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submitted 1 year ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/casualuk@feddit.uk

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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[-] Sheltac@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Here’s how I read this:

“We’re doubling the price of this chocolate this year. Here’s a bogus excuse as to why. Enjoy.”

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 14 points 1 year ago

Our international parties will be a disaster!

[-] stevecrox@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The butler informed me Kinder Eggs don't make a nice pyramid, Lindt doesn't stack and suggested I would offend her ladyship if I tried Heroes.

I have the staff practicing making a house of cards using After 8's, the butler thinks its something those terrible colonialists would try but he sees no other option

[-] NaturalViber@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Oh no! Anyways-

[-] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 points 1 year ago

gonna chew some nuts and nutella spread to try and get the same effect

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

What is going on? Is this the achocalypse? As foretold by Nostradimebar?

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"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!!!"

[-] Jaccident@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

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

[-] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Goa’uld Symbiots.

Fuck me what a reference 🤣👍.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No Toblerone?

Or do you mean literally inside a pyramid?

[-] Jaccident@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Prismic structures give me horrible indigestion I’m afraid.

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

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

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 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.

[-] stevecrox@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


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.

More than a dozen staff at the Nottinghamshire site are set to walk out after 100 per cent of employees balloted by the union voted to back industrial action – after rejecting a real-terms pay cut.

“Regarding pay negotiations, we can confirm Cargill has made a market competitive offer of a 5.5 per cent increase, as well as an £1,400 one-time bonus payment, as we greatly value our employees and the work they do.

Ferrero Rocher have been a Christmas staple in the UK since the 1990s, when a now well-known TV advert set in a European ambassador’s official residence saw the chocolates arranged into a pyramid and handed out to guests.


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