Outrage as Australia’s favourite biscuit pack is dropped from shelves and replaced with a smaller and more expensive alternative
- Arnott’s confirms the iconic classic assorted pack has been discontinued
- The staple in offices around the country has been replaced by a smaller pack
- ‘High Tea Favourites’ contains only four biscuits and is more expensive
Arnott’s has scrapped its iconic ‘Classic Assorted’ biscuit pack and replaced it with a smaller, more expensive alternative, outraging thousands of Australians.
The famous 500-gram biscuit pack contained Farmbake Choc Chip cookies, Butternut Snaps, Monte Carlo, Scotch Finger, Kingston and Shortbread Cream biscuits.
Arnotts confirmed its classic assorted pack has been discontinued in a decision sure to shake office workers around the country
It has been replaced with a pricier new assortment called ‘High Tea Favourites,’ which weighs 100 grams less and only contains four varieties of biscuits instead of six.
The new pack still contains the Scotch Finger, Monte Carlo and Shortbread Cream but misses three other favourite biscuits in the ‘Classic Assorted’ pack – instead adding the Raspberry Shortcake.
Arnott’s says the product was discontinued due to low sales and limited shelve space in supermarkets.
‘The difficult decision has been made to stop production of this product,’ a spokesperson said.
The pack has been replaced by a 400g concoction named ‘High Tea Favourites’ which contains only four biscuits, is smaller and more expensive
The classic assorted pack was stopped, ‘due to ongoing low sales and limited shelf space in supermarkets the difficult decision has been made to stop production of this product’ said a spokesperson from the Arnott’s
2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham broke the news to listeners on Friday morning.
‘A staple in every office tea room is about to disappear,’ Fordham said. ‘The Arnott’s Classic Assorted pack is gone.’
Listeners were outraged, with one calling in saying the new High Tea pack High Tea pack costs him $6.37, almost $2 more than the $4.50 he previously paid for the Classic Assorted.