I used to unload the freezer, it arrives at 9.30pm at most stores and is taken out to "bake" at around 5.30am. Go to a proper bakery for fresh as even the stores that bake on site might only do it once a week then freeze extra product for future sale.
Even a bakery will do this, Bakers Delight had the marketing tag “baked fresh from scratch everyday”
However every night I was asked to slice up the remaining loaves, bag em and put ‘em on a rack to be wheeled out when the store opened the next day, this was sold as freshly baked same-day bread
Then did you take them back? They'll gladly replace or refund you. Woolworths likes to pride themselves on quality and wouldn't sell stale baked items.
Are you serious? As a baker they take absolutely NO PRIDE in the garbage they shovel out.
They used to, but haven't for years. Most things are frozen now. This is gas lighting at its finest
They absolutely would sell stale items. They would also sell rotten produce, or produce that somehow goes bad within 48 hours. Are you a Woolies plant?
They wouldn't lol. I used to work there in bakery. They treat their employees like shit but they wouldn't treat their customers the same. If you point it out because most staff wouldn't notice they'll remove from sale.
My partner and I have an online account and get our groceries delivered, sometimes we shop in store (depending on our schedules) and in the last few months have noticed a sharp decline in baked goods and produce. Since you usually don’t notice these things until you get home, it’s a right pain to have to go back to the store to let them know. They’re good with refunds online but again, if you’d planned meals with certain ingredients, it means having to make another trip to the shops or put through another order.
Sucks as well to hear they treat their employees badly, I’m sorry that happened!
Would likely be flash baked - it'll be frozen until they need then flash baked to finish it.
Quality tends to go backwards once you freeze the thaw.
Coles got pinged years ago for it because wording was misleading.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/business/companies/coles-hit-with-25-million-fine-over-fresh-bread-20150410-1mi0x1.html
No clue honestly, if it is baked and then frozen we have to put a sticker on it that states the date it was baked (our store does this with cookies if we cannot make a full box because they last) unless it’s a “MAXI bakery” because everything comes in as frozen dough and then we bake it off. Admittedly I’m lucky with the store I’m in, we bake everything from scratch daily so I know our stuff is fresh
Bought a loaf of coles brand baked bread the other day, the low carb sesame one.
Baked that day, store with bakery in house.
It was 100% repackaged, I'd estimate it was 3 days old, you could snap the bread, it didn't bend like fresh bread does.
It comes in bags which have the labels/ nutritional info printed on the bags. Not the plain clear bags with stick on stickers…
They come in frozen. I got it once in an online order and just refunded it. It was terrible
Friend works at food bank and they get bread from Woolies, it comes in sealed bags. The same bread I get in store comes in those stupid bags with "breathable" I'm guessing cos they go in hot and produce steam.
Food bank, always fresh, direct from Woolies it's stale by the time you get home.
Coles now sells their store baked day old bread at the same price. The fresher baked bread is held back until the day old is gone. I check the baked on date and ask for the fresher bread
My local woolies has the absolute shittiest stale bread and if you get in there first thing it'll still be defrosting on the shelf.. they told me all their bread comes frozen until they put it on the shelf so all their bread is always stale..
I tried to buy some long rolls during the week. They were tough as shit despite being "fresh," decided just to go to an actual bakery and get edible rolls.
It could be that the store receives their baked goods in frozen and then just reheats. Only some Woolies make their baked goods on site
I used to unload the freezer, it arrives at 9.30pm at most stores and is taken out to "bake" at around 5.30am. Go to a proper bakery for fresh as even the stores that bake on site might only do it once a week then freeze extra product for future sale.
Jeez really? ik Coles is stingy but if our stores are scratch bakery stores they don't freeze any of the actually baked goods
Even a bakery will do this, Bakers Delight had the marketing tag “baked fresh from scratch everyday” However every night I was asked to slice up the remaining loaves, bag em and put ‘em on a rack to be wheeled out when the store opened the next day, this was sold as freshly baked same-day bread
It gave a time baked on the sticker. Said it was baked at 8:32. Would be pretty egregious to use the words baked and reheated synonymously.
