One of life’s great cruelties is that so many of our everyday treats, like a warm latte or a slice of cake, exist at the whim of giant corporations who can snatch them from our helpless fingers at any time. It is. of surge and fishing stick Memories of my youth are gone to the wind, but other snack recipes have probably changed without our knowledge. our taste buds tell us something is wrong That can never be proven. We are often powerless over our own pleasure.
The latest uproar against Whole Foods is over its signature Berry Chantilly Cake, a vanilla cake layered with berries and cream cheese mascarpone frosting. For the cake, Created a cult following over the years. Chaya Conrad, now Bywater Bakerycreated this cake in 2005 while an employee at a Whole Foods in New Orleans. From there, it spread throughout Whole Foods in the South, especially after Whole Foods employees were evacuated during Hurricane Katrina, and eventually became a huge hit across the United States.
But in late September, rumors began circulating that Whole Foods, now owned by Amazon, would stop selling cakes. TikTok user @mylegalera He said an employee told him the slices had changed. In an attempt to calm nerves, Whole Foods ended up confirming the worst. Whole Foods told USA Today the cake isn’t going anywhere, it just changed the recipe for the slices. “Previously, Berry Chantilly’s Sliced Cake program varied by store location,” Whole Foods Market said in a statement. “We recently adjusted our flavor profiles, sizes, packaging and pricing to ensure our customers enjoy the same high-quality experience at each store.”
What the arrangement will be – replace fresh berries with a thick layer of jam Many customers thought they were getting a good product at a cheaper price because it was easier to freeze and ship.
Unlike with my beloved fishing stick, the outrage was loud enough for Whole Foods to realize it needed to listen. “Customer feedback was clear,” Whole Foods told Axios, confirming that the slices will be returned to their original shape. The company further confirmed this In TikTok comments (Because that’s how corporate communications work these days.) “Single Slice is expected to be back to normal by the end of this week,” he said.
It’s easy to become nihilistic about speaking out against injustice in the world. All too often, protests, civil disobedience, and calls to senators change nothing at all. But this shows that bullying sometimes works.
Yes, putting berries back on Shanti cakes is not the same as defunding American wars or putting Roe v. Wade back on the record, but we must win where we can. It won’t. Who should I bully next?
