Saturday, July 05, 2008
Pringles 'Are Not Potato Crisps'
Potato only makes up 42% of the ingredients of Pringles
Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge has ruled.
Their packaging, "unnatural shape" and the fact that the potato content is less than 50% helped Mr Justice Warren make his crunch decision.
As a result, Pringles, in all flavours are free from Value Added Tax (VAT).
Manufacturer Procter & Gamble (P&G) is likely to save millions of pounds as a result of the decision - with customers also likely to pay less.
For the full article click here.
BBC reported on this breaking news item and given that Pringles is one of the most popular snack choices on the Mercy Ship I thought it an important article.
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