M&S Food #23 I Want My Waistline Back

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cwymmie said:
Not to derail this to a Jane’s patisserie recipe page but I recommend when making the gingerbread cookies, make a brown butter (melt on a medium heat until butter foams and turns a dark caramel colour and add to recipe once cooled) for a richer taste and use 3tsp ginger instead of the 1.5 in the recipe 🎅
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Totally agree about brown butter in cookies. I’m still thinking of some super freshly baked brown butter salted choc chip cookies I had in the US earlier this year. Absolutely epic
 
rainbowlemon said:
I've been super impressed with nectar. We didn't use to shop there that often previously. I just spent £5 worth of points in store today to get £5 off my shop which was a nice feeling. I managed to get £8 worth of points for free just by shopping normallyand because of their Christmas promotion and they give you the chance to earn extra points too. It would be nice if M&S copied their plan.
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I got a £2 off on my Coop app, and then another £1 off my shop this week (could use them in one go). I totally went out of my way to go there and use it - I spent an extra couple of quid too picking up other stuff. M&S are absolutely wasting the potential they have to draw customers in with their Sparks offers.
 
Sainsbury's is currently around 15% of the UK market share. Their revenue in 2023 was £32 billion. Operating profits was £750 million.

M&S is around 4% of the market and had £12.4 billion revenue pre tax. Their operating profit was £533.6 million. Whilst they just overtook Waitrose for the first time this year in November. Perhaps this has something to do with sparks deliberately not being so generous. They've recently bought Gist Limited and have been trying to modernize and optimize their operations.

Sainsbury’s has already built in the costs of Nectar point program, which could be anywhere from £150 million+
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Picked up these today along with not very much else, but managed to spend £122! Did get a few yellow sticker pizzas for the freezer for those days after Christmas when you don’t know what to eat. My girls want to eat the Yule log before the 25th and get another one !
 

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ohdoris said:
Nooooo !! Don’t talk about the iced spiced buns. They are my OG M&S treat & I genuinely fear they’ll go viral & I’ll never get my chubby mitts on them again !! 😂
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I’ve never had one of these but they sound right up my street.

I was in M&S yesterday thinking I can’t think what treat to get (I have been known to whip out my phone and check this thread in the middle of the food hall before). In the end I just got myself a ginger shot but it’s an iced spiced bun next time!
 
SharkAttack said:
I’ve never had one of these but they sound right up my street.

I was in M&S yesterday thinking I can’t think what treat to get (I have been known to whip out my phone and check this thread in the middle of the food hall before). In the end I just got myself a ginger shot but it’s an iced spiced bun next time!
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You won’t regret it ! Basically a hot cross bun with a perfect icing topping. Goes down an absolute treat with a brew !!
 
SharkAttack said:
I’ve never had one of these but they sound right up my street.

I was in M&S yesterday thinking I can’t think what treat to get (I have been known to whip out my phone and check this thread in the middle of the food hall before). In the end I just got myself a ginger shot but it’s an iced spiced bun next time!
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My top tip is to slice it in half and turn the top around so it looks like an icing sandwich. IMO it makes for a nicer mouthfeel than biting straight into the icing. I can also pretend it’s better for my teeth that way…
Going to have to pop in and get some tomorrow!
 
Did we all watch Inside M & S At Christmas, just a rehash of last year's. Another shop move et al. We now don't have to call them influencers but the Celebrity Ambassador Programme from M & S. o_O
I loved everything that was in the Korean Chicken Sando sandwich until the boss came and said she want Christmas red in there and to put cranberry sauce in to make it "christmassy" so now I hate it but what would I know as it is one of the best selling sandwiches.
They were talking about everyone talking about M and S on SM and we are all making money for them on here but without out Sparks offers. I am going to cancel my credit card with them as I am so fed up with them
 
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