Heinz pulls 14 products from Tesco shelves

Heinz pulls 14 products from Tesco shelves - full list of unavailable items

Tesco's shelves are running bare of Heinz Beanz and Ketchup products following a dispute over pricing.

It is understood that Heinz has paused supply to the UK's biggest supermarket chain, leading to gaps on shelves across the brand's products.

Tesco's website shows that products including Beanz 4x415g, Sticky Barbecue Sauce 500g, Salad Cream 605g, Baked Beans & Pork Sausages 200g, Beanz No Added Sugar 4x415g Snap Pots 4x200g, Beanz No Added Sugar 200g and Chicken Noodle Soup 400g are unavailable.

A Tesco spokesperson said: "We're laser-focused on keeping the cost of the weekly shop in check, offering customers great value through our combination of Aldi Price Match, Low Everyday Prices and Clubcard Prices.

"With household budgets under increasing pressure, now more than ever we have a responsibility to ensure customers get the best possible value, and we will not pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers. We're sorry that this means some products aren't available right now, but we have plenty of alternatives to choose from and we hope to have this issue resolved soon."

A Kraft Heinz spokesperson said: "We are working closely with Tesco to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. In today's challenging economic environment - with commodity and production costs rising - many consumers are working within tight budgets.

"We always look at how we can provide value through price, size and packs so consumers can enjoy the products they love and trust at a price point that works within their budgets, without compromising on quality. We are confident of a positive resolution with Tesco."

Andy Clarke, former chief executive of Asda and now chairman of Newton Europe, has said the Tesco and Heinz pricing dispute is not a PR exercise for the supermarket.

"It's about pricing. And this is not a new thing. Resellers and manufacturers do disagree at times, and sometimes the impact is that a supplier will stop sending products to those stores," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Mr Clarke said it is not a PR exercise for Tesco, adding: "This, I would suggest, is about those two businesses getting to an agreement as to what a cost increase looks like, and then Tesco have to decide how much of that they're going to pass on protect their shoppers."

On the Tesco website, some of the products that are unavailable right now include: