Glass is the Food Bluff of the Year

Alvesta glass and Järna glass are winners of the hardly coveted title "Food Scam of the Year 2024".

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Glass is the Food Bluff of the Year
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The two winners started as small local manufacturers, but are now owned by a food company and the manufacturing takes place in the Netherlands – far from Alvesta and Järna. However, this is only mentioned in a small text on the back of the packaging and not at all in advertising texts about the brands and their history.

Clear bluff, thought almost a third of the 24,352 who voted.

"If you have a place name or something that connects to a specific origin in the name, then you also have a greater responsibility for how it is perceived by the consumer," says Björn Bernhardson, operations manager and co-founder of Genuine Product, in a press release.

The Food Bluff of the Year has been awarded by the Genuine Product Association since 2015.

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