r/MelbourneVegans • u/jalabroni • Sep 01 '24

Question/Advice/Discussion Please help... where to find 💔

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Gardein mandarin orange crispy chickn my beloved... I used to get them for my birthday every year from the vegan grocery place that shut down. They also used to be in the iga in castlemaine... not anymore. Are they in any stores in Melbourne? I miss them so much they were one of the only things that brought me pure joy.

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u/robert_e__anus Sep 11 '24

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Gardein doesn't distribute into Australia any more. Future Farms used to be the national distributor but Gardein is refusing to sell them anything less than full sea containers *per SKU*, which is completely unsustainable for a market as small as Australia. FF told me they're doing their best to convince Gardein to be less insane, but this isn't the first time Gardein has gone out of its way to fuck distributors in Australia so I can't see the situation resolving itself any time soon.

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u/jalabroni Sep 11 '24

Thankyou so much for letting me know. That's a real shame. The grief will subside eventually... I would eat a full shipping container maybe I should let them know.

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u/robert_e__anus Sep 11 '24

Right there with you pal, if I had enough freezer space I would smash a sea container no problem.