What are your must have name brand food items?

Chief_Wahoo · 06-02-2013, 16:50

And do you buy any store,value,or 'like' brands for any items? Amongst my must have name brands are....

Lurpak spreadable butter
Gregg's large bloomer-medium sliced
Colman's English mustard
Hellmans mayonnaise
HP brown sauce
Heinz cream of chicken soup
Batchelor's chicken cup-a soup
Heinz baked beans/spaghetti/ravioli
Smash mashed potato
Herta hotdogs
Rustlers microwave cheeseburger
John West microwave rice
Shippams beef spread
McCains microwave baked potatoes
Bisto gravy granules
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cornflakes

It may surprise you to know,but I'm really not much of a cook!

Some of the store brands I find perfectly acceptable though.I regularly buy Morrisons value coloured cheddar cheese,Morrisons mixed fruit jam,and Morrisons value peanuts.The peanuts are really oily and really salty,exactly how I like them! And I always buy Blue Bear energy drink from Spar,and Spar brand milk chocolate digestives.I did buy some McVities digestives when they were on offer,but I actually much prefer the Spar brand.

I will have any name brand of tea bags,just whatever they have available at Poundland or Poundstretcher when I need to buy them.

orangebird · 06-02-2013, 17:00

Not hugely fussed on brand names, but I cannot abide any other brown sauce than Daddies.

beaglemum · 06-02-2013, 18:11

Cravendale milk
Heinz baked beans

I can eat any other non branded name stuff but will never skimp on either of the above.

1Mickey · 06-02-2013, 18:25

Nothing in my diet is a must have as such but i do go through a fair bit of Hellmanns mayonnaise.

borodave · 06-02-2013, 18:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangebird

Not hugely fussed on brand names, but I cannot abide any other brown sauce than Daddies.

Blasphemy!

Gotta be HP!

Pixie Queen · 06-02-2013, 19:50

Barr's Irn Bru.

curvybabes · 06-02-2013, 22:11

mccain oven chips
hellmans mayo
doritos tortillas
rustler burgers
greggs frozen pastys/sausage rolls
kingsmill or warburtons bread

Theres probably more but I cant think of them just now, I buy a lot of iceland and asda own brand

SherbetLemon · 06-02-2013, 23:05

Soup must be Heinz, 'butter' must be Flora buttery, pickled onions must be Opies cocktail onions, oven fries must be McCains, tea bags must be Scottish Blend.

Everything else doesn't matter, although I have several non-food items that I'm a brand snob about.

Johnnys Arcade · 06-02-2013, 23:20

Brand names? Not really a fan. Here is a perfect example :

Fanta orangeade (£1.99 for 2L) = Disgusting.

Aldi "Vive" own brand Orangeade (49p for 2L) = delicious!

Main reason for this is Fanta contains artificial sweeteners.

Vive orangeade does not.

swingaleg · 06-02-2013, 23:24

Heinz for beans, tomato ketchup and tomato soup
HP for brown sauce
Colmans mustard

That's about it really............pretty much everything else i chop and change, buy what's on special offer, supermarket own brand or value/basics if they're OK

gemma-the-husky · 06-02-2013, 23:38

of the ones the OP mentioned, i agree with these 3

colmans mustard
hellmans mayo
hertas (if you must have frankfurters)

Northcroft · 06-02-2013, 23:39

Heinz soup
Hellmans Mayo
Coke or Pepsi
Schweppes lemonade
Daddies Tomato sauce
Colmans mustard
Sarsons vinegar

noise747 · 07-02-2013, 00:27

Only two I think.

Branston baked beans and Baxters tomato soup.

Most other things I buy are not branded. i will buy non branded soup and beans, but prefer the two above.

orangebird · 07-02-2013, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by borodave

Blasphemy!

Gotta be HP!

But HP is too fruity for bacon sarnies!!!

Tiggergirl · 07-02-2013, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixie Queen

Barr's Irn Bru.

Have to agree with that one there is truly nothing like real Irn Bru. No one has been able to come up with anything close to the real stuff.

That said not so fussy on anything else branded as such. Have a preference for a few brands but I'm on a tight budget so can't afford to be fussy over my brands. Although I suppose only other thing I'm majorly fussy about is Heinz Tomato soup.

If anything actual brands are a treat these days and generally I've gotten used to the value or supermarket own brands.

misha06 · 07-02-2013, 01:45

Chicago Town pizza.

curvybabes · 07-02-2013, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiggergirl

Have to agree with that one there is truly nothing like real Irn Bru. No one has been able to come up with anything close to the real stuff.

That said not so fussy on anything else branded as such. Have a preference for a few brands but I'm on a tight budget so can't afford to be fussy over my brands. Although I suppose only other thing I'm majorly fussy about is Heinz Tomato soup.

If anything actual brands are a treat these days and generally I've gotten used to the value or supermarket own brands.

