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Batchelors Cup A Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons - 4 Pack

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$6.99 - $6.99
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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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” 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 β€” we read every message.

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Buy Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g in Canada

Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons is one of those proper cupboard back-ups that earns its keep on busy afternoons. Warm, quick, and faintly old-school in a reassuring way.

The cream of asparagus flavour gives it that familiar savoury edge, and the croutons do what croutons are supposed to do instead of merely existing for decorative reasons.

It comes as four sachets, so it is easy to keep in the pantry, at work, or tucked away for the sort of lunch that happens between everything else.

If you grew up with Cup a Soup in the cupboard, this will make immediate sense. If you did not, it is still a tidy answer to the question of what to eat when you cannot quite be bothered but still want something warm.

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Suitable for Vegetarians

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Water, Asparagus (5%), Glucose Syrup, Maize Starch, Potato Starch, Palm Oil, Croutons (1.5%) (Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Palm Oil, Salt, Yeast, Antioxidant (Rosemary Extracts), Lactose (Milk), Salt, Onion, Flavourings, Sugar, Milk Proteins, Yeast Extract, Emulsifiers (Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Ground Turmeric.

Allergens: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Celery and Soya.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Per portion (259g) as prepared

Typical values Per 100g Per portion (259g)
Energy 212kJ / 50kcal 549kJ / 130kcal
Fat 2.0g 5.2g
of which saturates 1.2g 3.1g
Carbohydrate 7.6g 19.7g
of which sugars 1.4g 3.6g
Fibre <0.5g 0.5g
Protein <0.5g 1.0g
Salt 0.48g 1.24g
IngrΓ©dients et valeurs nutritionnelles (FranΓ§ais)

IngrΓ©dients

Eau, asperges (5 %), sirop de glucose, amidon de maΓ―s, amidon de pomme de terre, huile de palme, croΓ»tons (1,5 %) (farine de blΓ© (avec calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine ajoutΓ©s), huile de palme, sel, levure, antioxydant (extraits de romarin), lactose (lait), sel, oignon, arΓ΄mes, sucre, protΓ©ines de lait, extrait de levure, Γ©mulsifiants (esters citriques de mono- et diglycΓ©rides d’acides gras, mono- et diglycΓ©rides d’acides gras), curcuma moulu.

Allergènes : Pour les allergènes, y compris les céréales contenant du gluten, voir les ingrédients en gras. Peut aussi contenir du céleri et du soja.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vΓ©rifier l’étiquette Γ  la rΓ©ception pour obtenir les informations les plus rΓ©centes sur les ingrΓ©dients et les allergΓ¨nes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Par portion (259g) prΓ©parΓ©e

Valeurs typiques Par 100g Par portion (259g)
Γ‰nergie 212kJ / 50kcal 549kJ / 130kcal
Matières grasses 2.0g 5.2g
dont saturΓ©es 1.2g 3.1g
Glucides 7.6g 19.7g
dont sucres 1.4g 3.6g
Fibres <0.5g 0.5g
ProtΓ©ines <0.5g 1.0g
Sel 0.48g 1.24g
More About Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g

Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g is available in Canada from The Great British Shop as part of our British pantry staples range. This is the genuine UK version, imported from the UK and shipped from within Canada.

If you are looking to buy Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g online in Canada, this is the sort of practical British grocery item people add to an order with tea, biscuits, noodles, and other cupboard regulars. It is easy to order whether you are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, or Toronto.

We ship British food across Canada, so customers in Mississauga, Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver can add Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g to a wider pantry order without a great deal of fuss. That applies just as neatly to people restocking familiar UK basics as it does to first-time buyers.

For shoppers in Victoria, Moncton, or Saint John looking for authentic British food in Canada, Cup a Soup remains one of those recognisable UK cupboard names that simply makes sense. It is a straightforward four-sachet soup option that fits neatly into the British pantry staples category.

Whether you are restocking familiar essentials or trying to find the proper UK version of Batchelors Cup a Soup Cream of Asparagus with Croutons 4 Sachets 117g, The Great British Shop keeps it available in Canada with shipping from within Canada and sensible online ordering. That tends to be rather more useful than discovering you meant to keep a backup and did not.

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, MontrΓ©al, 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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