topic Re: CHANGE IN COFFEEMATE in Kitchen

CHANGE IN COFFEEMATE

WORKING GAL — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:30:13 GMT

What has happened to the creaminess of Coffeemate? It is now so thin it's like pouring skim milk in my coffee. First I've had a lot of trouble finding Italian Sweet Creme (which is still happening). and now the consistency. I read lots of reviews on Nestle's website and most are complaining about this. Only one review had a response from Nestle saying that due to supply chain issues they've had to alter the recipe. The bottles no longer say Non-Dairy and in small print it says it contains a milk derivative but it stil says Lactose free.

Anyone else having these issues?

Re: CHANGE IN COFFEEMATE

geezerette — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:37:41 GMT

I keep some around my house for any guests that might want it since I don't use milk. Occasionally I will have a bit myself but not on a regular basis.

I just bought a new container recently since the old had expired. I tried some in my coffee and it was just as you said. I might as well have just put plain water in. Normally it rivaled real cream for creaminess.

I thought it was just me.

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1Snickers — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:14:09 GMT

I thought it was just me! I'm having to use more in my coffee, also I'm lactose intolerant.
Most cheaper creamers are worse.
I wish we could return to dairy delivered milk with real cream on top like when I was a kid. But we didn't have lactaid then so I didn't use much on cereal!
🥛 ☕️

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ciao_bella — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:22:06 GMT

@WORKING GAL YES! I agree with everything you said. I preferred this brand over the others because it was thicker (a little went a long way) and had better flavor. But the last bottle I bought was no better than the consistency of skim milk. So, while in Costco yesterday, they had a very large bottle of Starbucks's Creamer there and I bought it. It is thicker and the flavor is good. So, will purchase this from now on.

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rms1954 — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:25:46 GMT

They probably watered it down to save money.

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Snowpuppy — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:21:21 GMT

@1Snickers what you're looking for is non-homogenized milk where the cream rises to the top.

I live rural and it's easy to find here. DS has found it at Whole Foods I think in their 365 house brand.

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chrystaltree — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 00:32:15 GMT

Mine is still creamy but I'm using the two super size ones I bought a month ago. I'm going to be seriously bummed out if they have watered it down.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 02:04:03 GMT

I have been using a generic house brand creamer for years. Love it. Recently, it was out of stock so I bought a bottle of Coffeemate. It was watery and almost transparent.

What the heck???

I think this recipe change mistake is going to cost them dearly in the long run.

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catter70 — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:05:52 GMT

I use the original coffeemate. I don't like anything flavored. It still seems the same to me, but I don't always notice things like that.

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Sooner — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:03:42 GMT

The only ones I use and like are Whole Foods 365 Vanilla one and the Hazelnut one. I use a little in yogurt I make sometimes to barely sweeten it and maybe in some iced latte occasionally.

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frenchie — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:52:08 GMT

I've been using Coffee Dream in the Italian Sweet Cream flavor. I like it and quite thick.

cheaper than others too. Hubby only uses the original powdered Coffee Mate.

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Moonlady — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:10:26 GMT

We use the powder, but it wouldn't surprise me if the prepared version has been watered down. They're doing it to the orange juice.

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Lisa now in AZ — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:46:45 GMT

I have actually just discovered the italian Sweet Cream flavor of Coffee Mate and used it with a pudding mix to make Boston Cream Pie. I buy it at Walmart and it seems to be there often.

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Spurt — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:22:58 GMT

Like many here I noticed a change in the liquid Coffeemate so I switched to their powdered creamer....but having difficulty finding different flavors --I enjoyed Caramel Latte and they used to carry the Peppermint Mocha here all year long not jused the Christmas season since it was so popular.

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Trailrun23 — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 02:15:53 GMT

DH's cardiologist told him that none of the coffee creamers are healthy...they have a lot of preservatives, etc. and to use half&half if he wants creamer in his coffee. Land o'Lakes makes little individual containers of half&half that don't have to be refrigerated called Mini Moos. If you want to keep something around for guests, they are better than creamer that has an expiration date.

I have read that many manufacturers are " watering down" their products to save money. I just bought a new bottle of L'Oreal shampoo and is used to be very thick...I opened the new bottle this morning and it was like water. I shook it up really well and tried again.,,,exactly like water. What a waste of money and they shouldn't be allowed to do this!