20 British Food Brands That Were Ruined After They Were Sold

Описание: Remember when Cadbury’s Dairy Milk felt heavy in your hand, HP Sauce tasted “proper,” and a tin of Quality Street meant Christmas had truly started? This video looks at 20 classic British food brands that quietly changed after they were sold, and why so many people say, “It is just not the same now.”

We go back to the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s, when names like Cadbury’s, Rowntree’s, Birds Eye, Lyons Maid, McVitie’s, Hovis, Weetabix, Mr Kipling, Branston and Ambrosia felt like part of the family. Then we follow what happened when big business and foreign takeovers moved factories, tweaked recipes, shrank packets and turned trusted favourites into global products.

If you grew up in Britain and remember Smarties in tubes, Wagon Wheels that filled your hand, proper cream crackers from Jacob’s and sauce bottles that sat on café tables for years, this is your trip down memory lane. We look at how each brand rose, how the sales happened, and why so many of these foods no longer taste like the ones that raised us.

Settle in with a cuppa and see how many of these changes you noticed. Share your memories in the comments, and if you love British nostalgia, hit like and subscribe for more deep dives into the foods, shops and brands that built our childhoods.