Asda own Irn Bru is good to be honest id struggle to tell the difference, its the sugar free i buy in both

malpasc · 07-02-2013, 08:58

I'm not obsessive about it and find most supermarket own brands acceptable.

However, I do prefer the following over the own brand:
Heinz light mayonnaise
Colmans wholegrain mustard
Branston baked beans
John West tuna - cheaper tinned tuna I find is too flaky. John West does at least try and keep the pieces inside the tin chunky.
My other half always insists on Heinz tomato ketchup too. I rarely eat ketchup myself but do agree Heinz definitely tastes nicer than the other brands I've tried.

Utopian Girl · 07-02-2013, 09:53

Hellmans extra light mayo
Flora lighter than light
HP sauce
Heinz tomato ketchup
Quorn products
McCain oven chips
Maldon sea salt flakes
Millicano coffee
Ariel washing powder
Lenor
Fairy liquid
Zoflora

Egg Monster · 07-02-2013, 10:18

Hellmans Mayo
Clover Lighter
Happy Eggs
Le Rustique camembert
Green Giant Sweetcorn
Giovanni Rana filled pasta (but only because we found mould in a sainsburys own pack even though it was in date)
Napolina tinned tomatoes (OH insists on this, I'm really not bothered)
Old El Paso mexican kits (we really should make our own, but the kits are really convenient)

Non-food:
Andrex loo roll
Bold/Bold + Lenor washing gels (only because OH has sensitive skin and it's the only laundry stuff he gets on with)

rumpleteazer · 07-02-2013, 10:41

Diet Coke and Heinz Ketchup are the only things I won't budge on, everything else is up for negotiation.

Landis · 07-02-2013, 11:03

Can't think of a single one.
Morrisons All Bran tastes slightly different to Kellogs but only for a couple of days. And it doesn't have a pile of crumbs in the bottom of the bag...

Roswell · 07-02-2013, 15:53

Wilkin and Sons' Tiptree Tomato ketchup

Simon Howie Bacon
Grey Goose Vodka

Teddybleads · 07-02-2013, 16:00

Caotina Hot Chocolate
Manicardi balsamic vinegar
and diet Pepsi. Diet Coke i don't like.

hornbeam · 07-02-2013, 16:05

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06-02-2013, 16:50	#1
Chief_Wahoo Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,273	What are your must have name brand food items? And do you buy any store,value,or 'like' brands for any items? Amongst my must have name brands are.... Lurpak spreadable butter Gregg's large bloomer-medium sliced Colman's English mustard Hellmans mayonnaise HP brown sauce Heinz cream of chicken soup Batchelor's chicken cup-a soup Heinz baked beans/spaghetti/ravioli Smash mashed potato Herta hotdogs Rustlers microwave cheeseburger John West microwave rice Shippams beef spread McCains microwave baked potatoes Bisto gravy granules Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cornflakes It may surprise you to know,but I'm really not much of a cook! Some of the store brands I find perfectly acceptable though.I regularly buy Morrisons value coloured cheddar cheese,Morrisons mixed fruit jam,and Morrisons value peanuts.The peanuts are really oily and really salty,exactly how I like them! And I always buy Blue Bear energy drink from Spar,and Spar brand milk chocolate digestives.I did buy some McVities digestives when they were on offer,but I actually much prefer the Spar brand. I will have any name brand of tea bags,just whatever they have available at Poundland or Poundstretcher when I need to buy them.

06-02-2013, 17:00	#2
orangebird Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,695	Not hugely fussed on brand names, but I cannot abide any other brown sauce than Daddies.

06-02-2013, 18:11	#3
beaglemum Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: wherever I am Posts: 229	Cravendale milk Heinz baked beans I can eat any other non branded name stuff but will never skimp on either of the above.

06-02-2013, 18:25	#4
1Mickey Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,080	Nothing in my diet is a must have as such but i do go through a fair bit of Hellmanns mayonnaise.

06-02-2013, 18:39	#5
borodave Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Blaydon on Tyne Posts: 605	Quote: Originally Posted by orangebird Not hugely fussed on brand names, but I cannot abide any other brown sauce than Daddies. Blasphemy! Gotta be HP!

06-02-2013, 19:50	#6
Pixie Queen Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: My Own Little World Posts: 1,102	Barr's Irn Bru.

06-02-2013, 22:11	#7
curvybabes Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 11,156	mccain oven chips hellmans mayo doritos tortillas rustler burgers greggs frozen pastys/sausage rolls kingsmill or warburtons bread Theres probably more but I cant think of them just now, I buy a lot of iceland and asda own brand

06-02-2013, 23:05	#8
SherbetLemon Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 3,888	Soup must be Heinz, 'butter' must be Flora buttery, pickled onions must be Opies cocktail onions, oven fries must be McCains, tea bags must be Scottish Blend. Everything else doesn't matter, although I have several non-food items that I'm a brand snob about.

