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Phoney supermarket farm 'Rosedene' - TESCO aarrrgh!!!!

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Tonty · 07/03/2026 11:23

I am fed up with the awful fruit that is from 'Rosedene Farm'. Absolutely atrocious. I've just has some of their blueberries (they were the only ones left on the shelves). Each one is either hard &sour, or fluffy mushy nonsense, they taste like coagulated fat. Their strawberries are awful too.

I haven't bought this brand for yrs because i tried their oranges before and they were equally awful, but yesterday i was desperate for blueberries with my morning yogurt. What a disappointment! I just looked this farm up and to my amazement discovered its a fictitious farm used to sell Tesco Value products!! Does everybody know this already and I'm just late to the party? apparently all the supermarkets are in on it too. Had i known they were 'Value' fruit, I'd never have bought them. There are many great 'value' products, but fruit is not one of them.

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Agapornis · 09/03/2026 18:10

HauntedBungalow · 09/03/2026 14:53

And Werther's originals. Fuck off did your grandaddy give you a buttock handy in pre lapsarian times. They've only been in the UK since the 90s.

Buttock handy 😂 Butter candy?

Love a German grandad sweet, especially that book Die Leiden des alten Werther's Echte.

(this joke may be too niche)

IsaacBenabram · 09/03/2026 17:29

Stork has been manufactured at the Purfleet works (originally Van den Berghs & Jurgens) in the UK since 1920.

Somersetbaker · 09/03/2026 17:08

IsaacBenabram · 09/03/2026 16:07

@Somersetbaker , I don't think any margarine is made in Slough.

Just a random name I chose, but as real as many brand names, and it is made in a chemical works, though the marketing men would probably call it a food production facility.

IsaacBenabram · 09/03/2026 16:07

@Somersetbaker , I don't think any margarine is made in Slough.

Somersetbaker · 09/03/2026 16:02

HauntedBungalow · 09/03/2026 14:53

And Werther's originals. Fuck off did your grandaddy give you a buttock handy in pre lapsarian times. They've only been in the UK since the 90s.

Pataks pickles is a real brand started by the Pathak family, they dropped the h to help people pronounce the name.Henderson's Relish was originally brewed by Henry Henderson. Lea and Perrins was unsurprisingly first made by Mr Lea and Mr Perrins, I don't know about Aunt May's Bajan Pepper Sauce, but would like to think it's the real thing. Unfortunately "Slough Chemical Works Margarine" doesn't have quite the same appeal.

HauntedBungalow · 09/03/2026 14:53

And Werther's originals. Fuck off did your grandaddy give you a buttock handy in pre lapsarian times. They've only been in the UK since the 90s.

MetroCas · 09/03/2026 13:16

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 19:36

Rosedene farm is a fake farm with its name chosen to get people to believe they are buying British better quality than it is fruit.

But isn’t that all brands though?

Uncle Ben, Aunt Bessie, Betty Crocker, all this stuff is marketing, to make you forget what you’re buying was mass produced in an industrial facility.

IsaacBenabram · 09/03/2026 13:12

FordExplorer · 08/03/2026 19:41

The actual beans themselves are grown in the USA!

My bread was baked by H W Nevill himself.

First it was fake farms, now fake bakeries? | Sustain

DrLevy · 09/03/2026 07:43

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 19:36

Rosedene farm is a fake farm with its name chosen to get people to believe they are buying British better quality than it is fruit.

It tells you on the front of the packet what the country of origin is, so would anyone think the product is from Britain if it tells you otherwise?

SpringIsSpringing2026 · 08/03/2026 22:31

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 19:36

Rosedene farm is a fake farm with its name chosen to get people to believe they are buying British better quality than it is fruit.

But it's not a fake BRAND.

FordExplorer · 08/03/2026 19:41

IsaacBenabram · 07/03/2026 12:26

@Tonty , the baked beans are bought, harvested and tinned in Stockwell

The actual beans themselves are grown in the USA!

