The disappointment was great for those who wanted a bowl of vanilla cream at the baker in Førde this week. The ball counter had the following message: “Tine has a delivery problem with vanilla cream, therefore no buns with vanilla cream.” This sign met the customers of Erketunet in Førde. – The customers are of course disappointed, but take it easy, says the owner. Photo: Fredrik Johan Helland / news Like many other bakeries, Erketunet orders ready-made vanilla cream from suppliers such as Tine, Idun and Pals. But now the popular, yellow cream has not been available for almost a month, says the owner of the bakery, Jenny-Marie Håland. – Now it’s almost empty. It’s obviously boring. Four of our most popular buns contain vanilla cream, she says. The owner of Erketunet rises above the vanilla cream shortage and thinks new and creatively. Photo: Nikolai Akse Helgås / news Missing important ingredient Both Pals, Tine and Idun confirm that they have problems delivering the ready-made vanilla cream to their customers in Norway. Trond Petter Aarø, CEO of Pals, says the reason is a combination of several problems. – Some of our subcontractors lack cornstarch for the cream due to the war in Ukraine. Others lack production equipment to make the cream, he says. Aarø says they still see the consequences of the corona pandemic, with goods that do not arrive when they should. Tine’s communications manager, Sindre Ånonsen, says that they too have struggled with subcontractors who have not poured pure flour into the bag. At Erketunet you can now buy buns with, for example, kesam and blueberries, or rhubarb. Photo: Nikolai Akse Helgås / news – The stabilizer we have received is not of the quality we need, and has given much more thin liquid cream than the product should be, he says. He said that they had no emergency stockpile when deliveries began to fail in May. Now he still has good news which means that the bakery can preheat the omnane and raise the dough. – We have some lag, but we expect to have it delivered as normal from mid-July. There is an alternative: – Not always good enough Aarø adds that there is an alternative to the ready-made cream, as a powder variant where the customer has to whip the cream himself. – But it is not always easy for large bakeries to make all the cream yourself. Now we hope for a quick solution, says Aarø, who does not see light in the school ball tunnel until after the summer. Brit Bjørkli in Idun also says they have alternative yellow cream, but that many customers want the one they have always had. – It is not always that the compensation is good enough for our customers. Ultimately, it is the consumer who decides whether they like the vanilla cream or not. At the bakery in Førde, there are no other buns. Photo: Nikolai Helgås / news Now there will be other buns For Jenny-Marie Håland in Førde, it will not be relevant to make your own vanilla cream right away. – We use such large quantities that we do not have the capacity for it. Now we just have to think creatively. She has taken the chance and made three new types of buns, to compensate for those she can not make with vanilla cream. But the baker admits that the warehouse is not completely empty yet. – I have saved the very last bag for Saturday. Then there are many customers who want vanilla spinners. But then it’s over, she says.
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The wars in Ukraine create a shortage of corn starch – news Vestland
