Brand names or supermarkets own?

Furryanimal

Furryanimal

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Do you always buy the brand name or opt for the Supermarkets cheaper version?

I quite like Asda(British Walmart) Own brand stuff but always buy the brand name cereal.And always Princes tinned stuff -especially the Stewed steak.

 

I’ll give Own Brand the benefit of the doubt and often find food items are just as good, (cleaning products not so much), the same with toiletries and cosmetics
 
Our Sam's store sells only brand names..We can not buy Sam's brand cola there,we only get Sam's cola at Wally World!
 

Camper6 said:
Just compare the ingredients. If they are comparable how can you go wrong if there is a price difference.
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You can go quite wrong actually... many more additives for example...or the taste and quality of the ingredients.. for example..a tin of baked beans will have tomato sauce in it..one brand will taste much more acidic than the other.. or the beans will be small and hard ..
 
I can only speak for bread products. When I worked for Friehofers bread co, 26 years, we baked store brand bread and well as private label bread. A brand name bread, that sells for 3-4 dollars, is the same bread, private label, that sells for $1.39.
Cakes, cookies included. This does not include in store bakeries which most of the large stores have gone to.
 
true whats in a label sometimes '' I mainly do go for well known brands but I do like a bargain as well '
I have tried many cheaper brands and been just fine - but tinned rice I never buy a cheaper as its like water '
 
I'm a value shopper and I've found that price is no indication of value.

I buy many generic items in no-frills stores and a few name brand items when they represent a better value.

An example is Dawn dishwashing liquid, it costs a little more but a little goes a long way.

I also find that some bargain items make me feel poor and for a few cents more I can escape that feeling.

An example is dry pasta, elbows and fat spaghetti make me feel poor so I buy shells and angel hair.

I scrimp on the bananas and splurge on the oranges, LOL!!!
 
Pappy said:
I can only speak for bread products. When I worked for Friehofers bread co, 26 years, we baked store brand bread and well as private label bread. A brand name bread, that sells for 3-4 dollars, is the same bread, private label, that sells for $1.39.
Cakes, cookies included. This does not include in store bakeries which most of the large stores have gone to.
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Ditto...As a former driver, I have been to many manufacturers whose product went into many different labels..
 
I buy a little of both. Some store brands are just as good as name brands. The hubby will only eat canned veggies and our store carries their own premium canned green beans and they are cheaper and by far better than any name brands I've tasted. Store brand flour is another story. I made a loaf of bread with it a few years back and it was like lead.
 
I'm sure most brands are produced by the same companies, just packed differently.

And maybe a little bit more or less of certain ingredients
 
Some time ago I learned that many store brands taste the same, but learned the exceptions. Brand name for mayonnaise, butter, some cleaning products, coffee and the rare canned soup I may pick up.

Altho' I've never tasted it myself, my dog says her name brand dog food tastes better.
 
​It depends on what it is. My husband ONLY wants the store brand Albacore tuna. He loves it. Some things I find the store brand OK, other times I insist on name brand. I ONLY buy Dawn dish soap, for example.
 
Store brand mayo, store brand kettle chips, that's about it.
I, polluted taste buds and all, can tell the difference 'tween name brands and store brands.
Chili being one.
 
When I was working, I went to the Walmart headquarters, in Bentonville, AR., on several occasions. Their walls were lined with plaques from various manufacturers noting that Walmart had purchased record numbers of products, usually under the Walmart (Great Value) brand. The ingredients in those products were the same as the Brand Name products...but due to the massive quantities Walmart bought, the price was substantially reduced. The hallway of the main office was lined with cubicles where the product salesmen would meet with the Walmart buyers to negotiate purchases and prices. The salesmen would be lined up at 9AM...looking optimistic...but after a few hours of negotiations, they left the building looking rather disappointed, as they had not been able to sell their products at their normally inflated prices.

Bottom line... the vast majority of Store Brand products are the same as the manufacturers brands...but at a reduced price....check the listed ingredients.
 
Camper6 was right when he posted check the ingriedients. So was hollydolly when she pointed out taste and quality of the ingredients can alter what you are buying.
It comes down to trying something. If it suits your purpose then the price difference overall over a range of products can add up in a year. Knowing this helps.

Store brands manufacturers fall into several general classifications:

• Large national brand manufacturers that utilize their expertise and excess plant capacity to supply store brands.
• Small, high quality manufacturers that specialize in particular product lines and concentrate on producing store brands almost exclusively. Often these companies are owned by corporations that also produce national brands.
• Major retailers and wholesalers that run their own manufacturing facilities and provide store brands for themselves and, in a few cases, for other retail chains as well.
• Regional brand manufacturers that produce private label products for specific demographic markets.
• Large, nationwide manufacturers of store brands across a range of food and non-food product categories who supply a multiplicity of retail chains and channels in the U.S. and even internationally.

https://plma.com/storeBrands/facts2018.html
 
I buy a mix of store brands and big brand names. Over the years I have tried numerous different varieties of foods and now we simply settle for the ones we like. We don't buy much processed food - it's mostly fresh produce that we prepare and cook ourselves. Fresh produce isn't branded to the same extent, but in some stores it noticeably fresher / better quality.

It's not just food either - washing up liquid etc.. we buy what works best for us irrespective of brand.
 
Like many others, depends, but, more often than not, store brand. As has been stated, many brand names are the same as the store just with different labels. I have found some stores that manufacturer their own foods at times do a better job in some items and not so good in others.

Walmart, their potato chips are horrid, but so many of their store brand items are comparable to main brands including their mayo so more often than not, I buy their brand. Places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, their brands are pretty good with most things, but, I don't shop them much as I used to. Publixs, I like a lot of their store brands, with a few exceptions.

Some things will be hit or miss, so, I'll give the store brand a try, if I find it doesn't work for me, I'll go back to the brand I find preferable. I like to save money, so if there's no difference in taste, I'm going with Cha Ching into my pocket of savings.
 
I buy a mix of store brand and brand names. There are some things where the store brand or generic tastes weird: peanut butter, catsup, some cereals. I prefer brand name for those three. Also, I don't like store brand laundry soap and dish soap. I'm brand loyal. If there is something I like I tend to stick with it.
 
There are two supermarket brand names I trust explicitly. Presidents Choice and Kirkland. What these companies do is make brand name items with as close to the same ingredients as possible for far less so I always go for them. They are excellent quality products.
 

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