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16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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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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reason → remain → shortage
The British Retail Consortium said it was unaware of any issues.
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it → say → issues
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
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