Huge markup on imported foods. Why?

[Korat Kiwi]

33 minutes ago, NowNow said:

 

I think you'll find it is not. 

Not just that, but the products you buy in Thailand aren't necessarily the products you might find in Australia.

From their website:

 

"Premium pure butter and cheese. The original Australian brand. Number 1 brand for 7 consecutive years, originated in Australia since 1869 Allowrie has been making tasty and quality Dairy products from real cow's milk. KCG’s founders, very impressed with Allowrie' s quality & taste, started importing Allowrie to Thailand since 1970. The same standard has always been proudly upheld to ensure your delight of quality butter and cheeses."

 

I agree some products can be made under licence.  The results of which aren't always the same as the item. 

[NowNow]

3 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

From their website:

 

"Premium pure butter and cheese. The original Australian brand. Number 1 brand for 7 consecutive years, originated in Australia since 1869 Allowrie has been making tasty and quality Dairy products from real cow's milk. KCG’s founders, very impressed with Allowrie' s quality & taste, started importing Allowrie to Thailand since 1970. The same standard has always been proudly upheld to ensure your delight of quality butter and cheeses."

 

I agree some products can be made under licence.  The results of which aren't always the same as the item. 

 

Whose website? Where is your source? Is it normal to copy and paste any old nonsense and claim it as fact? 

"KCG" is the big giveaway 😊

 

 

 

[Ralf001]

23 hours ago, Cardano said:

Thing you'll find Allowrie is an Auzzie product.

Nope, Bonlac (owner of Allowrie) was sold to NZ company Fonterra in 2003

[NowNow]

7 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Nope, Bonlac (owner of Allowrie) was sold to NZ company Fonterra in 2003

 

2005 methinks.

 

More upheaval on the horizon: https://en.edairynews.com/milk-sale-fonterra-cheeses-dairy-industry/

 

 

[Pattaya57]

Anyone that just has to buy vegemite in Thailand deserves whatever mark-up Thailand puts on it. Horrible stuff

[DUNROAMIN]

Greed.

[Korat Kiwi]

1 hour ago, NowNow said:

 

Whose website? Where is your source? Is it normal to copy and paste any old nonsense and claim it as fact? 

"KCG" is the big giveaway 😊

 

 

 

A simple Google search can get that for you.... 

[Korat Kiwi]

45 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Nope, Bonlac (owner of Allowrie) was sold to NZ company Fonterra in 2003

You are 100% correct.  It was a buy out, started off that Fonterra purchased a 25% stake then increased to 50% before taking on 100% in 2005.

 

Initially it was an Australian company ( known as Allowrie from about 1909) and to this date still has a kangaroo emblem on packaging. 

[Korat Kiwi]

34 minutes ago, NowNow said:

 

2005 methinks.

 

More upheaval on the horizon: https://en.edairynews.com/milk-sale-fonterra-cheeses-dairy-industry/

 

 

Yes Fonterra aren't exactly in NZ farmers good books either. 

[NowNow]

2 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

You are 100% correct.  It was a buy out, started off that Fonterra purchased a 25% stake then increased to 50% before taking on 100% in 2005.

 

Initially it was an Australian company ( known as Allowrie from about 1909) and to this date still has a kangaroo emblem on packaging. 

 

 

Obviously not 100% correct then. 2003 is not 2005.

 

Apart from that, remember that these are just brand names we are discussing. I mentioned Carnation earlier. Totally different product under CP.

[Cardano]

3 hours ago, NowNow said:

 

I think you'll find it is not. 

Not just that, but the products you buy in Thailand aren't necessarily the products you might find in Australia.

Allowrie is an australian brand..........end of!

[Cardano]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Nope, Bonlac (owner of Allowrie) was sold to NZ company Fonterra in 2003

It is still produced in australia under the allowrie brand, dosen't matter whether the company is owned by donald duck inc

[attento]

Surely, to a large extent, prices reflect demand.   Customers are prepared to pay, so why shouldn't importers seek to satisfy the obvious demand ? 

 

[CallumWK]

3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Nope, Bonlac (owner of Allowrie) was sold to NZ company Fonterra in 2003

 

I thought that NZ was the part of Australia where they keep their sheep

[Nemises]

Not just Vegemite. 
 

250g punnet of strawberries : 90 cents (20 baht) in Aus. 
 

How much in Thailand?

[YziYzi]

On 10/4/2024 at 3:49 AM, giddyup said:

My gripe for today.

I understand there are shipping costs and tax, but how does a A$4.20 jar of vegemite cost nearly $12 (260 baht) in Thailand? If Australia imposed those kind of markups on Thai products I doubt they'd be able to sell a kilo of rice.

 

https://www.tops.co.th/en/kraft-vegemite-220g-9300650658417

 

bit cheaper

[digger70]

On 10/4/2024 at 7:49 AM, giddyup said:

My gripe for today.

I understand there are shipping costs and tax, but how does a A$4.20 jar of vegemite cost nearly $12 (260 baht) in Thailand? If Australia imposed those kind of markups on Thai products I doubt they'd be able to sell a kilo of rice.

Supply and Demand , You want it they can jack up the Price if one is stupid enough to buy it , Up to you

[cowellandrew]

For comparison many vegetables imported to the uk from Thailand are now cheaper in the uk!

All though my wife feels its necessary to up her luggage allowance to 40 kgs and tow all this home!

😰🐘😁🐒☻🙈🐻

[chiang mai]

1 hour ago, cowellandrew said:

For comparison many vegetables imported to the uk from Thailand are now cheaper in the uk!

