shed a tear , don something black , gnash some teeth and beat your chest because today sees the end of an era.

Final British bottle of HP sauce

HP sauce is seen as a symbol of Britishness

The last bottle of HP sauce is being produced in Birmingham, marking the end of more than 100 years of sauce making at the site.

Production is moving from the plant in the Aston area of the city to The Netherlands with the loss of 125 jobs.

The final shift finish work at 0600 GMT, although some will stay a few days longer to clean up the factory.

The closure has been opposed by unions and civic leaders but US owners Heinz decided the factory was not viable.

Businesses near to the factory launched a Save Our Sauce campaign and protests were held in Birmingham and outside the American Embassy in London in a bid to get the company to change its plans.

Birmingham City Council leaders met with Heinz managers to try to draw up fresh plans and MPs tried to get HP banned from tables inside the Houses of Parliament as it was no longer "a symbol of Britishness", but all to no avail.

Production team leader Danny Lloyd, who has worked at the factory for 18 years, said it was "like the bottom had fallen out" of the workers' worlds.

tell me it's a joke, is it April yet?

very sad.

I might buy some today at the inflated Singapore price just to have some British stuff.

In fact it could be Carrefour at lunchtime and a pie to put it on.

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Thread Moved to Bedlam as its not Thailand Related

No-o-o-o-o-o-!!

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

HP sauce on a egg & haggis roll

I do miss scotland after all ...............

Boycott HP Sauce.

sad.....

I feel depressed, I used to sit with Grandad for breakfast and that was the highlight....nevemind....maybe it will end up in a bottle like this?

Boycott HP Sauce.

IMPOSSIBLE SIR !

I have to put up with non-Fray-bentos Corned Beef out here...if needs be I will put up with HP Sauce...outsourced.

As long as it tastes the same I will buy it.....I could not live without it !

What can I DO about it anyway..I am not Mr.Heinz

Terrible!

Blame it on John Kerry's wife!

And what does HP stand for, gentle brown saucers?

Half Pure?

Half Pence?

Heinz and Preston?

House of Parliament?

mmmnn HP brown sauce, I love it - have developed an unusual taste for hp on ryvita just recently (could be due to being on a diet, so had to ditch the fried eggs!) but its really really good, try it

That's what you lot get for taking the piss out of Americans so often!

Never liked the stuff.

DIE, HP HAHAHAHAHAHA

If you like brown sauce, HP is the best

It's not dead. Just moved home.

Never liked the stuff.

DIE, HP HAHAHAHAHAHA

yip, more a tommy k man myself.