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Bisto White Sauce Granules - 190g

Original price $10.99 - Original price $10.99
Original price
$10.99
$10.99 - $10.99
Current price $10.99

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

 
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Product information

Every cook needs a good white sauce in their repertoire, and now it's even easier to make this classic sauce with Bisto White Sauce Granules.

The perfect for sauce for your favourite lasagna or creamy potato bake, Bisto's white sauce will add a touch of creaminess to your meals.

To make, simply put 4 heaped dessertspoons in a measuring jug. Add boiling water up to the 250ml mark and stir until it thickens. Or for a richer, creamier sauce, use 250ml of milk instead of water.

Allergy Advice

Contains Barley, Contains Milk, Contains Soya.

Ingredients

Potato Starch, Palm Fat, Maltodextrin, Whole Milk Powder, Dried Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Rapeseed), Cornflour, Salt, Sugar, Onion Powder, Milk Proteins, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Stabilisers (Dipotassium Phosphate, Sodium Polyphosphate), Flavourings (contain Milk), Yeast Extract (contains Barley), Garlic Powder, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Bay Leaf, Herbs (Lovage, Parsley), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Paprika Extract), Turmeric Extract, Onion Oil, Rosemary Extract, Onion Extract.

Lifestyle / Additives

  • Suitable for Vegetarians.

Nutritional information

Typical Values Per 100g as sold Per 50ml portion as prepared
Energy (kJ)/(kcal) 2061kJ 181kJ
493kcal 43kcal
Fat 28.3g 2.5g
of which Saturates 20.8g 1.8g
Carbohydrate 55.8g 4.9g
of which Sugars 9.5g 0.8g
Fibre 0.5g <0.5g
Protein 3.6g <0.5g
Salt 5.48g 0.48g
This pack makes approximately 21 portions    

Storage Instructions

  1. Storage Type: Ambient.
  2. Best Before End See Base of Drum Store in a cool dry place away from direct heat and sunlight.
  3. Pack Type: Cylinder.

Conseils sur les allergies
Contient de l’orge, contient du lait, contient du soja.

Ingrédients
Fécule de pomme de terre, Graisse de palme, Maltodextrine, Lait entier en poudre, Sirop de glucose en poudre, Huiles végétales (palme, colza), Farine de maïs, Sel fin, Sucre, Poudre d’oignon, Protéines de lait, Émulsifiant (lécithine de soja), Stabilisants (phosphate dipotassique, Polyphosphate de sodium), Arômes (contiennent du lait), Extrait de levure (contient de l’orge), poudre d’ail, poivre noir moulu, feuille de laurier moulu, herbes (livèche, persil), régulateur d’acidité (acide citrique), colorant (extrait de paprika), extrait de curcuma, huile d’oignon, extrait de romarin, extrait d’oignon.

 

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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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