Nicfoo Turbocharged August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 First they try to pull a fast one riding on the death of LKY, now they pass off package drinks as freshly prepared, and staffs spotted icing a bengawa solo cake. What next???...LOL BreadTalk stops selling soya milk; confirms that item was repackaged from Yeo's packet drink A photograph of a BreadTalk staff member using a packet of Yeo's soya bean milk to fill up bottles for sale has drawn ire from netizens.PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER PUBLISHEDAUG 4, 2015, 1:44 PM SGT UPDATED9 HOURS AGO 91.9K 38 4 Jessica Lim Consumer Correspondent SINGAPORE - Confectionary chain BreadTalk has pulled its soya bean drink from its shelves, after a photograph showing an employee filling up plastic bottles with Yeo's brand soya bean milk made its rounds on the Internet. The post, first published on online site Redwire Times on Monday evening, claimed that the chain was selling the packaged soya bean drink as "freshly prepared". Posted by someone known as Kev, the post called the discovery "shocking". "This 'freshly prepared' soya bean milk from BreadTalk always tasted very familiar, but somehow I couldn't figure out why until now. You see for yourself why. This BreadTalk staff is just pouring Yeo's soya bean milk into bottles of 'freshly prepared' soya bean sold by BreadTalk," he said. When contacted, BreadTalk admitted that the drink was from a Yeo's packet, and that it buys the drink in one-litre packs from Yeo's in bulk. The company then repackages it into plain plastic bottles with the words "freshly prepared" on them, seals the bottles, and sells them at its stores. The problem, said the BreadTalk spokesman, arose after the chain used the bottles with "freshly-prepared" labels to package the soy milk. The bottles are also used to package fresh juice for sale. "We have heard our customers' feedback about our bottled soya bean milk," she said. "We would like to apologise for any misaligned presentation or wrong impressions created, and clarify that it is never our intention to mislead." The chain will resume selling the drink out of labelled drink dispensers instead "to prevent misunderstanding", said the spokesman. Retail experts said it is common for eateries to buy in bulk and then repackage items, especially with the current labour crunch. But it is less common for them to sell them as freshly-prepared. "Firms just buy generic products in bulk or outsource production," said Singapore Polytechnic senior retail lecturer Sarah Lim, who added that it is then up to the retailer to decide on pricing. "It depends on demand, rental and other costs." In the case of the soya bean drink, selling it as freshly-prepared would have been unethical as it gave the impression that the drink was brewed in-house. Meanwhile, a picture of a staff member icing a Bengawan Solo layered cake at an Icing Room store, which also comes under BreadTalk, was also posted on Tuesday. It led some to ask if the under-fire bakery was also using cakes from rival bakeries. Insisting that this was the wrong impression, the BreadTalk spokesman said: “A staff member brought in the cake on her own accord to be decorated by a colleague. This is not allowed, and staff will be reminded of that.” http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/breadtalk-accused-of-selling-packaged-soya-milk-as-freshly-prepared ↡ Advertisement 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Misrepresentation is such a nice word for cheating. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 (edited) Breadtalk run by 1MDB also? Edited August 5, 2015 by Mockngbrd 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micb 5th Gear August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 奸商。。。。 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH1667 Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 have not been buying anything from them for a very long time. Many others bread shop around with better products and also more reasonable price. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Never believe what is seen... Aiyo... when have we started to become like china food sellers... mixed and match to sell to consumers? Hope the authorities can come in and investigate ... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enye Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 you don't buy from them, others will mr quek still continues with his atas lifestyle and investing in gcbs 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar_lover Supercharged August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 In a way nothing new. I heard that some restaurants that claim they serve "home made ice cream" is actually buying the ice cream from other suppliers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 (edited) This also can be news? I frequent breadtalk and toastbox coz the HQ near my office. I have seen them done it many times. I actually wanted to know how they prepare the Bandung coz it taste good. I only know they use the F&N rose syrup and evaporated milk. But how much quantity used to make I dunno. Things like retail clothing make 200-300% profit. Exploiting poor ppl in places like India and Thailand to make the clothes like football jersey and sell it at 1000% profit. Got ppl say it's cheating? Or exploitation? It's just soya bean milk repackaged. No big deal. Look at mineral water, repackaged water sell more expensive dan a litre of premium petrol(if we compare litre by litre). Nobody calls it cheating. Freshly made ones will taste like those in market and it cost cheaper too(I wonder if the person who posted the news knew about it). Nobody point a gun at you to buy it at breadtalk. Edited August 5, 2015 by Watwheels 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicfoo Turbocharged August 5, 2015 Author Share August 5, 2015 Breadtalk run by 1MDB also? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Im more interested to know how much they charge for the repackaged soya drink 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5266 Supercharged August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Breadtalk run by 1MDB also? BreadCheat is the name.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 "Freshly prepared" is not really misrepresentation. The staff did prepare it just before selling. Very fresh. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Bro, it's nothing about profits. It's about marking something as freshly made, then pour one Yeo's pack into 4 bottles. Yeo's certainly did not claim their soy bean milk is freshly made. Even if they repackaged from freshly made hawker I am happy to pay more for the nice bottle and convenience. Bottled water is indeed one of the biggest industrial scams in history, though it does sell you convenience at the expense of adding more trash to the environment. then they should sub the bottling out to Yeo's and not do it in their store, not only the waste of resources but also subject to sabotage and hygiene issues. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 (edited) Im more interested to know how much they charge for the repackaged soya drink I think around $1.80 for around 300ml. A litre of Yeo's soyabean milk sold in a litre pack cost $1.50. Freshly made soya bean milk at hawker center. One big packet maybe half a litre cost $0.70. Mr Bean also not cheap $1.20 maybe in a 300ml-400ml cup. Siang cheap is hawker center. The rest are rip off but still ppl dun have a problem until now. Evian mineral water cost $1.40 for 330ml. If around one litre mean times 3 the price that makes it $4.20 slightly less dan a litre. A litre of V-power from Shell now cost around $2.76 You do the math. Cheating? FYI It's called capitalism. Edited August 5, 2015 by Watwheels 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 "Freshly prepared" is not really misrepresentation. The staff did prepare it just before selling. Very fresh. this then is fresh 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 you mean those that buy cant taste its yeos??? seriously taste bud got problem or they are having flu every time they drink. btw...i dont even know they sell soy drink. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Supersonic August 5, 2015 Share August 5, 2015 Until so long now people then discover the 'secret'' behind Breadtalk? Seems like BreadTalk has lots of offers and promotion going on lately?! But i didn't buy anything from them for long time. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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