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Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue - 400g

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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 — 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.

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.

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About Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue

About Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue

Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue is the kind of British cooking sauce that does not ask much of you. Open the can, add it to meat or vegetables, and dinner sorts itself out. For anyone in Canada who grew up with the Homepride man on the shelf, this 400g can is exactly what it sounds like.

This is a barbecue cooking sauce made with tomatoes, onion and sweetcorn, with green and red pepper, smoke flavouring, ground spices, chilli powder, sage and garlic powder in the mix. It is designed to be poured over whatever you are cooking and left to do its job, which is a reasonable arrangement for a midweek evening.

The Homepride Cook in Sauce range has been a fixture in British kitchens for decades, and it is the sort of thing British expats in Canada tend to miss quietly until they remember they can just order it. The Great British Shop stocks it as part of a wider range of British pantry imports, shipped from Canada so there is no waiting on a parcel from the UK or hoping someone tucks a can into their luggage.

The barbecue sauce is suitable for vegetarians and dairy-free, which makes it a reasonably flexible option whether you are cooking chicken, vegetables or something in between. It comes in a 400g can, which the pack divides into three servings, and it is made in the United Kingdom.

Shop more Homepride in Canada or browse the full range of British pantry favourites for sauces, gravies and everything else the cupboard needs.

Ingredients, Nutrition & Storage
Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive

Ingredients

Water, Tomatoes (33%), Sugar, Onion (6%), Modified Maize Starch, Sweetcorn (4%), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Green Pepper, Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Ground Spices, Mustard Powder, Smoke Flavouring, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Plain Caramel), Ground Black Pepper, Ground Celery Seeds, Onion Powder, Chilli Powder, Mustard Seeds, Dried Sage, Garlic Powder.

Allergens

Contains: wheat, mustard, celery.

Storage

Store in a cool dry place. Once opened transfer to a suitable container, refrigerate and consume within 3 days.

Frequently asked questions about Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue

Q: What allergens does Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue contain?

A: Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue 400g contains wheat, mustard and celery. Specifically, the wheat comes from wheat flour, the mustard from both mustard powder and mustard seeds, and the celery from ground celery seeds. All three are cereals containing gluten or named allergens under UK food labelling rules. The sauce is suitable for vegetarians and is dairy-free, but it is not suitable for anyone with a gluten, mustard or celery allergy.

Q: What is in Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue and how do you use it?

A: The 400g can contains a tomato-based cooking sauce built around tomatoes at 33%, onion at 6% and sweetcorn at 4%, with green and red pepper, smoke flavouring, chilli powder, mustard, celery seeds, sage and garlic powder. You pour it over meat or vegetables and cook through, which is the whole idea. It is a midweek-dinner sauce rather than a weekend project, and the can serves three portions.

Q: Is Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue the UK version, and can you get it in Canada?

A: Yes, this is the UK-made Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue, imported from the United Kingdom. Homepride has been a fixture in British kitchen cupboards since 1974, and the cooking sauce range is the sort of thing people in Canada who grew up with it tend to seek out specifically. It is not always easy to find on Canadian supermarket shelves, which is why it tends to end up in British grocery orders alongside other pantry staples.

More about Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue

Homepride Cook in Sauce Barbecue sits in a well-established British category: the pour-and-cook sauce designed to carry a weeknight meal without fuss. These cooking sauces are a staple of British supermarket pantry aisles, and the barbecue variety is one of the more recognisable in the range, built around tomatoes, sweetcorn and smoke flavouring rather than anything that needs explaining on a Tuesday evening.

For British expats and Canadophile food shoppers, this is the kind of thing that surfaces in memory around the time the weather turns and a warming, saucy midweek dinner sounds like a reasonable idea. The UK version of a barbecue cooking sauce has its own flavour profile, and finding it in Canada used to mean asking someone to pack it in a suitcase.

The 400g can is a single-use size for most households, comfortably saucing a family portion. It stores well in a cool dry place until opened, after which it keeps in the fridge for up to three days. The sauce is suitable for vegetarians and is dairy-free, which makes it a reasonable fit for mixed households.

Homepride produces a broader range of cook-in sauces covering everything from tikka masala to sweet and sour; the full Homepride in Canada range is worth a look if the barbecue is a regular in your kitchen. It sits naturally alongside other British pantry favourites for anyone stocking a British-leaning cupboard.

Orders ship from within Canada, so whether you are in Edmonton, Kingston or Guelph, there is no overseas parcel delay involved in getting a can to your door.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy. We keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. Manufacturers sometimes change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes or branding without notice, so the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown. If you have a question about ingredients or allergens before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check for you.

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