The British bookshop WHSmith in Paris reports a boom in the sales of — BAKED BEANS!
So this is what the French have come to: eating ENGLISH!
Times Online reports that British food exports are increasing - “sales reached 1.37 billion stering in the first nine months of 2009- up by 11.4 % compared to same time a year ago, according to Chris Brockman, a market research manager at Leatherhead Food International.
The rise in 2008 compared with 2007 was 18.4 per cent, he said, adding: “The UK is getting a reputation for innovation and creativity.”
His comments were backed by Le Figaro, which vaunted British food in Le Figaroscope, its weekly cultural magazine, yesterday.
“It is impossible to resist the invader,” said Anne-Charlotte de Langhe, a columnist.”
