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The Happy Pears twins

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  • #332
    Tornaedo
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  • #333
    Hangdogroad
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    The HPs products among those recalled for fear of potential Listeria contamination.



  • #334
    The_Kew_Tour
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/99820828#Comment_99820828

    Its posters like this I feel sorry for.

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  • #335
    Mo Ghile Mear
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667875#Comment_123667875

    In fairness it wasn’t their fault. It was Ballymaguire Foods who was producing the meals for Happy Pear, and it was Ballymaguire’s premises that was the source of the outbreak.



  • #336
    L1011
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667946#Comment_123667946

    Really doesn't help there image though. There's going to be people that assume that the twins actually make the stuff in the tubs; and even plenty of more realistic people that assume it's still being made somewhere specific, vegan and with super high quality ingredients. Having it revealed it's made in the same factory as cheap (meat) spag bol rather shatters the illusion.



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  • #337
    techman1
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    Having it revealed it's made in the same factory as cheap (meat) spag bol rather shatters the illusion.

    It's all about branding and supermarkets are always coy about where there own brand products are actually made. I thought the happy pear sold their company and brand a while ago so that probably explains why it now being produced in a normal production facility not a kitchen in greystones



  • #338
    silliussoddius
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    But shur, Listeria is natural and pronounced easily.



  • #339
    SuperBowserWorld
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    Some of this and you'll be grand ...

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  • #340
    RoTelly
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123668018#Comment_123668018

    I would have assumed that it was produced in a small factory owned by The Happy Pear, my rose tinted view of food production is based entirely on an AIB ad, "you could make money out of that", they forget the last part where the family sell their fish pies to a big factory earning them loads of money.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #341
    StupidLikeAFox
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118975570#Comment_118975570..



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  • #342
    JP Liz V1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123667984#Comment_123667984

    Well stupid me did assume that 🙈



  • #343
    littlefeet
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684215#Comment_123684215

    Honestly, you thought two people who run busy bustling cafe restaurants and a wellness business were also personally cooking a range of ready meals distributed all over Ireland.



  • #344
    Deeec
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684334#Comment_123684334

    Well that's the message they try to give. I would think alot of people think their food is made in their own factory/kitchen. The fact it's outsourced raises doubts their food is as organic or wholesome as their claims. It's just more mass produced rubbish!

    I never fell for the happy pears speel anyway.



  • #345
    JP Liz V1
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684334#Comment_123684334

    Yes, I did not think mass produced with other brands, thought maybe a large solo warehouse kitchen



  • #346
    Viscount Aggro
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    So they are marketing and selling a product that is not made by Happy Pear.

    A lot of people would not be aware of this minor detail.

    I dont buy any of their ready meals, because they remind me of baby food.



  • #347
    fits
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    This is super common in the food industry. I am sure they developed the recipe but the manufacturing is outsourced. I’d have no issue with it.

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  • #348
    Penn
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684495#Comment_123684495

    Yeah it seems like a bizarre thing to get hung up about (I mean, listeria outbreak aside...).

    It would be their recipe etc, just outsourced the production of it to a different factory.



  • #349
    Mrs OBumble
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684514#Comment_123684514

    That's only if you think about the logistics behind stuff.

    Most people are gullible and don't. That's why marketing works.



  • #350
    RoTelly
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123684855#Comment_123684855

    It's all about marketing, in reality all of these products are the same with a different cover on them. I am sure their is a Happy Pear ready made vegan stir fry marketed in Lidl as their Delux range at a cheaper price.

    I think this is really were the Happy Pear become "sell outs" and purely marketing people rather than foodies.

    I think largely we have to start taking a large look at products.

    It's like likely that 95% of then ingredients in these ready made foods are sourced outside Ireland with a further 60% outside the EEA/EU.

    You better off making your own.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #351
    Roald Dahl
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    An entertaining article in this morning's Irish independent. It's refreshing to read something that isn't a sweetheart PR piece.

    https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/oliver-callan-silly-hyphens-vile-smells-and-no-oversight-why-bonkers-bottle-return-scheme-makes-my-blood-boil/a1948155359.html

    There should have been accompanying legislation to allocate the huge slush fund of unclaimed deposits to a properly thought-out litter eradication scheme.



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  • #352
    magicbastarder
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    Has that anything to do with the happy pear?



  • #353
    Roald Dahl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123702828#Comment_123702828

    Wrong thread! 😀

    But while we're on the subject, I too was surprised to find out that Happy Pear do not make their stuff directly in Greystones.



  • #354
    loyatemu
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    they have an organic farm somewhere near Kilcoole where they grow a lot of the stuff they sell in the shop. But in fairness to them, to produce the quantities they sell through SuperValu, they'd need to set up their own factory, which would be a massive financial risk.

    Anyone who's watched Inside the Factory presented by the loveable Gregg Wallace may have seen how brands do recipe development, then outsource the production to a food production facility. It's not just a case of them taking a generic veggie lasagne and slapping their name on it. They come up with a recipe, then do test runs at the factory to ensure it meets the standard before going into full production.

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  • #355
    El_Duderino 09
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123702942#Comment_123702942

    And on top of that, they have to sell it with their image and advertising power.

    I've no issue with them and I don't get the undercurrent of hate towards them. They're just business people doing their thing.

    I cooked one of their one-pot pasta dishes last night for the family. They love it and it was quick and cheap to make.

    I don't need them to make each product in their kitchen, one pot at a time. I've no idea how anyone thought that's what was happening. Those people will sh1t when they hear Lloyd Grossman isn't actually making the sauces in his kitchen and Uncle Ben doesn't pick and package the rice himself.



  • #356
    Esel
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    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Uncle Ben has now been consigned to history, because of 'sensitivities'.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #357
    El_Duderino 09
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123703121#Comment_123703121

    Next youre going to say they stopped Uncle Ben from packing the rice himself, and moved production to a factory.



  • #358
    Hangdogroad
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123702983#Comment_123702983

    For someone with no supposed interest in them, as you've previously claimed, you've spent a lot of time on this thread defending them and hyping their products.



  • #359
    El_Duderino 09
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123703308#Comment_123703308

    I said I've no issue with them, not no interest in them. It's in the post you quoted. Did you read the post you quoted or...

    I use some of their recipes. Someone got me one of their books a few years back and I find some recipes great, particularly for mid week quick one-pot dinners. I wouldn't care to know anything about them as celebrities. Not much into celebrity chefs.

    Are you big into celebrity chefs?



  • #360
    Hangdogroad
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    ..



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  • #361
    RoTelly
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    I think the image is tarnished.

    Either your all about organic farming or you for preprocessed ready-made foods.

    You know you can have a small exclusive range for ready-made foods that you can charge more for that build on your reputation as organic.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



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