Jaffa cakes... or biscuits?

[ChippySauce]

My DC7 saw this recently, and asked...
'Well, why are they in the biscuit section then?' 😄

What's your opinion (we all know they are officially classed as 'cakes' by McVities) as to why they're in the biscuit aisle?

They are biscuits. Your son is wise.

Cake. It’s soft like cake.

This was actually hashed out in court. They're cakes. The deciding factor was what happens when it goes stale. Biscuits go soft when stale. Cakes goes hard. Jaffa cakes go hard, ergo: cakes.

They are cakes in the eyes of the law. There was a court case on it. It’s all about the vat.

personally I see them as biscuits!

Came to say this

Cake!!!! It's soft!!!

Ahh the old VAT conundrum. 😂

Yep ds told me about this. I said maybe they should have floated which aisle they were in, in the opposite direction.

I believe there may be as similar problem with the M and S strawberries and cream sandwiches? Not subject to VAT as a sandwich but does that mean anything can be put between 2 slices of bread and not attract VAT?
I think someone on SM was selling a T-shirt sandwich or similar to make the point

@wwyd2021medicine I never did get around to trying that. Is it still available, or just a limited edition type thing?

For decades people have plucked Jaffa cakes from the biscuit aisle. It might lead to civil unrest if they put them in the cake aisle.

@ChippySauce I saw them yesterday in a large M and S. The assistant said they sell out every day and you have to be there before lunchtime to get them

They are disgusting so if you can’t get one you aren’t missing anything

We picked some up reduced at the end of the day last week, about 6.30pm.

Whether legally they are a cake, I think they are a biscuit.

They are cakes because of what everyone says above. But they are placed with biscuits are biscuits are their natural competitor - you’re more likely to be choosing between rich tea or Jaffa cakes than Jaffa cakes or Victoria sponge. Although how they are marketed (in the biscuit aisle) is a relevant argument that they are biscuits for VAT purposes.

If you’re really interested in VAT cases, there was a recent one that found Walkers (I think?) Poppadoms were actually crisps and not Poppadoms. There may also be a Pringles crisps vs not a potato snack case.

MN will ruin me !
>>adds jaffa cakes to shopping list<<<

Has anyone tried any of the other flavors ?

They are definitely cakes !

Anyone else thinking full moon, half moon, total eclipse?

Always 🌝🌜🌚

The Lidl ones are nicer.

Have you tried the Passion Fruit ones (or that could have been Aldi - I never know which one I am in 😂)

it’s soft so a cake.

Biscuit shaped cakes 🤷🏻‍♀️

(they’re cakes because they go hard when stale)

My friend, who LOVES jaffa cakes (she buys numerous boxes per shopping trip, and gets them as part of her birthday presents 😂) and I did a taste test!
She prefers the aldi ones. I like the M&S ones (rectangular shape and much thinner).

In the same aisle as Tunnocks Tea Cakes.
Where are Mr Kiplings single serve 6 packs, same place?