Fibrous · 08/03/2026 19:40

Oh I responded to the wrong person.

Fibrous · 08/03/2026 19:40

Ally886 · 08/03/2026 10:21

Yes you can buy some average blueberries in July when they're in the UK season or, as most people do in March/April, but tastier fruit on promotion from countries that grow decent blueberries

I recommend harvesting with a fork! I'm in the peak district so they grow everywhere around here. 2025 was an amazing year for them, I would get back from my runs covered in bilberry juice.

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 19:36

SpringIsSpringing2026 · 07/03/2026 12:36

They're not a fictitious brand. The brand exists.

Rosedene farm is a fake farm with its name chosen to get people to believe they are buying British better quality than it is fruit.

Bearbookagainandagain · 08/03/2026 19:07

Tonty · 07/03/2026 12:24

Thanks for your comments. A few of you have recommended frozen fruit, I do prefer fresh but I might try that next time. There are a few grocers nearby, one has nice fruit, the other tastes as bad as Rosedene.

For blueberries, raspberries etc, you can buy them fresh in the summer and freeze them yourself.

Sophue · 08/03/2026 18:54

I buy the Rosedene blueberries and have never had a problem with them. I have them as part of my breakfast.

Agapornis · 08/03/2026 18:34

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 11:03

Wow! You know nothing about me or
my emotional intelligence!

Ignore - don't feed the trolls, no matter what fictitious brand they eat ;)

Gingercatlover · 08/03/2026 11:03

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Wow! You know nothing about me or
my emotional intelligence!

ElenOfTheWays · 08/03/2026 10:29

JTRSOP · 07/03/2026 13:06

M&S sells great fruit and veg. My rabbit will only eat M&S celery- won’t touch Tesco one 😂

This isn't just rabbit food. Its M&S rabbit food 😂🐇

drspouse · 08/03/2026 10:25

piscofrisco · 07/03/2026 12:57

Unless grown in a warmed poly tunnel maybe?

Salad fruit yes but berries are not going to ripen at this time of year, however warm.

Ally886 · 08/03/2026 10:21

Meadowfinch · 08/03/2026 08:23

Eh? British blueberries are in season in July. You'd have to go somewhere like California to find fresh blueberries in March.

Yes you can buy some average blueberries in July when they're in the UK season or, as most people do in March/April, but tastier fruit on promotion from countries that grow decent blueberries

Ally886 · 08/03/2026 10:19

PickAChew · 08/03/2026 09:23

Blueberry bushes are barely in flower, yet.

In the UK you are totally right, I wasn't talking about the UK though

quantumbutterfly · 08/03/2026 09:30

Bilberries are our native equivalent of blueberries. Like most wild fruit they can be tiny, and a bugger to harvest.
https://www.beelife.org/what-is-the-difference-between-a-bilberry-and-a-blueberry/

It's interesting how many non-native crops are grown globally, and the effect of that wrt to ecology and adaptation to climate change has been occupying a few people 'in the field'.

What is the Difference Between a Bilberry and a Blueberry - Bee Life

Discover the differences between a Bilberry and a Blueberry in this comprehensive guide. Learn how to identify these two berries.

https://www.beelife.org/what-is-the-difference-between-a-bilberry-and-a-blueberry/

PickAChew · 08/03/2026 09:23

Ally886 · 08/03/2026 07:33

March/April is when blueberries are at their best. The UK consumes far more blueberries in the spring than summer due to tastier fruit and better deals, just not in rosedene which is old season.

British blueberries are bang average as you can only grow a couple of bland varieties

Blueberry bushes are barely in flower, yet.

Meadowfinch · 08/03/2026 08:23

Ally886 · 08/03/2026 07:33

March/April is when blueberries are at their best. The UK consumes far more blueberries in the spring than summer due to tastier fruit and better deals, just not in rosedene which is old season.

British blueberries are bang average as you can only grow a couple of bland varieties

Eh? British blueberries are in season in July. You'd have to go somewhere like California to find fresh blueberries in March.

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