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Batchelors Cup A Soup Chicken & Leek - 4 Pack

Original price $6.99 - Original price $6.99
Original price
$6.99
$6.99 - $6.99
Current price $6.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

Availability:
In stock — ships from Canada

★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
More about this product

Buy Batchelors Cup A Soup Chicken & Leek 4 Pack in Canada

Batchelors Cup A Soup Chicken & Leek 4 Pack is a British drinks cupboard staple, offering a quick, savoury soup in a mug. It is the one people in Canada search for when they want something warm, simple, and familiar without making a full meal.

Each box contains four sachets, designed to be mixed with boiling water for a smooth chicken and leek soup in minutes. It is light, easy to prepare, and sits somewhere between a drink and a snack.

Made in the UK, this is the genuine UK version of Batchelors Cup A Soup, imported for those looking for authentic British food in Canada. It is part of the wider British drinks and pantry staples range that tends to get reordered once it is gone.

Available from The Great British Shop for delivery across Canada, it is a straightforward addition when you want something quick that still feels familiar.

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Low Fat.

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Water, Leek (5%), Glucose Syrup, Onion (3%), Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Cooked Chicken (1%), Salt, Yeast Extract, Milk Proteins, Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-Ribonucleotides), Emulsifiers (Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Flavourings, Ground Turmeric

Allergens: Contains: Milk
May contain: Celery, Cereals containing Gluten (Wheat), Soya

Nutritional Information

This pack contains 4 portions

Typical values Per 100g (as prepared) Per 252g (portion)
Energy 159 kJ / 38 kcal 401 kJ / 96 kcal
Fat 1.7 g 4.3 g
of which Saturates 0.9 g 2.3 g
Carbohydrate 5.2 g 13.1 g
of which Sugars 0.6 g 1.5 g
Fibre <0.5 g <0.5 g
Protein <0.5 g 1.0 g
Salt 0.56 g 1.41 g
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Eau, poireau (5%), sirop de glucose, oignon (3%), amidon de maïs, huile de palme, poulet cuit (1%), sel, extrait de levure, protéines de lait, exhausteurs de goût (glutamate monosodique, ribonucléotides disodiques), émulsifiants (esters d’acide citrique de mono- et diglycérides d’acides gras, mono- et diglycérides d’acides gras), arômes, curcuma moulu

Allergènes : Contient : lait
Peut contenir : céleri, céréales contenant du gluten (blé), soja

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Ce produit contient 4 portions

Valeurs typiques Par 100g (préparé) Par 252g (portion)
Énergie 159 kJ / 38 kcal 401 kJ / 96 kcal
Matières grasses 1.7 g 4.3 g
dont saturés 0.9 g 2.3 g
Glucides 5.2 g 13.1 g
dont sucres 0.6 g 1.5 g
Fibres <0.5 g <0.5 g
Protéines <0.5 g 1.0 g
Sel 0.56 g 1.41 g
Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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