Introduction
Trader Joe’s, the beloved grocery store chain, recently released a new macaroni and cheese product that has been met with mixed reviews. While some shoppers are excited to try the new product, others are not so sure. Many shoppers have expressed their disappointment with the new mac and cheese, citing its lack of flavor and texture. In this article, we will explore the reasons why shoppers are rejecting Trader Joe’s new mac and cheese and what the store can do to improve it.
Shoppers Reject Trader Joe’s New Mac & Cheese
Trader Joe’s recently released a new version of their classic mac & cheese, but shoppers are not impressed. The new version of the popular dish has been met with criticism from customers who say it lacks flavor and is too dry.
The new mac & cheese is made with a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, and is described as having a “creamy, cheesy flavor.” However, many customers have found that the dish is lacking in flavor and is too dry.
One customer wrote on Twitter, “Trader Joe’s new mac & cheese is terrible. It’s dry and has no flavor. I’m so disappointed.” Another customer said, “I was really excited to try the new Trader Joe’s mac & cheese, but it was so dry and flavorless. I won’t be buying it again.”
Trader Joe’s has yet to respond to the criticism, but it seems that shoppers are not happy with the new version of the classic dish. It remains to be seen if the company will make any changes to the recipe in order to appease customers.
While boxed mac and cheese is an easy option when you need to make a meal in a pinch, not all of the products are winners. One Trader Joe’s variety has even elicited a warning from a customer.
In a Reddit thread entitled “a repeated warning about the orange-boxed mac and cheese,” Reddit user u/momoftheraisin called the Trader Joe’s product “absolutely VILE,” adding that TJ’s has “sneakily changed the powdered sauce mix,” which has resulted in a “gluey, slimy fake orange mess.”
The Reddit thread has since accumulated more than 120 comments, with many users sharing similar opinions about the boxed item.
One Redditor commented, “Okay good I’m not going crazy! I bought a couple boxes and it tasted off. Not like rancid off, but like…grainy? And the sauce didn’t taste as rich or smooth, it tasted bland and like it had been left out for hours to coagulate.” Another added, “I used to love that Mac and cheese, would buy it regularly. It disappeared for awhile and returned as this disgusting mess. Super disappointing.”
In terms of the reasoning behind the alleged recipe change, one user questioned whether Trader Joe’s lost the product’s supplier, hypothesizing that it’s Annie’s, an organic food company owned by General Mills. Meanwhile, another person wrote, “Isn’t the TJ’s boxed mac and cheese just Annie’s without the branding? Not sure if it’s true for all the flavors, but I know at least one of them is. So it might be that Annie’s has changed their ingredients.”
Among the product’s critics, one user who identified themselves as a Trader Joe’s employee, wrote that they will ask management to email the buyer because the mac and cheese is “absolutely awful and someone needs to look into it.”
We’ve reached out to Trader Joe’s for comment.
Boxed mac and cheese isn’t the only TJ’s product causing a stir on social media. Last week, Instagram user @traderjoeslist announced that the grocery chain recently released a new version of its brewed ginger beer. In the post’s comments section, numerous users criticized the high sugar content of the beverage, which contains 34 grams of added sugar.
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Brianna Ruback