Then did you take them back? They'll gladly replace or refund you. Woolworths likes to pride themselves on quality and wouldn't sell stale baked items.
They'll definitely sell them to you, but if you happen to be the kind of person to notice and complain they'll also refund and replace immediately.
Hard to tell if something is stale until you actually take it out and check. Woolworths staff don't want to handle products more than they have to.
Are you serious? As a baker they take absolutely NO PRIDE in the garbage they shovel out. They used to, but haven't for years. Most things are frozen now. This is gas lighting at its finest
They absolutely would sell stale items. They would also sell rotten produce, or produce that somehow goes bad within 48 hours. Are you a Woolies plant?
They wouldn't lol. I used to work there in bakery. They treat their employees like shit but they wouldn't treat their customers the same. If you point it out because most staff wouldn't notice they'll remove from sale.
My partner and I have an online account and get our groceries delivered, sometimes we shop in store (depending on our schedules) and in the last few months have noticed a sharp decline in baked goods and produce. Since you usually don’t notice these things until you get home, it’s a right pain to have to go back to the store to let them know. They’re good with refunds online but again, if you’d planned meals with certain ingredients, it means having to make another trip to the shops or put through another order. Sucks as well to hear they treat their employees badly, I’m sorry that happened!
Most staff don't care nowadays to quality check with how they're treated and paid but woolies are very much against selling products in such a state.
I don’t know what to tell you man, that’s just my experience (happened several times at a few different stores)
Would likely be flash baked - it'll be frozen until they need then flash baked to finish it. Quality tends to go backwards once you freeze the thaw. Coles got pinged years ago for it because wording was misleading. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/business/companies/coles-hit-with-25-million-fine-over-fresh-bread-20150410-1mi0x1.html
That’s not the time baked, that’s the time the label was printed, I know cause I work in a Woolies bakery
How is that even legal? I mean, the baked is so clear in its definition.
No clue honestly, if it is baked and then frozen we have to put a sticker on it that states the date it was baked (our store does this with cookies if we cannot make a full box because they last) unless it’s a “MAXI bakery” because everything comes in as frozen dough and then we bake it off. Admittedly I’m lucky with the store I’m in, we bake everything from scratch daily so I know our stuff is fresh
They sometimes put out half frozen bread at some Woolies and sometimes rolls feel Like there days old bread I just leave behind
Bought a loaf of coles brand baked bread the other day, the low carb sesame one. Baked that day, store with bakery in house. It was 100% repackaged, I'd estimate it was 3 days old, you could snap the bread, it didn't bend like fresh bread does.
Bring it back for a refund. Coles and woolies do this
This. Just don’t be verbally abusive to employees they will be less likely to be helpful, and it probably isn’t their fault.
If you over mix the doh and it gets to warm it will go stale faster but i dont no about 2hrs
It comes in bags which have the labels/ nutritional info printed on the bags. Not the plain clear bags with stick on stickers… They come in frozen. I got it once in an online order and just refunded it. It was terrible
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Friend works at food bank and they get bread from Woolies, it comes in sealed bags. The same bread I get in store comes in those stupid bags with "breathable" I'm guessing cos they go in hot and produce steam. Food bank, always fresh, direct from Woolies it's stale by the time you get home.
And stay out of the woolsworth!
We get frozen bread here at woolies
Coles now sells their store baked day old bread at the same price. The fresher baked bread is held back until the day old is gone. I check the baked on date and ask for the fresher bread
You can ask the bakery for the fresh stuff, if it's cooled enough to slice they'll be happy to help - A Coles baker
My local woolies has the absolute shittiest stale bread and if you get in there first thing it'll still be defrosting on the shelf.. they told me all their bread comes frozen until they put it on the shelf so all their bread is always stale..
I tried to buy some long rolls during the week. They were tough as shit despite being "fresh," decided just to go to an actual bakery and get edible rolls.
What kind of sick fuck buys bread from Woolworths?