When was the sugar shortage in england

Before the time of convenience stores and supermarkets having a monopoly it was the family baker that you turned to for a custard slice or sweet treat fix, but the rapid expansion of supermarkets in the s started to see housewives becoming increasingly reliant upon self-service stores for their weekly bread and cake purchases.

As households across Britain battled power cuts and housewives contended with shortages in the shops, brought about by the erratic deliveries that the three-day working week created, panic buying heightened.

Shop shelves became stripped of any available bread, flour and yeast, whilst sales of crisps and biscuits rocketed as they were stockpiled for standbys. Many small independent bakers increased their production to try to meet demand and some reported baking day and night, just to try and serve the increased queues of customers all wanting bread and cakes. The protestors on strike had threatened to picket the mills to stop flour getting through to the small bakeries, but supplies continued to flow, and demand continued to increase.

Seasonal lattes and hot chocolates sold by coffee chains can contain up to 23 spoonfuls, a study finds. By Kathryn Kyte. Business reporter. How Tara Bosch set up and grew low-sugar sweets company Smart Sweets.

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Health and science correspondent, BBC News. The Golden Casket factory produces 70 tonnes of confectionery every week. Dentists in England want schools to cut the sugar in school meals and have more supervised tooth brushing - let us know what you think! A study suggests a link for both fizzy pop and fruit juices, although the reason is not clear. Posted at 10 Nov 10 Nov. Read more next. Posted at 25 Oct 25 Oct. Posted at 31 Dec 31 Dec Toffee apples were the biggest sellers, with sticks of nougat and liquorice strips also disappearing fast.

One firm in Clapham Common gave children lbs of lollipops during their midday break from school; and a London factory opened its doors to hand out free sweets to all comers. Adults joined in the sugar frenzy, with men in the City queuing up in their lunch breaks to buy boiled sweets and to enjoy the luxury of being able to buy 2lb boxes of chocolates to take home for the weekend.

Stocks 'sufficient' The government and manufacturers have been quick to reassure the public that there would be no repeat of the first attempt to de-ration sweets, in April , when demand far outstripped supply and they were put back on ration after just four months. He has ordered a one-off allocation of extra sugar to manufacturers to help them meet the anticipated surge in demand. Another from Steven Fogel. Thanks to Sean Rogers. Cranberry shortage , Caused by Delia Smith extolling their virtues in her cookery programmes.

From Robert Boston. Fuel protests , Governments have been wary of putting up fuel duties ever since. Nominated by Allan Holloway. I was looking, Pointless -style, for the lowest scores.