Comments on: Imported pastries at Woolworths/Safeway

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:41:09 +0000

Just like the Artisan bread range, the danishes are imported frozen, in this case as un-baked pastry. They are baked fresh in-store daily.

You get a genuine Danish pastry, baked fresh in Australia.

And yes, the Portugese tart is made in Portugal and taste better than they look.

By: Little Red Dot

Little Red Dot — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:41:51 +0000

And I'm sure the maple pecan plaits recognised you too, Duncan

Re bakery products, the one thing that cheeses me off is the apparent need to have Poilane bread airflown from Paris to wherever in the world you happen to be. Now I know some people like their breads with a couple of days on them, but to be honest, Poilane bread hasn't been anything particularly special for quite a few years now, so I think importing it across continents is rather pointless.

There you go, I've lumped Poilane bread with mass-produced Danish pecan plaits and faux Portuguese custard tarts.

By: Coby

Coby — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:31:54 +0000

I'm stunned, and yet not surprised. The chain seems capable of just about anything these days. I note their latest 'quality' home brand pasta is for sale at an incredibly reduced price to the other brands on the shelf…because the packages are 485g not 500g, buyer beware. Still, they also had some great quality pasta (around at their 'gourmet' section, near the Maggie Beer products) at more than half price too ($1.99 for 500g). Pays to shop carefully as always.

By: Daniel Chan

Daniel Chan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:40:34 +0000

About fifteen years ago, Roger Corbett had come up with a plan to centralise the warehousing and distribution of products through the Woolworths/Safeway supermarket chain. If my memory is correct, the project was finished in the late 90s, and this is the result of it. Not only has their distribution costs dropped, it also means they can source items worldwide, hence your pastries from Denmark.