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retailworld
14-05-2007, 11:52
Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians.

Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products.

Full story from the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6653175.stm)

Do you think this will effect sales?
penny2610
19-05-2007, 12:50
This will definately affect sales. Even though the majority of people are meat eaters, we are in a society in which people are more health concious and are are more aware of what is being put into their food.
brianJ
19-05-2007, 14:33
I think it wont really have that much of an effect really. Like you said, it's only a small percentage of people who will take offence to this.
phil
20-05-2007, 18:57
I think it wont really have that much of an effect really. Like you said, it's only a small percentage of people who will take offence to this.

I have to agree. I can guarantee that there will be uproar with all the usuals, but I don't think that retailers really have too much to be concerned about.