Shoppers are begging Heinz to resurrect ‘banging’ everyday snack discontinued nearly a decade ago
SHOPPERS are begging Heinz to bring back a “banging” everyday snack that was discontinued nearly a decade ago.
Tins of the product came in a whopping 57 varieties and were quite cheap – with fans remembering buying three for £1.
Heinz Toast Toppers were a staple of many people’s childhoods with the flavoured soup toppings spreadable across toast and could be grilled until bubbly.
The beloved snack was discontinued in 2015, leaving many fans wanting more for a decade.
One fan has even gone as far as previously setting up a petition online to bring the back and garnered 800 signatures doing so.
Now another fan has posted an image of the tins to the Facebook page ‘Discontinued and Nostalgic Snacks and Blasts from the Past!’
They said: “Hear me out…”
Another fan replied saying simply: “Banging.”
Another wrote: “One of those things that I knew was not that good for me, but loved them just the same. Mushroom and bacon was my favourite.”
While a third posted: “Loved the ham n cheese one…”
Fan Anastasia said to Heinz last year: “Please bring back Toast Toppers, life just isn’t the same without them.”
But Heinz had bad news, replying: “Sorry, but there are no current plans to bring them back. Will let our team know how much they are missed for you.”
Last month, we reported that Heinz also stopped producing its popular Piccalilli Pickle condiment.
A shopper noticed the pickle was missing from the shelves and contacted Heinz on X, asking: “Hi I’m in Ireland and your piccalilli has disappeared from our supermarkets.
“Can you tell me when we can expect it back??
“Couldn’t find any in Northern Ireland recently either?”
Heinz replied to the customer saying the condiment had been discontinued.
The disappointed shopper added: “OMG what a bad decision.”
Heinz has brought back products before which have been gone for long periods of time.
The iconic Heinz Beanz Pizza returned exclusively to Iceland stores after disappearing for almost 20 years.
Why are products axed or recipes changed?
ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders.
Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether.
They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers.
There are a number of reasons why this could be done.
For example, government regulation, like the “sugar tax,” forces firms to change their recipes.
Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs.
They may opt for an alternative that’s cheaper, especially when costs are rising in order to keep prices stable.
For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018.
It has recently returned after six years away, but as a sugar-free version.
Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year.
Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks.
While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose.