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> Alex Waugh, director general of Nabim, says the issue isn't being able to mill enough flour - but the lack of capacity to pack it into small bags for retailer
by _bxg1 7y ago
> Alex Waugh, director general of Nabim, says the issue isn't being able to mill enough flour - but the lack of capacity to pack it into small bags for retailers. Only around 4% of UK flour is sold through shops and supermarkets, according to the association. The majority is produced in bulk and delivered in tankers or bags of more than 16kg to bakeries or other food manufacturers.
So there's plenty of flour, it's just that small, home-sized bags used to be 4% of their sales and now that ratio has been flipped on its head and they aren't yet equipped to package it in that way.
- wbl 7y agoIf 16kg bags are what you have sell them!
- swimfar 7y agoDefinitely. 16 kg is a large quantity for someone who isn't sure how much they are going to be baking. But it's not a lot of money. Easily less than 10 £/€/US$/AU$.
- pfranz 7y agoI was staying home with my kid a few years ago and baking a loaf every week among other things. I bought a larger bag of flour but didn't have a great storage solution and it got bugs in it. I'm in a privileged position, but to me it hurts more to toss something away than to pay more for smaller portions.