Outrageous tampering with Bovril

[Sticks]

See this link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/4023239.stm)


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40539000/jpg/_40539613_bovril.jpg

This misses the point

Bovril is the beef drink for us carnivores

Marmite is for veggies (I like Marmite as well)

Leave Our Bovril alone! :mad::nono:

[bananarama]

I think Bovril along with mushrooms and cucumbers should be banned as they are an afront to good tast......

Every prisoner should be subjected to a cup of Bovril a cucumber sandwich and a chicken and mushroom pie every day of their sentence. that would cut down re-offending by at least 98%........:hugesmile::hugesmile:

[Sticks]

This is my new Bring Back Beefy Bovril site (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril)

Enjoy ! :dance:

[Sticks]

I have now added a very simple forum so play nice

[Romantic Old Bird]

Sorry Sticks, as I am a commited Veggie, you're on your own...............

[Sticks]

So are you tempted to try the Veggie Bovril?

I have nothing against a veggie Bovril, I just would like to have the chance to have the beef variety as well.

[Sticks]

shameless plug to this site

Bring Back Beefy Bovril (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril)

Perhaps we should buy shares in Unilever and make our protest at a share holders meeting

[Odd Socks]

Bovril!?!?!?!?

Do I have a right to be confused here? :spin2:

Explanation....anyone?

[Dan_]

Welcome to tibb odd socks.

I guess he just likes beefy bovril and want's them to bring it back. It is the general chat section.

[Odd Socks]

But where has bovril gone? It's still available is it not?

Thankyou for the welcome -x-

[Amy]

Welcome Odd Socks :wavey:

[Dan_]

I thought it was odd socks.

[Sticks]

Bovril is still sold

But Check the front of the jar

They used to say Beef Extract as this one does

http://www.gsne03768.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/bovril01.jpg

Now they say Concentrated Savoury Yeast Extract Drink

Bovril used to be beef and now, with out any fanfare, Unilever replaced the Bovril we knew with a veggie version so they could appeal to vegetarians. They have even kept the same red colour scheme hoping people would not notice.

(I thought they did that with Marmite as Unilever owns that as well)

Anyhue, Bovril do a chicken Bovril, which shows they have done co-existing varieties. Why can not Unilever just bring out Veggie Bovril and leave our beef version alone?

My mini campaign is to get Unilever to bring back the beef extract version. They can keep a veggie version to add to their range.

So it is not bring back Bovril, but


Bring Back Beefy Bovril

[Kaz]

Originally posted by Odd Socks
But where has bovril gone? It's still available is it not?

Thankyou for the welcome -x-

Hi, Odd Socks ..... weclome to TIBB! :wavey:

I think this should explain it:

Bovril, the beefy drink beloved of football fans, has been stripped of its main meaty ingredient in a bid to boost sales, its maker has confirmed.

Unilever says vegetarians can now enjoy the drink and the move will counter concerns overseas in the wake of BSE.

The drink's usual 40% of beef stock has been replaced with a savoury yeast mix at the firm's Burton-on-Trent factory.

Unilever said in blind taste tests 10% did not notice any difference and 50% preferred the new product.

So, yes you can still get Bovril .... but it's now a beefless variety! :spin2: :laugh:

[rachb]

aaaw Sticks I'm sorry they've changed it,does it taste horrible now??
While you are running your campaign any chance you can add to it 'Bring back coconut & nut revels:thumbs:
They replaced the coconut ones with coffee Yuk!!!
Now we have raisins instead of nut!!
Why do they have to change these things I don't like change:blush::blush::bawling::bawling::bawling:

[Sticks]

:bawling:

I remember Marathon bars, before they brought out snickers

[CRaZy 4 BoVriL]

I like Bovril :spin2::love:

[Dan_]

LOL, Welcome crazy 4 bovril

[CRaZy 4 BoVriL]

Thankyou!

Sorry if I appear a little, er, crazy - I just love my bovril!:laugh:

[Sticks]

So did I :bawling:

[CRaZy 4 BoVriL]

There, there Sticks - I'm sure it'll all work out. There must be millions who are against this idea?

[Richs girl]

hello im new SAVE BEEFY BORVIL :laugh::spin2::colour:

[Maggie]

Never like it myself, but after BSE I think this would be the reason they have changed it, it's bound to taste slightly differant but hopefully it's a lot safer.

Have you had any reply from the makers Sticks with any reasons given for the change ?

[Sticks]

The reply can be found on this site (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril)

[Sticks]

I have come across a sort of Super Market own brand of Beef Extract

Read all about it, plus the latest twists and turns with my tortuous correspondence with Unilever

All on this site (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril/) :dance:

[Sticks]

Things get even more odd, when I discover a branch of Unilever churning out Bovril, with beef extract in it.

The only problem is that it is not in the he UK

Details here (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril)

[Sticks]

Breaking news - Beefy Bovril is coming back
Sorry to ressurect this topic, but this is breaking news (http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-13540318,00.html)

About time too, but some people may have got to like Veggie Bovril and I do not see why we can not have the three varieties, assuming they still do Chicken Bovril, of Beef, Chicken and Veggie.

BTW a Sunday newspaper has asked me to write a piece about the Bovril saga, which I have now e-mailed across so am now waiting to see if they like it.

[sol]

Errr, I can't stand Bovril, it tastes like drinking Marmite.
But I like Marmite :thumbs:

[Sticks]

Have not heard yet if they have accepted my article. I may get paid for that

[cc100]

Originally posted by Sticks
Have not heard yet if they have accepted my article. I may get paid for that

Best of luck mate.

Which paper? National?

This could be your big break.:thumbs:

[Sticks]

Apparently I am going to get paid something, in a "few" weeks.

The article will be in tomorrow's Sunday Post

[Ella]

Bovril....cant say ive tried it :nono:

[cc100]

Does the article appear online? Or do you have a copy of it?

Id like to read it Graeme.

[Sticks]

Originally posted by cc100
Does the article appear online? Or do you have a copy of it?

Id like to read it Graeme.

There is no online version, so I am working on the Bring Back Beefy site and I will be putting a copy of the article there

[Sticks]

OK

go to my Bring Back Beefy Bovril (http://graemestickings.members.beeb.net/bovril) website (Need to come up with a new name for that)

I have put a link to an adobe acrobat version of the article I created.

[James]

I bought the Sunday Post today and saw your article. :thumbs:

[LittleMissC]

Nooooo this is good! Get rid of Beefy Bovril! More choice for us veggies :hello:

[Ella]

Whats Bovril?? Is it that beef thing??? :conf:

[Sticks]

Bumping this thread for two reasons


1) The original hosts, Beeb are pulling the plug on all Beeb websites so I had to move it to my blueyondersite here (http://www.gsne03768.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/bovril/index.htm)

2) I discovered I had been the subject of a blog back in February here (http://brandlandusa.blogspot.com/2008/02/record-of-this-sorry-tale-anyhue.html)

Fame at last