Woolworths home brand cocoa

[obbie]

I will try it tomorrow, new foil  packet arrived wednesday in my WW order.

[obbie]

Happy dance

I found a box  of the home brand cocoa in my baking cupboard

[judydawn]

Treat it like gold then Robyn 

[*suzanne*]

must be the last one in Australia Robyn;D

[Wonder]

I aksed the store manager at our local Woolworths because he happended to be packing the shelfs when I was buying a new packet and he had no idea and no interest that I thought it was an inferior product!

[jo_nz]

Well, I have finally used up the last of my old box of cocoa  Will have to find a new source - thinking the local "international" store where I buy lots of spice and choc chips and dried fruit might be a good start. 

[maddy]

Big fat raspberries to Woolies! 
There is definitely a difference in taste with the new packaging, and I think they are liars for saying its the same product....it's clearly NOT!
As someone mentioned earlier, it was if I had just added drinking chocolate, instead of the cocoa it once was.  Seriously, the bimby cupcakes I made tasted like a packet cake 
Clearly, cost cutting wins over quality.

I have taken a couple of pics, so hopefully it shows up the difference
Old cocoa we loved on left, new foil packaged cocoa on right





The old version is deeper in colour, and has a dark reddish tinge. 
The proof was in the tasting 

[CreamPuff63]

Maybe we should do something about it and tell them 

[mcmich]

So, what brand are you all using now?

[judydawn]

Maybe we should do something about it and tell them 

Several of us have emailed or contacted them CP but maybe they need to see your pictures to see the difference for themselves. 

I really don't use a lot of cocoa in my cooking but just went to check to see how much I had left of the better home brand product and low and behold I found an unopened box - boy that was a surprise.

[mcmich]

Lucky you Judy - great find 

[Wonder]

I agree Maddie it's a totally different cocoa, such a shame. The manager at the store my DD works at couldn't care less when I told him 

[obbie]

Lucky you Judy, I have used all my last box up..

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Ahhhhhh.  I should have kept up with this thread. No wonder my last two chocolate cakes haven't been the same.  I agree Maddy - this new cocoa makes my cakes taste like packet cakes!

[goldfish]

Maybe a copy of this thread should be sent to W's management!! . . (and with the notation that it's a worldwide forum!!) . .  It makes you wonder what else they've been tampering with/watering down!!