NESTLE has scrapped a popular coffee product and shoppers are very disappointed.
The food and drinks firm has confirmed that it has discontinued Nestle Coffee Mate Light in the UK.
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It comes after shoppers were quick to notice that supermarkets haven’t been stocking the creamer on their shelves.
One Coffee Mate fan posted about the issue on Twitter and said: What has happened to Coffee Mate Lights? I can’t get it anywhere.”
“I can’t seem to find any Coffee Mate Light in any shop. Is there an ingredient supply issue?” said another.
But when another user asked Nestle’s UK Twitter page about the issue – the company responded and said: “We’re sorry to say we have made the decision to discontinue Coffee Mate Light.
“Coffee Mate Original is low fat and low sugar when prepared, and a mug of coffee made using Coffee Mate Original contains less than 40 calories.”
The move has left shoppers disappointed with one complaining that “the standard Coffee Mate tastes very different to the light version.”
Coffee creamers are used as an alternative to milk and come in flavours including vanilla, chocolate and creme brulee.
Described by Nestle as “the perfect partner to coffee”, the creamer is said to make coffee smoother and silkier.
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Two spoonfuls of Coffee Mate Light contain 59% less fat than the regular alternative.
Each mug of coffee prepared with the light creamer contains 31 calories – six calories less than two spoonfuls of standard Coffee Mate.
A 450g tub of Nestle Coffee Mate Original retails at £3.35 and £53.75 at major supermarkets including Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose.
Most supermarkets are now no longer stocking Coffee Mate Light but one supermarket still is.
Asda still seems to have some stock left and is currently selling 450g tubs of Coffee Mate for £3.35 – but you’ll have to be quick as once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Shoppers also complained earlier in the month that they couldn’t get hold of the popular coffee creamer due to dwindling store stock.
But Nestle confirmed that low store stocks were the result of a change in packaging.
The brand began switching the packaging of Coffee Mate earlier this year in a bid to become more eco-friendly.
Nestle also made the headlines last October when it shrunk Coffee Mate tubs by 50g to mitigate soaring coasts.
The old 500g tubs were swapped out for new 450g ones – but the prices stayed the same.
But Nestle isn’t the only food and drinks brand in the industry that’s making changes to its product line.
Earlier this week, The Sun revealed that Cadbury has scrapped an iconic easter treat.
Mondelez, which owns Cadbury, has scrapped Dairy Milk Egg ‘n’ Spoon cartons.
The firm justified the move and said that it reflects “changing tastebuds”.
It means that the chocolate eggs won’t be available this Easter.
