02.01.25 Bargain Hunting: The Best Supermarket Deals for January 2025

This podcast episode covers recent news about British supermarkets, including deals and new business ventures. Here's what’s discussed: ● Marks & Spencer: One shopper used the app Too Good To Go to purchase discounted food nearing its sell-by date from an M&S Moto service area for £5. The items included were sandwiches, strawberry milk, a mini pizza, quiche Lorraine, wraps, pasta salads, falafel, carrots with hummus, boiled eggs, a poke bowl, and katsu chicken rolls. Another shopper claimed the bag was worth over £65. M&S baked beans were also taste-tested and received a rating of 7.5/10. The reviewer noted that it was more savory and less sweet than Heinz baked beans, and that while the sauce was rich, it might not be enjoyable for people looking for a nostalgic beans on toast experience. ● Morrisons: Morrisons is expanding its Aldi and Lidl price match to include over 500 items. The supermarket is also launching an online private prescription service where customers can order medications for a range of different health and lifestyle requirements. One shopper on the Too Good To Go app purchased a bag for £2 that was filled with mostly bread rolls. Morrisons apologized to the customer and said that Too Good To Go bags should contain quality food nearing its sell-by date. ● Aldi: Aldi is extending its protein range for January 2025 and expects to sell over 1.7 million protein yogurt pots. The company is opening 30 new stores across the UK in 2025. Aldi’s baked beans were taste-tested and scored 8/10. The reviewer noted that it was a good dupe for Heinz, but the sauce could have been richer, and the beans were not as soft. ● Tesco: Tesco’s baked beans were taste-tested and received a rating of 7/10. The reviewer said they had a more savory and less sweet flavor than Heinz, and that they were soft, but overall unremarkable. ● Sainsbury’s: Sainsbury’s baked beans scored 9/10 in a taste test. The reviewer said that they were very similar to Heinz baked beans and could have been mistaken for them in a blind taste test.