Nescafe shoppers fuming due to shortage of nation’s favourite frothy coffee on supermarket shelves
COFFEE fans have been left fuming due to a shortage of some of their favourite products on supermarket shelves.
Nescafe has confirmed it’s having supply issues with its Frothy Coffee range, including the fan-favourite Cappuccino.
The disruption means shoppers might not see their go-to coffee back on shelves until August.
Disgruntled shoppers asked the coffee brand: “What’s happened to all the lovely Nescafé sachets? The shelves are bare in every supermarket I know…help!”
Another said: “Well done for asking this question! I’ve also been missing them as enjoy a decaf cappuccino almost daily! And I’m craving one now. I wondered where the he’ll they’d gone (sic).”
Nescafe said “unforeseen circumstances” were causing stock issues across the whole range.
A spokesperson told The Sun: “We are sorry to say that we are facing a short-term disruption to the production of our Nescafé frothy coffee range.
“We’re working hard to get consumers’ favourite products back on shelves as quickly as possible.
“We currently expect to be back to full availability from the beginning of August, although you should start to see some of the range, including Cappuccino, back on shelves sooner.”
There are 15 items in the Nescafe Frothy Coffee range.
They include Caramel Latte, Cappuccino, Vanilla Latte, Double Choc Mocha and KitKat Latte.
They have an RRP of £3.44 for a pack of seven sachets.
It comes after Nescafe axed one of its coffee pods earlier this year, leaving some fans “gutted”.
The coffee giant discontinued its Dolce Gusto New York Morning Blend pods in the spring.
A customer service agent told shoppers: “Unfortunately it wasn’t as popular as others in the range, so it’s been discontinued.
“But we’ll surely let the team know you’d like to see it back.”
Meanwhile its parent company Nestle revealed in April it had hiked the price of some of its chocolate and coffee.
The Swiss company, which also owns KitKat and Nespresso, said it had raised prices by 2.1% overall but for some items the hikes were in the double digits.
It blamed the surging prices of coffee beans and chocolate for the increases.
“Despite the significant level of the increases in many markets, the actions were implemented with limited customer disruption,” Nestle said.
WHAT ARE COFFEE'S HEALTH BENEFITS?
STUDIES regularly find that drinking coffee can be good for your health – here are some of its reported benefits:
A longer life: It helps us stay awake and could also keep us alive, according to science. Southern Medical University in China found coffee drinkers were a third less likely to die young.
A healthier heart: Semmelweis University in Hungary found average coffee drinkers had a 21 per cent lower chance of having a stroke and a 17 per cent lower risk of dying of heart disease.
A mighty memory: Research by the University of Verona found regularly drinking espresso coffee can reduce your risk of dementia-causing Alzheimer’s disease.
A curb on cancer: Studies suggest drinking moderate amounts of coffee can reduce the risk of cancers of the bowel and womb.