All though my wife feels its necessary to up her luggage allowance to 40 kgs and tow all this home!

😰🐘😁🐒☻🙈🐻

I guess you're converting baht to Pounds and vise versa in order to make that comparison but on a PPP basis those products are far cheaper here. It will also depend where in Thailand you buy those things. If you buy at Tops in Bangkok that's one thing. But if you buy at a local market where food is fresh and grown nearby, the price will be vastly different, 

[cowellandrew]

On 10/4/2024 at 3:16 AM, LennyW said:

25 years ago at the Thai shop in Aberdeen, a single Thai Mango was around 5 Pounds, a 5 baht pack of Mama noodles was 50p, so an awful lot more of a mark up than the OP is questioning!

25 years ago! 😂😂

 

Get with the program now 2024!

You can now get most thai foods and vegetables cheaper in the uk, than Thailand 

Made my wife laugh 35 years ago when a package from a supermarket contained 5 chillies!

Papaya are still a bit expensive!

Probably due to short shelf life!

 

[jacko45k]

22 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

Nevertheless, some imported foods - such as jams and spreads, and frozen vegetables - are 2-4 times more expensive than the prices listed at Coles and Woolies in Australia.  And even when the Thai Baht increases significantly against the Ozzie Dollar, the Baht price still goes up!!!

Well if you will shop at Villa........

[oldestswinger]

On 10/4/2024 at 8:39 AM, Bday Prang said:

A good example being foreign butter.  different brands appear regularly  often priced at around 185-200 baht for a 250g pack.

I don't know if you have read the label recently, but many brands of butter have been sold as 200g or 400g packs for quite some time.

[NowNow]

6 hours ago, cowellandrew said:

25 years ago! 😂😂

 

Get with the program now 2024!

You can now get most thai foods and vegetables cheaper in the uk, than Thailand 

Made my wife laugh 35 years ago when a package from a supermarket contained 5 chillies!

Papaya are still a bit expensive!

Probably due to short shelf life!

 

 

https://www.rayagrocery.com/collections/fruit

 

Show us yours 😊

[Cardano]

20 hours ago, NowNow said:

 

Is it?

Probably best if you zip it and check your facts beforehand.

 

As an aside, I bought some COLES Australian butter from TOPS the other day. Not only is it named Australian Butter, but it also has a Product of Australia badge. The ingredients are listed as Australian cream and water. 

Check your labels and your facts before your sweeping announcements.

Premium pure butter and cheese. The original Australian brand. Number 1 brand for 7 consecutive years, originated in Australia since 1869 Allowrie has been making tasty and quality Dairy products from real cow's milk. KCG’s founders, very impressed with Allowrie' s quality & taste, started importing Allowrie to Thailand since 1970.

[Cardano]

20 hours ago, NowNow said:

 

Is it?

Probably best if you zip it and check your facts beforehand.

 

As an aside, I bought some COLES Australian butter from TOPS the other day. Not only is it named Australian Butter, but it also has a Product of Australia badge. The ingredients are listed as Australian cream and water. 

Check your labels and your facts before your sweeping announcements.

Fact; Allowrie is an Australian brand manufactured in Australia and impoted to Thailand. And what has Coles butter got to do with the price of kippers.

[ChipButty]

Some good discounts in makro this morning, 

[PuiPuiHarry]

On 10/4/2024 at 3:02 AM, Bday Prang said:

If people are so attached to "luxuries" like Spam and Vegemite and are willing to pay stupid money for them , then this sort of thing will just continue.  

When I would like to have Australian snake tails in Poland, Czechia, Slowakia etx, it probably also would cost a fortune.

[jacko45k]

22 hours ago, oldestswinger said:

I don't know if you have read the label recently, but many brands of butter have been sold as 200g or 400g packs for quite some time.

You are correct, one I bought yesterday is 400g....I would have expected it to be a lb/450g. 

[Kerryd]

I lol at everyone who seems to think that shipping "foreign foods" from (the UK, America, Europe or even Australia) is "free" and that Thailand wouldn't have any Import Duties and Tariffs on it.

Of course it's going to be more expensive ! Just like buying authentic "Thai" or other "foreign" foods would be back in your home countries.

If it's such a burden for you, simply send some money to family/friends "back home", have them run around and do some shopping for you and then mail it to you (don't use a courier like FedEx or DHL though).

Make sure you track what the item(s) cost "back home", add the postage/shipping fees and hope it slips past Customs without them tacking on (I think it's about 20%).

I recently ordered some very hot sauce from Amazon. Paid about $112.
Paid through the nose for shipping because it was shipped via FedEx (not by choice).

Paid through the nose again because FedEx was playing stupid games to add more fees to the invoice.

The actual Customs Duties and Fees on the order came out to almost bang on 20%.

So imagine a shop doing the same thing. Right off the bat they'd literally have to double the price of that sauce to pay for it, the shipping and Duties.

PLUS add on their own mark-up to pay for the shop's expenses and labour.

And maybe, if they're lucky, they'll be able to make a small profit.

While listening to everyone whine about why it costs so much more here than "back home".

[BritManToo]

14 hours ago, Cardano said:

Fact; Allowrie is an Australian brand manufactured in Australia and impoted to Thailand. And what has Coles butter got to do with the price of kippers.

Greens in CM have kippers 260bht for 170g.

As for butter, Teapot 50% butter blend (YoK) is good enough for me @100bht for 500g.