06-02-2013, 23:20	#9
Johnnys Arcade Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: 114 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 Posts: 2,744	Brand names? Not really a fan. Here is a perfect example : Fanta orangeade (£1.99 for 2L) = Disgusting. Aldi "Vive" own brand Orangeade (49p for 2L) = delicious! Main reason for this is Fanta contains artificial sweeteners. Vive orangeade does not.

06-02-2013, 23:24	#10
swingaleg Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 76,847	Heinz for beans, tomato ketchup and tomato soup HP for brown sauce Colmans mustard That's about it really............pretty much everything else i chop and change, buy what's on special offer, supermarket own brand or value/basics if they're OK

06-02-2013, 23:38	#11
gemma-the-husky Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 17,858	of the ones the OP mentioned, i agree with these 3 colmans mustard hellmans mayo hertas (if you must have frankfurters)

06-02-2013, 23:39	#12
Northcroft Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: North Essex Posts: 421	Heinz soup Hellmans Mayo Coke or Pepsi Schweppes lemonade Daddies Tomato sauce Colmans mustard Sarsons vinegar

07-02-2013, 00:27	#13
noise747 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 22,810	Only two I think. Branston baked beans and Baxters tomato soup. Most other things I buy are not branded. i will buy non branded soup and beans, but prefer the two above.

07-02-2013, 00:51	#14
orangebird Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,695	Quote: Originally Posted by borodave Blasphemy! Gotta be HP! But HP is too fruity for bacon sarnies!!!

07-02-2013, 01:04	#15
Tiggergirl Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,653	Quote: Originally Posted by Pixie Queen Barr's Irn Bru. Have to agree with that one there is truly nothing like real Irn Bru. No one has been able to come up with anything close to the real stuff. That said not so fussy on anything else branded as such. Have a preference for a few brands but I'm on a tight budget so can't afford to be fussy over my brands. Although I suppose only other thing I'm majorly fussy about is Heinz Tomato soup. If anything actual brands are a treat these days and generally I've gotten used to the value or supermarket own brands.

07-02-2013, 01:45	#16
misha06 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 3,180	Chicago Town pizza.

07-02-2013, 01:45	#17
curvybabes Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 11,156	Quote: Originally Posted by Tiggergirl Have to agree with that one there is truly nothing like real Irn Bru. No one has been able to come up with anything close to the real stuff. That said not so fussy on anything else branded as such. Have a preference for a few brands but I'm on a tight budget so can't afford to be fussy over my brands. Although I suppose only other thing I'm majorly fussy about is Heinz Tomato soup. If anything actual brands are a treat these days and generally I've gotten used to the value or supermarket own brands. Asda own Irn Bru is good to be honest id struggle to tell the difference, its the sugar free i buy in both

07-02-2013, 08:58	#18
malpasc Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6,350	I'm not obsessive about it and find most supermarket own brands acceptable. However, I do prefer the following over the own brand: Heinz light mayonnaise Colmans wholegrain mustard Branston baked beans John West tuna - cheaper tinned tuna I find is too flaky. John West does at least try and keep the pieces inside the tin chunky. My other half always insists on Heinz tomato ketchup too. I rarely eat ketchup myself but do agree Heinz definitely tastes nicer than the other brands I've tried.

07-02-2013, 09:53	#19
Utopian Girl Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7,610	Hellmans extra light mayo Flora lighter than light HP sauce Heinz tomato ketchup Quorn products McCain oven chips Maldon sea salt flakes Millicano coffee Ariel washing powder Lenor Fairy liquid Zoflora

07-02-2013, 10:18	#20
Egg Monster Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 102	Hellmans Mayo Clover Lighter Happy Eggs Le Rustique camembert Green Giant Sweetcorn Giovanni Rana filled pasta (but only because we found mould in a sainsburys own pack even though it was in date) Napolina tinned tomatoes (OH insists on this, I'm really not bothered) Old El Paso mexican kits (we really should make our own, but the kits are really convenient) Non-food: Andrex loo roll Bold/Bold + Lenor washing gels (only because OH has sensitive skin and it's the only laundry stuff he gets on with)

07-02-2013, 10:41	#21
rumpleteazer Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 5,185	Diet Coke and Heinz Ketchup are the only things I won't budge on, everything else is up for negotiation.

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07-02-2013, 11:03	#22
Landis Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 7,761	Can't think of a single one. Morrisons All Bran tastes slightly different to Kellogs but only for a couple of days. And it doesn't have a pile of crumbs in the bottom of the bag...

07-02-2013, 15:53	#23
Roswell Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Cumbernauld Posts: 59	Wilkin and Sons' Tiptree Tomato ketchup Simon Howie Bacon Grey Goose Vodka

07-02-2013, 16:00	#24
Teddybleads Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,118	Caotina Hot Chocolate Manicardi balsamic vinegar and diet Pepsi. Diet Coke i don't like.

07-02-2013, 16:05	#25
hornbeam Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 9,109	PG Tips