Tesco under fire as it ‘discontinues’ corn flour

Supermarket Tesco is under fire from shoppers over its reported decision to discontinue corn flour, triggering the fear that Britons may face another crisis in the form of shortage of key kitchen ingredient.

Supermarket Tesco revealed in a tweet that they have discontinued the product because of “low customer demand”. The announcement created a furor, creating the fear that the key kitchen ingredient could disappear from supermarket shelves forever. 

The revelation came after one customer posted on Twitter asking the company why it was no longer stocking corn flour. 

A spokesman for Tesco responded by saying: “Corn flour has been discontinued because of low customer demand I’m afraid.” 

Tesco’s response prompted outrage especially from parents, with users saying that although they often didn’t buy the product more than once every six months owing to its long shelf life, it was still an essential part of their food cupboard. 

Omg, I have been wondering about this for the past few weeks. I finally overheard someone talking about #Tesco discontinuing it in the queue lol to now see this. Incredibly frustrating I need me #cornflour 😂😭😰 https://t.co/hEvU2TKbP0

— Shivam Sedai (@ShivamD26) November 16, 2022

@Tesco if you can't sell enough #cornflour maybe you should look at the placement and put it in the FreeFrom Section where anyone intolerant to gluten will happily buy it.

— Katharine Jordan (@katharinejordan) November 16, 2022

@Tesco I am disappointed to hear that Tesco Cornflour has been discontinued. I cannot imagine there is no customer demand for cornflour! It is a staple thickening agent for sauces, gravy, casseroles, stews, soup and custard. #bringbackcornflour 1/3 pic.twitter.com/J1rR8VFyCP

— Croaking Goat (@croakinggoat) November 15, 2022

Well doesn’t @Tesco look stupid today. Delisting a cooking staple #Cornflour. Clearly no one in the team understands those who are gluten intolerant use it & most cooks use it regularly. No matter, we can shift our custom to those stores who do sell it. That’s Tesco’s loss.

— Sarah💙🌍🎸📚🇺🇦 (@Sarahbu72) November 16, 2022