The British biscuit brand Garibaldi is facing a nationwide shortage in the UK, with fans taking to social media to express their frustration at being unable to find them on shop shelves. According to a search by The Mail on Sunday, Tesco's £1.50 pack of own-brand Garibaldis have been out of stock since December 2025, and other supermarkets such as Waitrose and Marks & Spencer no longer carry the product. The shortage is not limited to one store or region, with fans in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire reporting their local Tesco no longer stocks them. Several major retailers failed to respond to inquiries about the reason for the shortage.
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The current situation: A popular British snack food called Garibaldis has largely disappeared from shop shelves across the country. Tesco, a major supermarket chain, is currently out of stock with their £1.50 pack of own-brand Garibaldis, and their last inventory review was in December 2025. This has led to widespread frustration among fans of the snack, who are taking to social media to express their concern that they are falling out of fashion. Some have even joked about it becoming a "nationwide biscuit crisis." Peek Freans created Garibaldis in 1861, naming them after Giuseppe Garibaldi, who unified Italy. Fans are worried that if Garibaldis disappear, other beloved snacks like fig rolls may follow suit.
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Just when you thought life couldn’t be more galling comes a dilemma to take the biscuit – where have all the Garibaldis gone?
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Garibaldis → see → biscuit
Fans of the currant snack, known as ‘squashed fly biscuits’ for generations, are increasingly frustrated by their absence from shop shelves nationwide.
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Fans → know → shelves
They have taken to social media to voice alarm that they are falling out of fashion, with many claiming local stores no longer stock them.
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stores → take → them
In one post on Facebook, titled ‘The Great Garibaldi Disappearance of 2026’, one man in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, wrote: ‘I swear I haven’t seen a packet for months now.
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I → title → months
Another wrote: ‘I want to alert you all to the drama involving Tesco and Garibaldi biscuits.
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I → write → biscuits
‘Our local store no longer stocks them (they are my husband’s favourite and he is distraught!).’
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he → stock → them
Fan Jane Breame called it ‘the thin end of the wedge – first Garibaldis and before you know it, it’ll be fig rolls’.
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it → call → it
A search by The Mail on Sunday confirmed patchy supplies of the biscuit, which was created in 1861 by Peek Freans in South-east London, and named to celebrate Giuseppe Garibaldi unifying Italy.
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Garibaldi → confirm → Italy
Fans of Garibaldis are increasingly frustrated by their absence from shop shelves nationwide
Tesco’s £1.50 pack of own-brand Garibaldis are showing as ‘out of stock’, with the last review of them written in December 2025.
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review → frustrate → December
A 79p pack by budget range Jack’s, also sold by Tesco, is also out of stock.
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pack → sell → stock
Grocery comparison site Trolley shows there are no packs of Waitrose Essential Garibaldis available anywhere.
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Trolley → show → Garibaldis
M&S Garibaldis are also not available anywhere, according to Trolley, and no longer appear on the chain’s website.
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Garibaldis → accord → website
Intriguingly, the latest reviews complain the formula for Garibaldis may have altered, with one saying: ‘These must have changed or else my taste has – not the best.’
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taste → complain → Garibaldis
The only stores still stocking Garibaldis are Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, with packs at £1.55 and £1.50 respectively.
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stores → stock → 1.55
The reason for the shortage remains unclear.
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The British Retail Consortium said it was unaware of any issues.
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Morrisons said it had no supply problems.
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it → say → problems
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, M&S and the Co-op all failed to respond to our inquiries.
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Tesco → fail → inquiries
Pladis, the parent firm of McVitie’s and Crawfords, which makes its own Garibaldis, said: ‘Stocking choices are typically determined by each supermarket.’
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choices → make → supermarket
