Hummus be joking! Meltdown over dip shortage

They say things come in threes, and following Brexit and the General Election announcement, we've now been hit by news that hummus supplies are at critical levels.
Popular dip: hummusPopular dip: hummus
Popular dip: hummus

The single-dip recession kicked off when Sainsbury’s withdrew some lines of the chickpea-based snack due to “taste issues”.

M&S similarly pulling products from their stores, leading users to capture and tweet images of empty shelves.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

A Sainsbury’s spokesperson put the problem was down to “a production issue at our supplier” - Bakkavor, who make the product for all three of the affected chains. The company has apparently confirmed an unusual taste but insist that there are no safety issues.

M&S has also responded: “Some of our hummus products were temporarily taken off shelf due to a supplier issue.

“We can reassure customers that our recipe hasn’t changed and that hummus is now back in store,” they added.

Related topics: