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Peanut butter stocks spreading a little thin.
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New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)
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August 23, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Where has all the peanut butter gone?
Both the country's major supermarket groups are reporting significant and ongoing problems sourcing enough of the spread many would consider a shopping staple.
Eta peanut butter has not been available for weeks.
Brand owner Heinz Wattie's says this is due firstly to problems with supplies of peanuts, and then to a fire in the Chinese factory where its product is made.
Only this week has the company started offering supermarkets limited supplies again.
Sanitarium Chinese peanut butter, made in the same factory, is also absent from the shelves. Marketing manager Mark Roper said it wouldn't be available again for another ...
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