awec

Surely anyone with any wit knows that 8 burgers bought for a quid aren't exactly going to be great quality?

Turpentine

awec wrote: »

Surely anyone with any wit knows that 8 burgers bought for a quid aren't exactly going to be great quality?

Sir, I think you'll find you're getting the best quality wall-and-floor-scrapings that money can buy.

darragh16

awec wrote: »

Surely anyone with any wit knows that 8 burgers bought for a quid aren't exactly going to be great quality?

4% beef
8% horse meat
88% chinese newspapers