{"id":536,"date":"2015-07-14T14:52:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T14:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2016-05-05T08:15:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T08:15:28","slug":"supermarkets-and-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/07\/supermarkets-and-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermarkets Cause Uproar Over Ramadan Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It happens every year! From discounted Whisky to half price Pork, why do Supermarkets cause a stir among Muslims during the Ramadan period? Are they carefully planned PR stunts? as the saying goes &#8220;There is no such thing as bad publicity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Let us know your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Tesco promotion for Ramadan pork-flavoured Pringles<\/h3>\n<p>Pork is forbidden for all Muslims, the failed Ramadan Mubarak promotion is not entirely Tesco&#8217;s fault, the branding seems to be on the Pringles display board.<\/p>\n<p>The news was picked up by the national press, Tesco immediately responded to the complaints on Twitter but the PR crisis was already causing offence.<\/p>\n<p>On the plus side, the Pringles were &#8220;Pork Favouring&#8221; and suitable for Vegetarians.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pringles-Tesco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-537\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pringles-Tesco.jpg\" alt=\"Pringles-Tesco\" width=\"591\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pringles-Tesco.jpg 591w, https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Pringles-Tesco-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlmFeed\">@IlmFeed<\/a> We recognise these Pringles weren\u2019t in the most suitable place and our store colleagues have now moved them. &#8211; Rhys (2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tesco (@Tesco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tesco\/status\/613766600798380034\">June 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Ramadan Special &#8211;\u00a0Pigs in blankets at London supermarket<\/h3>\n<p>A Muslim shopper was unhappy with an independent, West Hounslow supermarket displaying the below Ramadan celebration sticker, place in front of the XMAS staple Pig&#8217;s in Blankets. The Evening Standard quickly reported on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/london\/second-london-supermarket-in-ramadan-pork-gaffe-10344944.html\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hkhkhk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hkhkhk.jpg\" alt=\"hkhkhk\" width=\"768\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hkhkhk.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/hkhkhk-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Happy Ramadan signs causes upset in Australia<\/h3>\n<p>Ramadan promotions across 239 Woolworth stores in Australia have caused a ferocious debate with customers threatening to boycott the chain, citing that the advertising is &#8220;un-Australian and offensive&#8221;. The stir caused many people to lash back at the racist comments and people who were easily offended by the signs, one Australian Women said &#8220;40 year old white mums on facebook getting mad because woolworths put ramadan signs in their stores need to get a life&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsf.jpg\" alt=\"dsf\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsf.jpg 650w, https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dsf-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&gt;I think it&#8217;s wonderful that woolworths has Ramadan decorations, go ahead and boycott it racists. Boycott it all until u starve and die out<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lucy (@LuluCalrissian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuluCalrissian\/status\/611718685951029250\">June 19, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">40 year old white mums on facebook getting mad because woolworths put ramadan signs in their stores need to get a life<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eloise (@wolfskala) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wolfskala\/status\/612248295784615936\">June 20, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Over in Dubai &#8211; Free groceries during Ramadan<\/h3>\n<p>Over in Dubai a supermarket is offering free groceries for people who are unemployed or poor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/a8Wge53_700b-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/a8Wge53_700b-1.jpg\" alt=\"a8Wge53_700b (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/a8Wge53_700b-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pressat.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/a8Wge53_700b-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p>Did you know that Ramadan boosts the British economy each year by around \u00a3100m? Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2015\/06\/25\/417457\/Ramadan-British-supermarkets-sales\">here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It happens every year! From discounted Whisky to half price Pork, why do Supermarkets cause a stir among Muslims during the Ramadan period? 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